Narcissus

One of the drawing challenges for last year from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram was 'narcissus'. At first I was a bit stuck on what to draw as I didn't want to draw a typical narcissus flower. After a bit of research online, I decided to draw this narcissus shirt from Luv Boutique. It uses a stylised paper-cut style print and is printed onto a stunning black background.

The colour palette for this illustration uses bold tones of green, red and blue.

The shirt is from Luv Boutique and is made from cotton. It has a beautiful bold print in the style of Matisse paper cut art. I love the voluminous sleeves!

Beautiful beetles

'Beetles' was the prompt word for one of the drawing challenges from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram recently, so I decided to work up this colourful beetle design into a repeat pattern. Each beetle has a stylised pattern on it and a variety of colours that make it sing! To top it off, I used a rich teal background to help the colours jump out. I'm looking forward to adding this print to my Spoonfliwer shop soon. Watch this space! 

The colour palette I chose was a rich jewel tones palette of reds, oranges, yellow and pinks. It was a lot of fun to work with.

Best Nine of 2025

 I love joining in with the drawing challenges that The Tuesday Collective sets on Instagram. It's a great way of honing my illustration skills as well as doing something creative that's not work-related. The last challenge for 2025 was to collate our favourite nine images of the year, so here are mine! As you can see, I love colour. I also love to involve something fashion-related. And I use a very graphic, stylised feel. These images look great together as a set of nine, but scroll down to see the individual illustrations.

The prompt for this challenge was 'turtle neck' so I chose to draw my model up close. She wears a dark burgundy turtle neck with a dramatic pair of geometric earrings.

The prompt for this challenge was 'pencil skirt' so I chose to draw this stunning sequinned lip print pencil skirt from Le Superbe. I love the matching lip sweater.

The prompt for this challenge was 'pleats' so I chose to draw this fabulous voluminous-sleeved dress from H&M. I struggled with the see-through nature of the sleeves but was happy with the final result.

The prompt for this challenge was 'purple' so I chose to draw a dress from Me and Em that has a pretty tonal floral print. I like the jaunty bob haircut that I gave my model and her cheeky grin.

The prompt for this challenge was 'narcissus' so I drew a beautifully patterned shirt from Luv Boutique.

The prompt for this challenge was a gorgeous colour palette of corals and pinks. I chose to draw this fabulous floral coat.

The prompt for this challenge was 'beach chic' and I used my inspiration from a black and white 1950s photograph. I designed it in a stylised design and used colours associated with travel posters from that period.

The prompt for this challenge was 'jewel tones' so I chose to draw this floral dress from Farm Rio, one of my favourite shops.

Self portrait

Last week's drawing challenge from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram was 'Self Portraits' which I found quite hard to do. I decided to choose recent photo of me as my inspiration, taken last weekend on a sunny day in Windsor. I'm wearing a hot pink scarf, my favourite colour (see my Cheeky Leopard logo) and my big green cosy Uniqlo coat. I'm also wearing my signature green sunnies, that come everywhere with me!

I love the colour palette I used for this drawing challenge. The teal background really sets off the green of the coat and the pink of the scarf.

 

Christmas cardinal

Last week's drawing challenge for the The Tuesday Collective drawing challenge on Instagram was a pleasing colour palette of red, pink, orange and green. After some backwards and forwards and some designs that didn't quite work, I decided to rework this cardinal design. I created it in a folk style and surrounded it with flowers and leaves.

The colour palette was fun to use once I got the hang of it and placing the images on the dark background gave it drama and allowed the other colours to sing.

 

Woodblock floral

 It's been a while since I joined in on the The Tuesday Collective drawing challenge on Instagram, but last week I was inspired to get involved. The prompt word was 'chrysanthemums' and I decided to create a woodblock-effect repeat pattern which included several types of stylised chrysanthemums as well as other flowers.

I decided to use a bight colour palette of reds and pinks with a touch of turquoise and green. The background became a rich dark teal colour which really shows off the colours nicely. I'm looking forward to adding this print to my Spoonflower shop.

Turtleneck illustration

This week's prompt word from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram is 'turtleneck' so I chose to draw this auburn-haired beauty. She is wearing a deep brown turtleneck and has a fabulous pair of oversized earrings.

I love joining in with these drawing challenges as it frees me up from my regular job of designing. I love to use fashion and beauty as my influence and enjoy using a pleasing colour palette. This one uses warm autumnal tones of brown, orange and pink.

Drawing challenge

For the month of October I joined the drawing challenge called the Galoween Art Challenge 2025. It was hosted by a number of artists on Instagram and included some fun prompt words that inspired me. Each week, there was a choice of three prompts and you could use as many as you wanted within that week. I only had time to do one a week, but still enjoyed getting involved. 

For the first week I chose the prompt words 'Skeleton Sisters'. I decided my sisters were going to have matching peroxide blonde hair and each of them wearing sunglasses. I always like to include a fashion element in my drawings so I researched skeleton sweaters and found two perfect choices. One has an outline skull placement on a black background, and the other has a tossed skull motif on a cream background.

It's also fun to choose a colour palette for each illustration. The skeleton sisters illustration was pretty muted so I added a vibrant turquoise background to lift it, with a tonal spiders web on top.

The second week's prompt words included 'Meowgical Night' where I drew two black cats surrounded by some of my favourite plants.

I used a similar colour palette to the 'Skeleton Sisters' illustration but ramped up the colours a bit and added a mustard yellow and deep coral colour.

For the third week's prompt I chose 'Pumpkin Pals' and used an existing design I had but put it on a bright, happy coral colour, which I love! It's been added to my Spoonflower shop.

This colour palette was totally bright! I had to include the oranges and yellows for the pumpkin colours but also included reds and pinks to make it prettier.

For the final week I chose 'Batty Besties'. The sisters are back, but this time they have dark hair and are wearing bat t-shirts instead of sweaters. 

I chose a more muted colour palette for this one, in shades of purple and grey.

Which one is your favourite?!

Drawing challenge

 During the month of September I joined the Botanical Beasties drawing challenge on Instagram. It was hosted by a number of illustrators and consisted of a list of flora and fauna which we could choose from each week.

For the first week I chose 'Hummingbird and Hibiscus' and I used a vibrant colour palette of greens, hot pinks and turquoise. The pink of the flowers really zings on the green background,

For the second week I chose 'Frog and Foxglove'. I stayed with the same green and pink colour palette and added a fern in the background.

For the third week I chose 'Zebra and Zinnia' and created a wreath of zinnia flowers with the zebra head poking through. Zinnias come in amazing colours so I really enjoyed adding brights to this illustration.

For the fourth and final week I chose 'Rabbit and Red Clover' and changed my style slightly for this drawing, using a linocut look instead.

Lip service

The recent drawing challenge from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram had 'Pencil Skirts' as its prompt so I decided to draw this pencil skirt by Le Superbe. It's a fabulously sequinned number and has a luscious allover lip print. It's paired with a fab lip sweater and I couldn't resist putting it on a bright pink background.

The 'Liza Kiss Kiss' sequinned skirt is midi length with a high rise waist and elastic waistband.

Look up close to see the detailing and how much the skirt shimmers!

The 'Hot Lips' crewneck sweater is the perfect paring for this skirt. It has long sleeves and a classic fit, with the hem sitting at the hip.

Le Superbe was launched by Jeannine Braden in fall 2018 and prides itself in laid-back, Cali-cool vibes with a rock 'n' roll edge.

 I often join in on drawing challenges that are hosted on Instagram and love to create stylised fashion drawings using a pleasing colour palette. Last week's drawing challenge from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram involved a very pleasing colour palette. I chose to draw this fashion illustration which includes a geometric floral coat and I used the orange and red for the floral print. The background uses the pinks.

The colour palette consists of corals and pinks that work really well together.

Tongoro

The latest theme for the The Tuesday Collective drawing challenge on Instagram is 'Tongoro', which is a high end African brand that was launched in 2016 by Sarah Diouf. Her style includes dramatic silhouettes in bold prints and her creations have been worn by celebrities such as Beyonce and Naomi Campbell. You can find more on Instagram here.

This is my interpretation of the Tongoro style. I chose a bold dress with a fabulous black and white design and used an orange background for drama.

The dress I chose to draw is called the Jana dress and is made from a black and white wavy printed fabric. It has oversize bell sleeves and a ruched bodice.

Jewel tones

The prompt word for last week's drawing challenge from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram was 'Jewel Tones' so I decided to draw this stunning printed dress, inspired by a dress from Farm Rio. I loved the colour palette and the bold print, and the teal background really sets off the vibrant colours.

The colour palette I chose to use included reds and oranges with a touch of purple and pink.

Pleats please!

I love participating in the drawing challenges from The Tuesday collective on Instagram. A few weeks ago, the prompt word was 'pleats'. I generally like to draw something fashion-related for these drawing challenges so I chose to draw this green chiffon pleated dress from H&M. It was a bit of a challenge as the see-through nature of the fabric made it difficult to recreate, but I think I got there in the end!

This H&M calf-length dress is made from a pleated chiffon and has a scoop neckline and long balloon sleeves with elasticated cuffs.

This dress also comes in a powder pink version but I much prefer the green version.

 

Statement earrings

'Statement earrings' is this week's prompt for the drawing challenge from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram so I decided to draw these stunners from Fatisha Boutique. I loved the colour combo of yellow and green and decided to give my model of shock of pink hair.

These stunning 12cm long acrylic earrings include a vibrant yellow flower and emerald green beads with gold detailing. The perfect way to elevate any outfit and to add a pop of colour to your day.