kathy hare illustration

Twirl - Illustration Friday

2012-01-26T21:42:00.002Z

Prepare for Battle!!

2012-01-19T20:26:00.001Z

Grounded - Illustration Friday

2012-01-12T15:29:00.001Z

Messenger - Illustration Friday

2011-12-25T16:16:00.002Z

A little birdy told me it was a special time of year so I would like to wish you all...

a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.... x

Silent - Illustration Friday

2011-11-16T11:57:00.004Z

She closed her eyes and dreamt of the silent sea....

Just Married...

2011-11-09T19:15:00.004Z

My long time partner and I ran away to Scotland this weekend to be married... We had a beautiful day in gorgeous surroundings and met some really lovely people... :)

Contraption - Illustration Friday

2011-10-13T15:43:00.004+01:00

As a child I had reccurring dreams.. My friends and I would ride upon mechanical creatures, sometimes they were dragons and they would have ferocious battles, but often they were creatures such as this and we would roam majestically through meadows and forests...

Be my Unicorn.. - Illustration Friday "Disguise"

2011-08-29T10:35:00.004+01:00

Obsession - Illustration Friday

2011-08-04T14:23:00.007+01:00

A project I worked on at Uni about a little boy called Gordon that was so obsessed with owls that he thought he was starting to become one...

A gift for a very special little girl..

2011-07-25T21:49:00.002+01:00

A Christening gift for our lovely little Niece Emily...

Launch - Illustration Friday

2011-06-23T12:16:00.002+01:00

He launched his flotilla of ships...

I wanted to post this for illustration Friday but I think it still needs a lot more work..

Shadows II

2011-06-13T15:16:00.008+01:00

After much deliberation I decided to use the blue version but with a slight alteration to the colour of the girl's face. Thank you for all the input! it was very helpful.. :)

I wasn't completely happy with the colours I used in "Shadows" so I have been playing around in photoshop.. please let me know your thoughts.. :)

Shadows

2011-06-10T11:59:00.002+01:00

Out from the shadows she crept...

Soaked - Illustration Friday

2011-05-26T23:12:00.001+01:00

Summer rain...

Midsummer Night

2011-05-20T18:24:00.006+01:00

This picture started life as a rough drawing in my sketchbook. I kept returning to her and eventually couldn't resist developing her further. She always had quite a wild, untamed edge to her so I hope I managed to keep the feral look in her eyes...

The title of this drawing is "She brings the rain.." but she has always had the look of a forest child to me.. the prompt this week in Illustration Friday is Midsummer night and I think she fits this perfectly...

Lottie's little Unicorn..

2011-05-12T12:10:00.000+01:00

I was asked recently if I would draw a picture for a little girl called Charlotte's Birthday... Charlotte loved the idea of a little girl dressed up as a princess trying to get her pony to join in the game...

ARTIST AID JAPAN

2011-03-15T15:29:00.004Z

My Island Print for sale on Etsy all proceeds to the British Red Cross to help the victims of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami.

Please click on the above image to be taken to my shop..

A warning to my children... :)

2011-03-10T12:10:00.010Z

Warning

by Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple

with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.

And I shall spend my pension on Brandy and summer gloves

and satin candles, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired

and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

and run my stick along the public railings

and make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

and pick the flowers in other people's gardens

and learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

and eat three pounds of sausages at a go

or only bread and pickles for a week

and hoard pens and pencils and beer nuts and things in boxes

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

and pay our rent and not swear in the street

and set a good example for the children.

We must have friends for dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?

So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised.

When suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.

Reverse - Illustration Friday

2011-02-11T13:24:00.002Z

An old drawing but when I saw the word was "Reverse" I just had to post it.. :)

Magical winter wishes....

2010-12-15T14:54:00.004Z

Wishing you all a magical Christmas and a happy New Year!

My Christmas Cards for sale on Etsy...

2010-12-01T19:52:00.005Z

All three of the above illustrations are now available as Christmas Cards online. If you click on the images you will be taken straight to my Etsy shop...

I am relatively new to Etsy and I'm finding it all very exciting, if not a little daunting! I haven't sold very much yet but it is such a HUGE marketplace, I am hoping that one day soon my little itsy bitsy Etsy shop will get noticed! :)

Burning - Illustration Friday

2010-11-16T22:07:00.002Z

Illustration Friday - Racing

2010-10-29T00:24:00.002+01:00

Be still, my racing heart......

Penny farthing

2010-09-30T10:31:00.004+01:00

There's nothing quite like old fashioned transportation...

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At long last my etsy shop is up and running! Please click on the link below and take a look.. I am slowly filling it with stock. Most of my work is quite large so I am listing the bigger prints first but smaller ones will be listed soon.. :)

MY ETSY SHOP

Immovable

2010-09-02T08:33:00.005+01:00

I originally created this drawing for the Illustration prompt " Heavy" a couple of years ago. When I used it for that word I was thinking about supporting others or being supported in times of trouble.. Strangely now that I am using it to illustrate the word "immovable" which has completely different connotations, suddenly the head looks almost too heavy to hold, the expression on his face seems stubborn and almost malevolent... The supporting person looks exhausted rather than strong...

funny how one word can change our perception...

Atmosphere - Illustration Friday

2010-08-26T08:46:00.003+01:00

When I saw the word "Atmosphere" for this weeks Illustration Friday challenge, I instantly thought of this drawing...

Stargazing...

2010-08-18T19:19:00.003+01:00

Contemplating the Cosmos......

Caged _ Illustration Friday

2010-08-12T16:38:00.005+01:00

Wedding Mice...

2010-07-19T19:42:00.004+01:00

My Daughter and her boyfriend have recently announced that they are to be married, we are all delighted and many plans are being made for the special day. I just thought I would share with you the little Bride and Groom that are going out on the wedding invitations....

Big Dog!!!

2010-07-08T17:18:00.001+01:00

Sugar Nellie stamp release!!

2010-06-06T12:26:00.006+01:00

My character stamps have been released over at Sugar Nellie , I am very pleased with how they have turned out and I'm loving seeing the cards that their wonderful design team are making with them! :)

Please click on image above for a link to their shop..

Work in progress...

2010-06-03T23:25:00.003+01:00

The word for this weeks Illustration Friday was "Slither" so here is my interpretation of the word... unfortunately it is not quite finished but I will post again when it is done...

May Dew

2010-05-25T20:14:00.005+01:00

The Dew Collector

When I saw the word "Early" for this weeks illustration Friday I kept thinking of this little drawing so here he is once again!

In Britain there is an old wives tale that says that the May dew has magical properties and that any one that washes their face in it will have a beautiful complexion all year round. So early in the morning on the 1st of May young girls would rush out into their gardens to collect the morning Dew. I think that they would have found this little fellow very helpful...

Equipment

2010-05-20T17:56:00.003+01:00

Sophie liked to think she was always adequately equipped to deal with any eventuality...

Sugar Nellie

2010-05-14T17:49:00.006+01:00

I just thought I would share the news with you that I have been working on some stamp designs for Sugar Nellie.

I am really happy to be joining their team, I love the work of their other illustrators, some of whom I have known through the blogosphere for quite some time; Diane Duda, Mary Hall and Leanne Ellis are some of their artists whose work I admire very much.

I have created 6 stamp designs based on some of my colour pencil drawings, I cannot divulge which ones they are just yet.... but as soon as they are released I will let you know! :)

Fearless

2010-05-07T16:52:00.004+01:00

When I saw the word for this weeks Illustration Friday, I instantly thought about this drawing which has been hiding away in one of my sketchbooks for a long, long time... you don't get much more fearless than this little girl!!

Get ahead get a hat!

2010-04-30T16:25:00.007+01:00

I have been a little busy lately and unfortunately have not been able to participate in Illustration Friday. When I saw the word for this week I kept thinking of the phrase " Get ahead, get a hat!" and this little lady in her Mummy's big hat kept popping into my mind. I couldn't resist making a quick sketch of her... :)

Dip

2010-04-06T20:56:00.003+01:00

Rescue

2010-03-28T21:47:00.005+01:00

My artwork on Illustration Pages..

2010-03-28T21:36:00.003+01:00

The drawing I made for "propagate" for IF a couple of weeks ago has been used as an illustration for an article on http://www.illustrationpages.com/ . Illustration Pages is a site that highlights the facebook pages and online stores of visual artists from around the globe.

The article is about people that quietly persist through adversity despite perhaps not being nurtured in an ideal environment. I was really happy to be asked to contribute.. :)

I Heart Design Awards - 2010

2010-03-17T18:42:00.006Z

I won the award!! :)

I feel so honoured to have such lovely blogging friends that have taken the time to vote for me, so I just want to say a great big

THANKYOU!! to you all,

I really appreciate your support.. xxxxx

I'd also like to say a big thankyou to Valerie over at Studio Rose Flash blog for putting together such a fun event.

Brave Betty

2010-03-11T12:22:00.004Z

Betty stoically prepared herself for battle with the monsters that lived under her bed....

Sleep well Renee...

2010-03-10T10:56:00.005Z

Goodbye to our darling friend Renee we will all miss you.....

xoxoxo

Propagate..

2010-02-25T22:31:00.004Z

I HEART DESIGN AWARDS -2010 edition

2010-02-17T13:10:00.005Z

Someone has very kindly nominated me for the "I HeartDesign Awards 2010" if you like my work please visit and vote for me...

Thankyou! xxx

Adrift..

2010-02-14T22:41:00.004Z

I drew this picture for my friend Renee's birthday last year, when I saw the word "adrift" this week I instantly thought of it... Renee is very ill at the moment, she is a wonderful, inspirational woman and I am reposting this illustration as a tribute to her courage and strength....

love you Renee... xoxoxo

The Kiss

2010-02-04T11:27:00.008Z

The magic of the first kiss.....

A stamp of "The Kiss" is available at Crafty Sentiments online store.

"RIBBIT!"

2010-01-28T21:29:00.008Z

Sophie's clumsy attempts at magic failed to produce a cute, fluffy bunny.... no matter how much she tried to focus her mind it just didn't happen...

"RABBIT!.. RABBIT!.. RABBIT!..... " "RIBBIT!!"

(Please click on image for larger version)

Happy Christmas!!

2009-12-23T10:06:00.002Z

Wishing you all a magical christmas and a Happy New Year!!
xxx

Entangled

2009-12-03T18:59:00.002Z

Music

2009-11-24T09:47:00.002Z

Unbalanced...

2009-11-17T19:59:00.002Z

Illustration Friday - Skinny

2009-11-03T14:55:00.003Z

Little Daisy looked at her long skinny shadow and wished that she were taller....

The road to Nowhere...

2009-10-27T23:54:00.001Z

Getting Nowhere fast....

Everyone is welcome!!

2009-09-16T20:42:00.003+01:00

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Strong..

2009-09-07T13:27:00.007+01:00

"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up."~ Booker T Washington

This old drawing is a favourite of mine, it was one of the first images I ever posted for Illustration Friday...

Magnified..

2009-09-01T21:43:00.001+01:00

Caution

2009-08-25T23:10:00.002+01:00

He crept downstairs and cautiously peered around the edge of the door...

Impatience...

2009-08-10T22:15:00.006+01:00

"Avoid being impatient ~ remember time brings roses."

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Moongazing Hare..

2009-08-04T22:38:00.004+01:00

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I decided it was time to update my blog, so here is my new modified blog header.... :)

I will be changing the colours on here and putting up the new header later in the week.

Lazy, hazy summer days....

2009-07-29T19:05:00.003+01:00

"Idle" for Illustration Friday...
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Tango

2009-07-22T23:12:00.005+01:00

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Hollow

2009-07-14T17:33:00.006+01:00

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Interview

2009-07-02T19:30:00.005+01:00

I have had the pleasure of being interviewed for the very first time by Elena French on her blog Elena's Easel, Elena is an illustrator that shares my love of colour pencils, she creates beautiful children's art and illustrations. Please stop by her blog and take a look..

please click here for interview

I will not be participating in Illustration Friday this week as my beloved old laptop suddenly stopped working this week, so I have had to replace it and will be spending the week loading software and doing all the other tricky and time consuming things that need to be done....

and pulling my hair out no doubt!!! :)

Illustration Friday - Worn

2009-06-30T10:11:00.002+01:00

Joe had worn his little fox costume so often, it was starting to feel like a second skin...

Drifting....

2009-06-23T18:21:00.003+01:00

I wasn't happy with this image so I decided to work into it a little more, I think it works better with the contrast of the sun against the darkening sky..

They watched the clouds slowly drifting across the setting sun.....

Illustration Friday - Unfold

2009-06-15T21:43:00.002+01:00

As the flower unfolded they saw a tiny little boy nestled in it's petals...

Illustration Friday - Craving

2009-06-08T10:48:00.003+01:00

Alice could hear in the little bird's song just how much he craved his freedom...

Illustration Friday - Adapt

2009-06-02T21:51:00.002+01:00

Maisie adapted her mother's old sheets into the wings she had always wanted....

For Mikka...

2009-05-26T12:23:00.002+01:00

I found a link to Ksenia's sad story on Maryam's blog. Ksenia recently lost her husband in tragic circumstances and is making a book in his memory for their little daughter.The book's name is "Mishkina knizhka" which has a double meaning in Russian – The little bear’s book and Misha's book (that is Mikka's real name).

I decided to join Maryam in taking part in this project by sending my "Little Bear" illustration, please take the time to join us if you can...

Ring a Ring o' Roses

2009-05-19T19:48:00.005+01:00

Ring a-ring o' roses,

A pocketful of posies.

a-tissue!, a-tissue!.

We all fall down.

Illustration Friday - Contagious

Illustration Friday - Parade

2009-05-12T22:38:00.002+01:00

Finished image and initial sketch..

Illustration Friday - Hierarchy

2009-05-06T19:03:00.004+01:00

Anna was fascinated by the hierarchy of the ant world..

Illustration Friday - Theatre

2009-04-29T22:20:00.001+01:00

Illustration Friday - Impossibility

2009-04-21T19:35:00.005+01:00

" Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking Glass

Illustration Friday - Fleeting

2009-04-14T19:33:00.003+01:00

"My friend, let's not think of tomorrow, but let's enjoy this fleeting moment of life”
~Omar Khayyam

In memory of my beautiful friend Kate, who died a year ago this week...

Illustration Friday - Talisman

2009-04-07T23:33:00.002+01:00

I have spent many hours of my life searching for my lucky talisman...

I am yet to find it... :)

Illustration Friday - Poise

2009-03-31T20:57:00.001+01:00

A dewdrop poised to fall...

Happy Renee Day!!

2009-03-28T10:42:00.004Z

Happy Birthday Renee!

I hope you have a happy and relaxing day....

Renee,

When I was invited to join in with your Birthday celebrations, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I could draw for you..... I sketched some birthday ideas but none of them seemed right. I went to your blog (Circling My Head) and read more of your beautiful posts, after spending a lot of time thinking about you and how your words make me feel, I drew this picture.... I hope you like it...

Happy Birthday my friend

lots of love

Kath

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

please visit Renee's blog and send her birthday wishes..

Illustration Friday - Legendary

2009-03-18T18:33:00.001Z

Layla, Dragon Rider...

Illustration Friday - Intricate

2009-03-10T16:42:00.001Z

Illustration Friday - Breezy 2

2009-03-04T17:31:00.002Z

I have had this image in my mind all week and just had to put it on paper....

Illustration Friday - Breezy

2009-03-02T13:45:00.004Z

A kite flying day!!
An old image revisited..

Illustration Friday - Instinct

2009-02-24T22:24:00.003Z

Instinct told Little Red Riding Hood to keep very still......

Illustration Friday - Celebrate

2009-02-16T20:24:00.003Z

Goldilocks and baby bear celebrate the first signs of spring!!

Thankyou!!!

2009-02-15T15:40:00.008Z

A little while ago I was nominated for a couple of awards but I have been really busy so I would now like to take this opportunity to thank Indigene and Alicia for so kindly giving them to me, they are both such talented artists and I truly appreciate them thinking of me...

before I accept these awards I am supposed to list seven things I love, so here goes..

1. I love springtime when the garden bursts back into bloom and the world becomes green again.

2. I love to sing, I think perhaps everyone else hates it but I love it! :D

3. I love Art... whether it be sculpture, photography, painting or drawing, I love looking at it and creating it.

4. I love children, for their innocence, their truthfulness but most of all for their limitless imagination..

5. I love antique shops where I can look at beautiful things that transport me back to days gone by..

6. I love the sea, I was born in a seaside town and miss it terribly, I visit the coast as often as I can but not as much as I would like..

7. and last but certainly not least I love my family, they are an odd little clan but I love em!!..... :)

I would like to pass these creative awards along to :-

because I think you are all wonderful artists....
(if you are busy or if you are uncomfortable with the idea of tagging please feel free to accept these awards without passing them on...)

Illustration Friday - Time

2009-02-10T20:09:00.001Z

Time flies so hang on tight!!

Illustration Friday - Flawed

2009-02-03T15:51:00.003Z

The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.

Havelock Ellis 1914

something a little different this week.....

Illustration Friday - Climbing

2009-01-27T18:15:00.005Z

Flossy loved climbing up into the flowers so that she could swing from the poppy heads..

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Illustration Friday - Pale

2009-01-16T15:49:00.003Z

I am busy at the moment creating images for a black and white gallery on my website so I thought I would post my little moonboy drawing for this weeks illustration friday..

Illustration Friday - Contained

2009-01-13T14:57:00.001Z

It's good to be back!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2008-12-16T18:22:00.004Z

I will not be posting again till after christmas, so I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone out there in the land of blog, a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!!

Illustration Friday - Similar

2008-12-09T20:00:00.001Z

Illustration Friday - Balloon

2008-12-02T19:00:00.002Z

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Illustration Friday - Opinion

2008-11-25T20:16:00.007Z

Illustration Friday - Pretend

2008-11-18T00:17:00.005Z

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the original drawing..

Illustration Friday - Wise

2008-11-11T20:36:00.003Z

" A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men."

Anonymous, Also used in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

Illustration Friday - Vacant

2008-11-03T23:20:00.005Z

empty your mind.......

Illustration Friday - Repair

2008-10-29T19:26:00.006Z

rainbow repairs..

Illustration Friday - Late

2008-10-21T20:07:00.002+01:00

Late for the Halloween party!