Laura Mallaghan Illustration

 Helloooo! What I’ve done this month? Well, I have been painting a card for the long-standing loveable couple, who celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. Guess what, this couple is my aunt and uncle! I remembered their summery June wedding in 2003, and I was their bridesmaid. I was 10, I remembered the colour of the dress I wore, the bridesmaid bouquets, my aunt’s tropical bouquet and her creamy satin dress, the lovely weather on their special day! The meanings of the swan, flowers and colour I’ve painted on this wedding anniversary, with the mute swan they represents together forever, strong bond and family. As well as they’re very elegant bird, especially they can makes a heart shaped with the long neck. There are two flowers surrounded the swans, the little purple flower is aster, the reason to use this flower is because in modern day for a bouquet, also became the traditional bouquet, a gift for someone’s 20th wedding anniversary. Even though there a variety of colours aste...

It’s Platinum Jubilee! To celebrate it I did a painting, with lots of meaning! Firstly, a mute swan is known to be one of the most familiar birds in the UK, a Union Jack flag gives away for it, make it more British. Secondly, there are two colours in this painting. A white-silver from a swan being Platinum and a purple from the water, supposedly similar shade as Pantone 3515c. Both of these colours symbolises Platinum Jubilee. I like how glittery the silver metallic paint gives by reflecting from the light. So pretty. Here are some video showing the way its twinkling. Hope you’re having a fantastic bank holiday weekend!