Festive Cupcakes — Ohn Mar Win Illustration

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My Instagram feed features a sketch a day and work in progress.

Billie Jean King was my mum’s favourite tennis player. We would often have to dash back from school because she didn’t want to miss any of the matches during Wimbledon. .
King is an advocate for gender equality and has long been a pioneer for social justice.In 1973, at age 29, she won the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs. She was also the founder of the Women's Tennis Association.
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I started with the basic features in watercolour, scanned then imported into Procreate
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I had read kids versions of JRR Tolkiens books growing up and did start on the Hobbit till I was a teen and then The Lord of The Rings till I was an adult. I didn’t even start The Return of the King till I was pregnant with my first child and I had acres of time to finish them all. My goal to spend 2 months tours North and South Island is very much the result of Peter Jackson’s films incorporating the stunning scenery.
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Tolkien served in WWI which shaped the characters and events of LOTR. In 1937, a professor of languages at Oxford University Tolkien penned “The Hobbit.” Written in a world that was still reeling from the tragedy of the First and Second World Wars, The Lord of the Rings offers the same hope then that it does now. There is hope.
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I must have read the Anne books dozens of times. I was a shy thing and never said very much so I very much admired Anne Shirley for speaking her mind and being ever so smart. Anne started out as an outsider and an underdog, but was finding her own way to live. My sister and I were enraptured by the 80’s adaptation and vowed we’d visit PEI one day (I’ll tell you about my bucket list one day)
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David Bowie’s music was another one of those instances when growing up I didn’t realise I already knew his music. When I first watched Labyrinth I really don’t know what to make of his Goblin King ( I know now all about the symbolism lol) As I learned more about his music I realised his music was for rebels, slightly geeky people ( like myself) and anyone who was unconventional. I felt he paved the way for a more authentic kind of creativity - it was OK to be yourself. #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren .
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It always truck me as how sad Queen Victoria looked in photos. Her reign of 63 years was longer than any other English monarch. It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the UK, including expansion of the British Empire. Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852 spent part of each Summer in Balmoral. When Albert died Victoria was devastated and entered a semi-permanent state of mourning that meant she wore black for the remainder of her life. Although there were rumours she became close to her Scottish personal servant John Brown ( Mrs Brown is a very entertaining film) . #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren .
Gouache with Procreate
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This is a tenuous link - Mr Spock was a SCIENCE officer on board the Starship Enterprise. And its a good excuse to sneak in more childhood favourites. .
A love of Star Trek was something I shared with my Dad and cousins with its adventurous, intriguing vision of the future. The stories were far fetched to be sure but as youngsters it fired our imaginations as we sat round the TV. I loved the the iconic music and ‘Space the final frontier…To boldly go where no man has gone before’ It was wonderful to see Leonard Nimoy in the reboot - he really made such a memorable character with lasting appeal... #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren .
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Hands down Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books and I adored the BBC series from the 90’s. Other film adaptations of Persuasion, Emma and Sense and Sensibility have also been on repeat over the years for me. I’ve seen her house in Winchester and where she is buried. .
Austen’s lady characters are smart, dynamic, strong and beautiful given she wrote most of the novel in the very early 19th century. She’s died aged 41 in 1817, with Persuasion and Northanger Abbey published just after. #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren
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I didn’t even realise I’d been watching Miyazaki films since a was young - when my parents rented videos. And I remember being heavily pregnant with my son when Howls Moving Castle was released, and now both my kids are huge fans. My daughters favourite is Totoro. .
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Hayao Miyazaki is widely regarded as one of the greatest animation filmmakers and won an Oscar for Spirited Away. There are always compelling characters, breathtaking animation and outstanding stories that stay with you long after. I’m drawn to his childlike wonder yet awareness of evil, and classic animation techniques you don’t really see often. #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren
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@winsorandnewton watercolour with Procreate
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I have admired Jane Goodall from when I was a girl and thought how fun it would be to play with chimps in the jungle. She always looked so happy and thoughtful when she was around them. I didn’t realise at the time it wasn’t the norm to name animals on was studying, like Greybeard and Gigi. #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren
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In 1960 ages 26 and equipped with little more than a notebook, binoculars, and her fascination with wildlife, Jane Goodall gave the world a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives. Her field research at Gombe in Tanzania, transformed our understanding of chimpanzees and redefined the relationship between humans and animals. Jane defied many odds to become one of the worlds most admired conservationists.
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I am revealing my inner sci-fi geek. I first read 2001 Space Odyssey during breaks whilst stacking magazines at a Saturday job. It literally blew my mind and I ending up reading 2010 soon afterwards. Arthur C Clark wrote many short stories about space travel and contact with alien races. Beginning in 1964, Clarke worked with director Stanley Kubrick on adapting Clarke’s short story “The Sentinel” (1951) into a movie, which eventually became the hugely successful 2001: A Space Odyssey
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8/30 The first time I heard of Frida was at an interview to attend art college. I was ashamed and dismayed I didn’t know of Frida Kahlo so I set out to find more about her art in my local library. I was struck by her bold colours, slightly surrealist subject matter and experience of being a female artist in Mexico. She didn’t seem to shy away from the physical and emotional pain she endured especially after her separation from Diego. Her two Frida’s painting had quite an effect on me at the time. I’ve often turned to some of her quotes and art when I’m feeling very challenged. She’s now become a huge icon for women all over the world #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren
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7/30 In my early days as a in-house artist I sat opposite a lady who was reading The Chamber of Secrets in her lunch break. A boy going to a school of magic seemed like a odd thing for a fully grown woman to read but she assured me it really wasn’t a kids book. I waited another year till I bought a copy and ooooh my gosh I was hooked. I’ve probably read all of them twice some of them three or four times and now I’m reading them to my youngest daughter. I think JK Rowling characters have featured heavily in many a World Book Day since then. #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren
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Prince was prominent in my cassette collection growing up. When I hear his ‘pop’ music it reminds me of my formative years with leg warmers. The more atmospheric tracks were reserved for my moody moods of being a teen. Although his most famous track might be Purple Rain my favourite is Raspberry Beret ( because I liked the video with is cloud suit) I was never with the cool crowd but it felt cool to like Prince #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren
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5/30 To celebrate the launch of @augustwren new book #allhailthequeen I LOVED history at school and the Tudors were my favourite. Although Elizabeth I had many advisors her 45-year reign is generally considered one of the most glorious in English history, sometimes called the Golden Age. #portraitchallenge_2019 .
For such a long reign she saw off many threats to her rules, including threats from France, Spain and her cousin Mary Queen of Scots.Elizabeth was quick-witted, clever, using her feminine wiles to get her own way and could be as ruthless and calculating as any king before her. Elizabeth's reign also saw many brave voyages of discovery, including those of Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh ( I’d love to illustrate them too!)
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Winsor & Newton Gouache with Procreate .
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4/30 I come from a family of doctors and at one point I considered training to be one myself. I knew about Elizabeth Garrett Anderson from a early age as was the first female doctor to qualify in England. #portraitchallenge_2019 @augustwren
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Elizabeth paved the way for women’s medical education in Britain. Amongst her many achievements she was the co-founder of the first hospital to be staffed by women in 1872, to enable poor women to obtain medical help. And she became the first dean of a British medical school, the first female doctor of medicine in France and the first female mayor in Britain. Elizabeth was also active in the women's suffrage movement along with her sister, and actively campaigned for women to be given the right to vote.
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Watercolour, pen and ink line & Procreate .
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