Laura Mallaghan Illustration

Rabbits are for life, not just for Easter. A week from today is Easter Day! This illustration is about an awareness of not to buy rabbits for an Easter gift to children, thinking they're an easy starter pet. (And the chicks!) I have been doing this illustration for the past few years, this becoming a thing for every year when it's closer to Easter, to promote awareness from animal rescues, rabbit owners and rabbit lovers (like me!) to think before buying something for Easter, as we don't want many abandoned rabbits, do we!  There was an example of a similar case from one of my foster rabbits! Although these two rabbits here, weren't abandoned a while after Easter, I like to talk about what it was like for them to go through, by trying to survive out in the strange world that they were not made to be. It's sympathising to think of their tough life. Meet Fudge and Cherry and their rescue story! Fudge was a brown rabbit and Cherry was a black rabbit, and they're si...

Pondering through the window as the darkness come, finished my painting for the day. I have been thinking about the summer, having longer daylight, a greener front garden and warmth. Last night, the daylight went at 6.50-ish, we are getting closer to the long daylight! Meaning I'll be continuing to illustrate until 8pm for my relaxing times. I actually prefer natural light to work on my arts, better to see all the small details and colours. Do you agree? 😅 As you see my painting of rabbits I'm working on, you will find out on the next blog! Leave a comment below what you think it'll be! 💡

  Happy Monday! Guess whose birthday today? ME! It's my 28th birthday and first lockdown birthday, which means having a quiet day at home with my mum and sister.  For this illustration, as for the birthday greeting card, I decided to do a bird pun. When I started to do the birthday illustration with the bird pun message, it didn't take me long to think of the pun. What do you say to the Great Tit on their birthday? - "Have A 'Great-tit' Birthday!" Did you get it, 'Great-tit'? Like, greatest. I'm giggling a little here. 😂 So there's my idea for the birthday message, a Great Tit with a slice of birthday cake, and a bird pun message below it. Not keen on the writing style of the birthday message, doing calligraphy/handwriting by using the brush isn't my forte. I like the water stroke effect but couldn't perfect the writing with it. I suppose it's "practise makes perfect". Hope you're enjoying looking through these lovely...