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March 10, 2014

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

I’m thrilled that my top 9 posts of this year are almost all food related (the bees are making honey right?) I won’t lie its been a very challenging year and there were many plates I felt had to spin until recently. However there are always silver linings. Starting the year with the worse bout of pneumonia ever, made me realise my work life balance was very much askew and needed to be addressed asap. Although it’s only been in the second half of this year that I’ve felt able to look at my self care and mental health. Whilst being on Instagram is mostly a delight I have received many a flippant comment about my art and appearance. I have yet to deal internally with these because I tend take these things to heart, thinking they are being critical of me. We know that’s not how these things work. So
I’m going to briefly say good bye to social media until late January. There is a lot of personal work I’d like to accomplish in order to find my true north with regards to the illustration side of my business. Expect to see a new 30Day Challenge, illustrated maps, more food and more Skillshare classes.
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I will you all a prosperous and healthy Holiday’s and see you in the New Year.
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#creativeprocess #sketchbooks #watercolorsketch #doitfortheprocess #foodpainting #foodillustration #theydrawandcook #illustragram #winsorandnewton #watercolorpaintings #ohnmarwin #ohnmarskillshare

Today’s #DreamyFest_challenge prompt is Precious Gift. One of my earliest memories is pottering about in my grandfathers gold smith workshop /bamboo hut. Sometimes I’d play with his bellows or stack up his small clay pots he’d melt gold in. My mum said he would stop almost every passing street food vendor and buy me a snack whatever time of day and spoil my appetite much to her annoyance. So I’m dedicating this post to him because the palette was based around rose gold. He sadly passed away a few years ago but I still wear the gold ring he made me. .
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This is a special challenge with @skillshare teachers
@plushbrush
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
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Windsor and Newton watercolour with PS elements .
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#christmasart #surfacedesign #theydrawandcook #printandpattern #greetingscard #foodillustration #winsorandnewton #colorstudy #illustratorsofinstagram #ohnmarwin

Im using Warm Banquet as today’s prompt for #DreamyFest_challenge The first documented trade of gingerbread biscuits dates to the 17th century,where they were sold in monasteries, pharmacies, and town square farmers' markets. In Medieval England gingerbread was thought to have medicinal properties !!! This Is special challenge with @skillshare teachers
@plushbrush
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
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Windsor and Newton watercolour with PS elements .
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#christmascountdown #theydrawandcook #foodillustration #surfacedesign #printandpattern #greetingscard #watercolorartist #winsorandnewton #illustratorsofinstagram #ohnmarwin

I’m calling this winter lodge as today’s Magicians Toolbox prompt for #DreamyFest_challenge is the...this dreamy cabin scene is where I’d like to be metaphorically - to get away from it all for a extended period of time in order to pour over books and look at causes and effects and plan more big magic. This Is special challenge with @skillshare teachers
@plushbrush
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
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Windsor and Newton watercolour with PS elements .
#winsorandnewton #illustratorsofinstagram #ohnmarwin
#christmascountdown #christmasart #christmasishere #printandpattern #greetingscard #watercolorartist

This is my interpretation for the Witch Potion prompt for #DreamyFest_challenge. Hot Chocolate started as early as 500 BC, with the Mayans drinking chocolate made from ground up cocoa seeds mixed with water, cornmeal, and chili peppers. The Spanish took it to Europe where it quickly spread. When it hit London in the 1700s, chocolate houses (similar to today's coffee shops) became popular and very trendy, even though chocolate was very expensive. In the late 1700s,the English started adding milk to their chocolate; it was then enjoyed as an after-dinner beverage. This Is special challenge with @skillshare teachers
@plushbrush
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
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Windsor and Newton watercolour with PS elements .
#theydrawandcook #foodillustration #hotchocolate
#christmascountdown #christmasart #surfacedesign #printandpattern #greetingscard #watercolorartist #winsorandnewton #watercolorpaint #illustratorsofinstagram #ohnmarwin

#DreamyFest_challenge today is still Enchanted Forest with more deer looking out over the sparkly snow. Please join in with this special challenge with @skillshare teachers
@plushbrush
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
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Windsor and Newton watercolour with PS elements and a touch of procreate app .
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#christmascountdown #christmasart #surfacedesign #printandpattern #greetingscard #watercolorartist #winsorandnewton #procreateapp #illustratorsofinstagram #ohnmarwin

I’m moving into Enchanted Forest for today’s DreamyFest_challenge with this deer in a glade of evergreens. I love the atmospheric quality in this pattern achieved by adding soft PS textures behind the watercolour trees and deer. I hope you’re enjoying this special challenge with @skillshare teachers
@plushbrush
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
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Windsor and Newton watercolour with PS elements .
#christmasishere #winsorandnewton #illustratorsofinstagram #ohnmarwin
#christmascountdown #christmasart #surfacedesign #printandpattern #surfacepattern #fabricdesign #greetingscard #watercolorartist

This is last Animal Spirit prompt for DreamyFest_challenge is the Moose or elk. It is the largest and heaviest species in the Deer family. Moose are distinguished by the broad, antlers of the males who can grown over 2m tall. I’m totally enjoying this special challenge with @skillshare teachers
@plushbrush
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
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Windsor and Newton watercolour with PS elements .
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#christmascountdown #christmasart #surfacedesign #printandpattern #greetingscard #watercolorartist #winsorandnewton #illustratorsofinstagram #ohnmarwin

This is my second Animal Spirit prompt for DreamyFest_challenge. The Arctic fox, or snow fox is native to the Arctic regions and well adapted to living in cold environments. It’s best known for its thick, warm fur that is also used as camouflage. Joint challenge with @skillshare teachers on Instagram
@plushbrush
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
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Windsor and Newton watercolour with PS elements .
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#christmascountdown #christmasart #watercolorartist #winsorandnewton #illustratorsofinstagram #ohnmarwin #surfacedesign #printandpattern #greetingscard

I’m starting off #dreamyfest_challenge (see previous post) today with Animal Spirit prompt. Although white Squirrells are very rare I felt as it was a winter theme they’d fit nicely surrounded by evergreen foliage which was done in PS, laid over the watercolour scan. .
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#winsorandnewton #watercolorartist #winterishere #christmascard #greetingscard #surfacedesign #printandpattern #ohnmarwin #illustrationartist

✨WOW✨ The most Magic Time of the year is coming, and I've teamed up with incredibly talented @skillshare Top teachers @yasminacreates @thingsunseendesigns @attitudecreative to run a “DreamyFest Challenge” 🎨 Each one is a top professional in the field of art, foodie illustration, cute character art, calligraphy and design.
What a perfect and diverse company! ❤️We'd love you to JOIN US! 😱Can it be even better? Yes! We've got BIG prizes.
We'll award FIVE Skillshare Annual Premium memberships to the top 5 winners.
The rules are very simple:
1. Follow all organisers on Instagram
@plushbrush
@ohn_mar_win
@yasminacreates
@thingsunseendesigns
@attitudecreative
2. Repost this image on your IG feed
3. Post your works using #DreamyFest_challenge (so we can find them) 🌺
Paint, draw, design, photograph or even knit your perfect fest!
All mediums are welcome. You can interpret the prompts as you FEEL.
You don't have to be a Skillshare student to participate. The most important rule is to ENJOY the process. 💎!!PRIZES!!
From all participants who have used all prompts and posted their artwork according to the rules we will award FIVE(!) winners that will get:
- One full year of Skillshare Premium Membership👏
You can do the different prompts in any order whenever you want during the challenge,
but to be eligible for the challenge prize you have to do all 7 prompts and post before 23 December 11 p.m. EST
If you already have the membership, this prize will prolong it to the additional year. *This challenge isn’t sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.

I arrived as a young girl to the U.K. without knowing what Christmas was. Giving presents was an alien concept, but I understood about lighting candles and decorating trees. I think that’s why I’m drawn to vintage Christmas because that’s what my 5 year old self visually took in all those years ago. Have a happy Sunday folks whatever you’re doing .
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Created on iPad Pro with #procreateapp .
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#vintagechristmas #ohnmarwin #printandpattern #surfacedesign #printandpattern #procreatelettering #christmascard

Every year Christmas seems to creep up on me and before I know it I’m knew deep in fairy lights and paper snowflakes. I think I found my happy place with @victoriajohnson_createexplore Victorian week. I loved creating the traditional imagery but with a very on trend palette. As mentioned earlier in the week I did use Procreate for all this weeks designs (more over the next few days) I hope you’re all having a great start to December. What creative pursuits have you got planned next week ? .
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#surfacedesigner #surfacedesign #procreateart #procreatelettering
#ohnmarwin #printandpattern #doitfortheprocess #createchristmas #christmascard #greetingscard

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