Amy May

#inktober2019 day 3; Queene 🌼 Adventures in fairyland continue even if I am very slow to post them 😂🐇 I hope you're having a lovely, relaxing Sunday! I'm watching documentaries and drinking iced coffee yay 🦋 . . . #illustrating #fantasyart #fairyland #inktober #watercolorsketch #watercolorist #watercolourart #illustratorsoninstagram #illustration_daily #illustratorsoninstagram #artist #sketchbook #storytelling #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B3SiJ3eDs_e/?igshid=10eu8pf7ohhdj

my #inktober2019 list, ready to run away over babbling brooks to where the fairies make mischief! 🍄🌾🦋 I poured all of my daydreams into this list and I am so excited to begin! I would love you to join me in travelling to Fairyland for any or all days over the course of October ❤ p.s thank you to all who voted in my poll. For those that voted for Books, stick around until December and you may just see a literary advent calendar taking place - for now though, on with Inktober prep! . . . #inktober #inktoberprompts #inktoberpromptlist #fairylandinktober #drawingchallenge #artchallenge #fairyland #amymayarts #fantasyart #fairytales https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ly-usgfgx/?igshid=1bmt9essey4o2

just a boy and his melons..

Mid-september, and the air is crisp with bonfire smoke and the smell of apples, freshly harvested, ready to be baked into pies, dipped in toffee, or eaten sweet and raw from the tree...

mr. rochester: the original problematic fave..

"Are you all holding on?" asked Bluebell. "No!" Squeaked Dilly, far too late...🐇🐾 . I spent far too long tinkering with this and it's still not finished, (and was so tricky to photograph because of how big it is) but happy September! I'm still dreaming of fairies and other assorted nonsense so nothing really different here. Hope you have a wonderful cheery day! 🌻🐰 #storytelling #illustrator #watercolour #childrensillustration #kidlitart #artistsoninstagram #fairies #fantasyart #bookillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B16Id2Cj_Hu/?igshid=bxc1tyrafh0g

Wing-corporal Withers on patrol, aboard the H1 Class Hummingbird, Bertie. Fairyland Air Force Corps (Scout Division.) 🦋 aka thank you for indulging me and my silly imagination .. i appreciate all of you for following the whimsy that is my instagram 😂💕. . #watercolorsketch #fantasyart #fairytaleillustration #childrensillustration #illustrationforkids #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #artist #watercolour #watercolourart #sketchbook #storytelling #sketching #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B1OneVFD1xO/?igshid=15vjkxqojsji1

cobbles wound their way around the boughs of an ancient oak tree, and from them sprung little fairy houses, all of which seemed to glow from within with the golden light of lanterns and general fairy cheerfulness. together they formed a high street of sorts, bursting with red-and-white market stalls, promising ripe fruits and all manner of fairy wares, rendered all the more magical in the shifting dusk light. 🐞🍄 . . #storytelling #childrensillustrator #fairytaleillustrations #illustratorsoninstagram #bookillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration_daily #illustration #artist #artistsoninstagram #creativelife #drawing #magical #fantasy #fairy #fantasyart #watercolour https://www.instagram.com/p/B1GpadbABTd/?igshid=1sdo1ut92tfpw

Couldn't resist drawing @elyvescent's beekeeping witch for her #drawthisinyourstyle 🐝 congrats on the 13k milestone! i hope you enjoy my interpretation 💛 #elyvescent13k #illustratorsoninstagram #storytelling #characterillustration #witchillustration #watercolorartist #micron #penandink #artistsoninstagram #dtiys #bees #sketchbook https://www.instagram.com/p/B1EU-SVADl3/?igshid=117rzg0fsvlm2

a young scientist makes field notes in her front garden 🦋 honestly v disappointed with how i did the painting on this one. Lots more to learn and practice, but thought I'd share anyway 🌱 . . #illustrating #illustrationforkids #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #watercolorartist #sketchbook #sketching #characterillustration #storybookillustration #storytelling #artistsoninstagram #artist #rainforest #fairytale https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yU3jNDvey/?igshid=12d96aiywes1q

palm tree study 2 🌴 from my studio/bedroom window🌴 . i have been v stressed finishing assignments and teaching this past week, but it's finally done so i did this little study this morning to wind down a bit 🌿 i forget sometimes that painting is for me, for my own mental health & self care, & i don't always need to produce something amazing & instagrammable. If it made me happy, it was time well spent 🌴 . #watercolorillustrations #travelsketch #brazil #tropicalart #palmtrees #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #watercolour #watercolourart #botanicalwatercolour #artistsoninstagram #traveldiary #mymoleskine #sketchbook #sketching #illustratorsoninstagram #artdaily #pleinair #summer #southamerica https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDgqHAAa3O/?igshid=nsvuvf9oo3si

#mermay for Sunday! our heroine sits and thinks in her lagoon garden by the dying light of a pink dusk. 🧜‍♀️ (I'm still not actually sure if she's finished yet, but wanted to post in case I do more and end up overworking her) This was so much fun to do!! . #mermay2019 #mermaids #fantasyillustration #kidlitart #illustrationforkids #childrensillustration #bookillustration #storytelling #fairytaleillustration #watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #traditionalart #traditionalillustration #studioghibli #penandink #illustratorsoninstagram #sketchbook #aquarela #illustradora https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYfXJqFlBg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=301agholxrwm

If anyone's wondering why I haven't posted a #mermay in a few days it's because I have no self control and decided to create this monstrosity instead 😂 seemed like a good idea at the time but still working on it 🧜‍♀️🐠 . . #mermay2019 #artprocess #watercolorprocess #wip #workinprogress #penandink #artistsoninstagram #illustration_daily #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #fairytaleillustrations #bookillustrations #fantasy #sketchbook #fantasyillustration #illustradora #sketchbooktour #mymoleskine #journalling https://www.instagram.com/p/BxVC4pHl87_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y2o905q0ahfd

#mermay2019 day3. our sea princess in her watery palace, gazing over her kingdom of horizon 🧜‍♀️ #mermay #illustration_daily #bookillustration #childrensillustration #traditionalart #traditionalillustration #fairytales #fairytaleillustration #artchallenge #artdaily #artistsoninstagram #illustrator #illustrador #illustratorsoninstagram #watercolorartist #watercolor #aquarela #penandink #micron #watercolor https://www.instagram.com/p/BxC66k8FoXH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eu9w7gs4c2q8

Jaguar (onça pintada) 🐆 Hello! I'm back! I missed you! Here is something wildly different - my art is going in a very tropical, Brazil-inspired direction at the moment. I'm playing with a lot of watercolour techniques outside of my normal style as I try to build up my portfolio.. what do you think of this jungle cat? . . . #jungle #tropical #tropicalart #jaguar #onça #brazil #brasil #travel #watercolor #watercolour #aquarela #aquarelle #illustration #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #illustration_daily #artist #watercolorartist #watercolorflorals #florals #animals #bigcats #travelingartist #travelart #sketchbook (em Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZO--eFnx-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1524hd9f22ebv

The bar sits on the river, old as the trees, overgrown with vines, a crescent moon and a single bulb swinging from the ceiling the only light to dream by. 🌿🌴 (have been very inspired by my recent travels here in Brazil) . . . #illustration_daily #ilustração #illustradora #illustratorsoninstagram #watercolor #aquarela #kidlitart #illustrator #jungle #rainforest #storytelling #bookillustration #illustration #illustrationforkids #art #artistsoninstagram #sketchbook #mymoleskine #penandink #nature #character https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBX4IRBfDv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dbsgk21ktfye

Tea-time with the Beavers ☕ . I absolutely loved reading the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when I was little, and I think that was as much to do as the absorbing pictures as charming characters.. I tried to recreate a little of the warm, magical cosiness of Mr. And Mrs.Beaver's dam with this piece. Spent a few happy days filling in the little details 😊 . #watercolor #illustration_daily #illustration #kidlitart #childrensillustration #childrensillustrator #kidlit #narnia #fanart #fanartist #chroniclesofnarnia #cozy #christmas #cosyvibes #fairytale #art #artistsoninstagram #aquarela #ilustração #illustradora #bookillustration #bookstagram #storybook #sketchbook #fantasy #traditionalart https://www.instagram.com/p/BrMLTp7hq4I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=loioxtp8lvwd