Elephants and Crocs

I've spent some time this week printing some more of these two.  

Harumph!

Yippee!

This one is a warning to us all.  Never trust anything a monkey tells you.

Elephant and Croc return

This is an image I've been playing with for a day or two with some old characters.
Although I was wisely asked 'what happens when the elephant stands on the anthill?'
I remain optimistic.

Elephant and Croc

Think big

This is my latest screen print for Little Carousel Gallery

I just like drawing seals and elephants.

Think big

It is a small run of 10 prints available here

http://www.littlecarouselgallery.com/#!product/prd1/1413431551/think-big-by-meg-mclaren

Penguins

Apologies for the absence but I've been in the midst of moving from the sunny south of England to the cold, cold north of Scotland.
This is perhaps why all of my work of late is ice related.

These are some penguin prints I've been working on.

Practice makes perfect

The original

Another print i've been working on…

On the ice

Printing in progress

The original sketch

These, and others, are on sale here http://www.littlecarouselgallery.com/#!meg-mclaren/cvx2 

as are many other beautiful works by other artist.

In the meantime i'm off to dig out the mittens.

Owl crazy

Like everyone else it seems I am also going owl crazy.  This is a lady I've been working on in my sketch book today.  She'll no doubt become a lovely mass of flat colour but for now she is a wonderful mess of watercolour pencil.  

This is her conductor.  

He remains nameless and is no doubt going to be replaced.  Never fear for he is not bothered 

because it is that wonderful time just as lunch approaches and he is thinking mostly about soup.

And these ruffians and are a few of my previous owl orchestra.  Aren't they wonderfully flat?  

They urge to me to ensure you their music is not.

My Templar Watch

Templar Publishing are having a fantastic illustrated paper watch auction to raise money for breast cancer.  Details can be found here http://templarpublishing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/the-paper-watch-project_23.html

Here are a few photos of my illustrated watch.

This is my finished watch with my initial sketch.

             

A little close up

Back in the pack and ready to go.

Now I just have to post it.

Panda pick up

I've been really busy lately trying to get my panda book done.  I'm finally at the clean up stage (aka the boring computer bit) and this the one I'm currently working on.