🐞 One last little surprise... 🐶

I know I said yesterday was the final print of this year’s 30 Prints in 30 Days... and it absolutely was meant to be!

But after spending the whole month sharing a new little drawing with you every evening, I just couldn’t quite let July slip away without one final surprise.

So here she is...

Coral might just have the fluffiest ears I’ve ever painted. She’s only a puppy, soft paws and oversized ears, watching a tiny ladybird wander past.

You all know by now that I love tucking little unexpected creatures into my artwork. A butterfly, a dragonfly, a snail... and now a ladybird. I think they somehow make each scene feel a bit more alive, as though there’s a whole tiny world carrying on around my animals.

There’s something I love about the contrast too. Coral is all paws and fluff, while the ladybird is almost impossibly small. It really shouldn’t work... but somehow it does.

It also felt rather fitting to finish (for real this time!) with a dog. If you’ve followed my work for a while, you’ll know just how much I love drawing them.

This month has been extraordinary.

Thank you for following along every evening. Thank you for your lovely comments, emails and messages. Thank you for welcoming these little characters into your homes.

Every July, this project reminds me why I love making art, and because of you it has become my favourite month of the whole year.

So this really is goodbye until next July’s adventure.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for being part of it.

Coral Corgi & the Ladybird is available now.

And this time... I really do mean it when I say...

The End. 🐞