May Draws

Some birds I drew in May.

You can see previous drawings over here!

Drawing: So far in 2014

At the end of last year I bought a new sketchbook, with the intention of sitting down at least once every week to draw to keep myself on the ball. Drawing gives me time to switch my brain off, and I generally take the time out when I am feeling stressed, confused, or generally just have something I need to push through personally. As a result, my pictures are generally of disgruntled animals.

In an effort to motivate me, I'll start sharing my drawings from each month here on the blog.

These are just a few of my favourites from 2014 so far.

You can purchase some of my past drawings on t-shirts, iphone cases, clocks and other misc things from RedBubble and Society6.

New Feathers!

Last weekend I shared with you a free download of my 2014 Feather Calendar. It is with joy that I now let you know that you can now find the original drawings that make up this calendar in the ice floe etsy store for just £10 each.

Perfect little birthday presents for 2014 - you can pick up 9 out of 12 of the months (some of them were already snaffled by quick bunnies).

As well as the pen and ink originals, you can pick up each of these as throw pillows, phone cases, tote bags and prints in various sizes via Society6!

Go forth!

pet portrait commission

This is a pet portrait I was commissioned to draw for a friend of a cat called Mikko who is one of my favourite cat friends. It was so much fun!

Wols

I really love drawing owls. I don't know why, there is something about them that bangs on the door of my imagination from time to time. I go through epic phases of locking myself away and drawing owls. I've started again recently and its pretty magical. I appear to have invented a whole series of god-like owls and plan to release them into the wild as paintings and original drawings in the etsy store very soon.

For now however, I have just discovered a bundle of prints from my last bout of owl fever. I had a few drawings printed to sell/give away a few years ago and they are now listed in store for just £3 each. I have loads so if you buy one you will probably "accidently" get two.

PS I'll get some film processed soon I promise.

store updates

A couple of DIANNE TANNER ORIGINALS are listed in the shop!

The first is a landscape painted from a photograph I took in Devon, the second is something I guess I just felt like painting because I liked this pink I mixed up and why aren't more trees pink?

I've also popped a few more 12 x 8 prints in store from my trip to the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow which are really awesome and good and stuff.

sharing the feathery love.

I've been spending a lot of time drawing feathers again. This is something I've always done, for some odd reason I find it good for processing things and I sometimes do it without even noticing. Another thing I've not been noticing is how expensive photography and painting are as hobbies, and after a few people expressing an interest in my feather drawings on instagram recently, I thought I could combine these two things I haven't been noticing and benefit everyone.

So I've made a little listing in my etsy store where you can make a small donation of £3 and in exchange, I will send you a feather drawing. This might be one I've already done, this might be one I have yet to do, this might be one I draw especially for you. But by making this small donation you will be helping me to buy and process film, and in exchange you will get a lucky feather to frame, to give away, to use as a bookmark, or just to brighten your day.

You can see the listing and buy yourself a little feather HERE.

Thank you to everyone who reads, comments and shares this little blog. A blog is a strange thing. I process photographs, I put them here, sometimes people tell me they like them and sometimes they do not, but I know people look at them and they break up the boredom in some peoples lives, and I know my work here is done. x

Here is a gig poster I designed for Ivy of Luckless. If you are in Auckland you should go!