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I’ve been working on a music video for #khushimusic ‘s beautiful new single ‘This Is Pt1’. This tune moves me every time I hear it! The video was made in one single take manipulating ink and water on a light box and I am using a mirroring effect. Find the full video on YouTube. #lightbox #music video #ink #somangleestudio

Here are a few more impressions of my time in Finland. Lichen, white algae covered rocks, diary entries, wildflowers and warm rock pools. It wasn’t always easy to spend so much time on my own but the last image illustrates a moment of complete peace I felt on midsummer. #seaside #summertime #aland #midsummer

Today I harvested these bright red Bergamot flowers - sometimes also called bees balm. Bees LOVE them. They smell beautiful, are used to flavor teas (Earl grey) and also have medicinal uses. #castleclimbingcentre #garden #herbs #bees #summertime

I finished my map of Källskär today! Its been nice to revisit these places through drawing. On the east side of the island you can find the Källskärskannan - a unique rock formation created during the ice age.
Over time I’ll be adding descriptions of plant and animal life to this map to create a fuller picture of this magical place. I’ll keep you posted. :) #island #traveldrawing #map

I am back from my trip to Finland and am in the process of going through my many sketches, writing and photographs of the past month.
I started assembling a map of Källskär while I was out there and am revisiting it now that I am back in my studio. I’ll keep you updated on the progress! It’s been beautiful and I miss my little cabin, warm rocks, swimming in crystal clear water and the midsummer sun. #aland #finland #island #summertime

It’s exactly a week until I land on Källskär where I will spend time exploring and mapping the island as part of an artist residency. I look forward to wild flowers, morning swims and finding good spots to draw! #alandislands #finland #travelillustration #summertime

This is a small woodland fern I collected in the Lake District this past weekend. I also collected leaves of beech and oak trees, moss, bracken and oak ferns. #oak #tree #woodland #fern #lakedistrict #forest #leaves

I cycle past this rose bush on my way to the studio and was so happy to see that it’s flowering again. It has the most beautiful scent! #roses

I spent the day at Kew Gardens yesterday and everything is in bloom - even the conifer trees. Their flowers are called Strobili which means small cones. #kewgardens #tree #springtime #cedar

Here is some french lavender picked in my friends garden. #lavender #flowers #garden #springtime