Laura Mallaghan Illustration

 The sun has finally come out at the perfect time, for the bank holiday weekend! I have been wondering when will the sun come as the whole month of May has been unusually wet and chilly, then a drastically change this weekend, sun out and temperature rise. Wore from a jumper with thick bottom clothing to a flowy dress! Three weekends ago, on a rainy day, I was flicking through the Observer's Book of Butterflies, a yellow butterfly caught my eye, a Berger's Clouded Yellow Butterfly. The yellow wings made me think about warmth and the sun, yellow as bright as the sunshine!   I then got inspired to paint this yellow butterfly. Here's the process; And the Instagram reel of process in fast speed; View this post on Instagram A post shared by Laura Mallaghan Illustration (@lauramillustration) Now I'm going to sunbathe in the garden, absorbing the warmth and Vitamin D from the sun! 🌞 Have a lovely Bank Holiday today!

Hello peeps. Back in February, walking with Odin, the previous foster dog, and my sister to the countryside, as I was talking to my sister, behind her I spotted something red through the tall dried weeds, it was a Bullfinch! I was gaspingly amazed, quickly I whipped out the phone and captured some pictures, here are the photo references;  The fact is, Bullfinch is so rare to be seen, even though males have a very distinguish redbreast, hence that's what I noticed, even 3 metres roughly from where I stood and surrounded by the dull plants and lack of light due to the winter weather. Thereafter, I looked at these photos again, felt inspired to paint, as well as make them like an enhancement from the photos, a clearer image of what I saw at the time.   Every time I walk across the same path, I have not seen the male Bullfinch... yet. Thanks for reading and have a nice day!

It's Earth Day today! Be kind to pollinators, such as bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths, they have their job for the earth as they keep the lands greener, as well as grow many wildflowers by carrying and spreading the pollens. When I been thinking of what to paint to associate Earth Day, then remembered a photo of the large white butterfly ( it was a male, showed from his wing), sat on the pink clubbed begonia; photo shows from above. So I was inspired by this to paint, especially the bold pink petal, working on A5 and including the bumblebee. So I'm off out to the countryside, frolicking through the field full of wildflowers and watching the bees and butterflies in the air. Have a lovely day!