Laura Mallaghan Illustration

Yesterday we had Mother's Day, here in the U.K. Anyone spoilt their mum with some sweet gifts, a bouquet of blossoming flowers, or a delicious box of chocolate? Or a simple, witty card. I know my mum loves chocolates, so I got her Hotel Chocolat. She enjoyed it very much as she ate the whole of it in one day. For Sunday Roast dessert, my sister and I made some Lemon Drizzle cupcakes. In the cakes filled with lemon zest and lemon drizzle, and the buttercream with lemon juice. Really, it was a very lemony taste! Also, we used some butterflies and daisy flowers for cake decoration which makes it more Mother's Day as well as the Spring season! Onto illustration topic, I have remembered that I have a quick drawing of a mother bird with her chicks I did 3 years ago, I thought that I can do a recreation! Just exactly what I did with the Birthday Bird illustration! Here's the original drawing from 3 years ago. Scroll down to see the recreation. ...

Merry Christmas! 2018 had been quite a fine year so far. Here's a very christmasy illustration of robin on the Christmas candy cane. Robin on the christmas candy cane. Hope you're having wonderful Christmas with your family and friends!

Happy Mother's Day! The U.K had their Mother's Day on 11th March, which was two days ago! I have gave my mum something meaningful, a card illustrated by me! My concept was to have a bird and flower as a wreath, with them that are her favourites, which are robin (British) and carnation. My first thought of using the media was waterpaint, the colourpencil was the back up plan, I had hope that my waterpaint skill is good than before. Also, the card I used is the size of 4"x6", to illustrate so small that the waterpaint will be easy. So here's first sketchbook page of my experiment of waterpaint. I thought this looking really good, better than I expected. Then I tried out what colourpencil would look like on flowers.   This illustration of carnation flowers, as in colourpencil, may looks good but that's in 13cm square. I thought that I would like it when I illustrate small as in 1cm, especially with some details on flowers, I'l...

Merry Christmas!  I had a wonderful Christmas today, with my grandma (Mum's), uncle (Mum's), Mum, brother and sister. I got some lovely presents, nice Christmas dinner, watched Jungle Book (2015 version), charades and Cluedo in Simpson version. I enjoyed it today. My Christmas illustrations of robin on the cards, only two, for grandma and uncle, as requested by my mum. They really like my Christmas illustrations, I thought they looks sweet. Hope you had a lovely Christmas!

Here's a greeting card of a robin with little santa hat, a little birdie is ready for christmas. Give this to someone who thinks little bird are cute!  link:  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/254536367/illustration-print-card-blank-message

I got new items added into my Etsy shop, they're cute little sculpture glass jar! The wild rabbit, blue tit and robin. Two are the terrarium and one without, i have made them for the little pop up shop from Degree show back in summer, so far i have sold one. They'll looks so cute on your shelf or bookcase or wherever you want!   Wild rabbit :  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/251571056/miniature-sculpture-terrarium-glass-jar Blue tit :  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/251465757/miniature-sculpture-terrarium-glass-jar Robin :  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/251568274/miniature-sculpture-glass-jar-flying

This is my business/promotional cards for Covert exhibition. The background i use to get anything to relate to my work, so i have found to use it, with a mock up of robin in the tree. I am happy with the look of my cards, the the text and layout grid are not good, as i have no tip or no idea how to do text layout perfectly.