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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · 2d

Kiwi Christmas Cards. Is it too early for Christmas cards? I just finished these three and I was excited to share them! My favourite is the kiwi in the pōhutukawa wreath. What’s yours?

#christmascards #kiwi #kiwichristmas #cutekiwis #newzealand

Three Christmas cards with cute kiwis in them. The first Kiwi has decorations around it. The second one is sitting in a pōhutukawa wreath. The third card has three kiwis decorating a tree.

Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · 20d

Happy birthday to my niece! We had a little trip away recently and I got to see some cute highland cattle calves ❤️ They are so cute! Perfect for a little card

#highlandcattle #birthday #calf #cute

Cute highland calf with a party hat on its head

Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · 20d

Wow that’s so awesome! I’m so happy for you

Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Oct 2

Just for a laugh

#comic #comicstrip #hedgehogs #funny

Hedgehogs gather for a revolution. A funny comic strip using the revolution and it’s different meanings

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Sep 22

This came about from a fun little sketch in my sketchbook. I wanted to draw a cute dragon.

#dragon #fishing #sea #pier #fantasy

A pink dragon is sneaking up on a fisherman to get some of the fish he’s caught.

Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Sep 12

Fathers Day Card

It was Father's Day last week here in New Zealand. Dad is a Star Wars fan, so I made him this card.

#starwars #yoda #babyyoda #fathersday

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Sep 3

I was inspired by some old photos I took many years ago when I went to Italy and Greece. I wanted to create a fantasy picture with them. This illustration evolved a lot from my original sketch but I like it. I added cats because there's lots of cats there 😊

#cats #ruins #Italy #fantasy

Woman with Roman style dress holding a tray with milk walks through ruins to feed cats. One giant cat is looking over the building but she hasn't seen it yet.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Aug 24

Hey everyone! I have changed my website and its name. Wix was becoming more and more expensive and it was no longer feasible to continue.

I have also changed my name to something easier to remember!

artbyphillipa.carrd.co

#newwebsite #carrd #portfolio

Art By Phillipa

Fantasy illustration for children and children's comics

artbyphillipa.carrd.co

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Aug 14

A Fantail's Birthday

I made this for my dads birthday 😊

#fantail #birthday #cute #birds #celebrate

Two fantails sitting at a wooden stump celebrating a birthday. There's a muffin with some candles in it on the stump surface. There's a banner in the background saying Happy Birthday.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Jul 20

Awesome! Well done 😀

Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Jul 20

Light

Inspired by a walk around the suburbs of a favourite café.

#nighttime #light #bear #faries #fantasy

A bear with backpack is standing in a backyard at night. They are looking up at lamp which has fairies flying around it.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Jun 29

The market. Inspired by a market in my hometown.

#fantasy #market #characters #creaturedesign

Alien world market. A kid is eating an ice cream and looking back at a creature and its rider. Several other vendors are in the background.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Jun 21

Hekima is confident & cheeky trader with questionable ethics but when it comes to Leeto he is a big softie. Alice meets him in the desert but it remains to be seen if he will actually be helpful or just a hindrance.

The Monster of Tebillie Comic

#fantasy #alienworld #comic #trader #creature

Hekima pats his trusty steed Leeto on the head.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Jun 13

Alice & Veronica are sisters with classic sibling rivalry. When disaster strikes & Veronica is taken by an alien monster, Alice must act before time runs out. It's a story of bravery, growth in adversity, & the importance of family.

The Monster of Tebillie

#sisters #comic #fantasy #alienworld

Alice (left) looks at her sister annoyed with her arms crossed and her back to her. Her sister Veronica (right) looks on smirking with her arms crossed and her back to her sister Alice.

Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Jun 7

Hey everyone. I am currently working on my first comic for children. I'm up to page 7 out of 30. It's about a young teen who must travel to an alien world to save her sister.

Character introductions to follow next time 😊

#comic #fantasy #childrenscomic #Alienworld

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · May 30

This week I finished the line work for this cute little fantasy market. I was inspired by a real market in my home town. If only it was this cool!

#fantasyillustration #childrensfantasyart #marketplace #market #vendors #creatures #alienworld

Cute alien world market place drawn in pen and ink. A boy is eating an icecream is looking back at a horse/deer/horned creature being lead by a mysterious rider in a cloak. There various other vendors present in the market.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · May 25

Awesome! That's great to hear 😊

Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · May 18

I found my old Wind in the Willows book the other day and I loved the illustrations in there. I wanted to practice the style, so I did a bunch of quick little studies. Here are a couple of them.

#windinthewillows #penandink #childrenillustration

Wind in the Willows fan art. The mouse and the mole are bending over a branch in the top drawing. The mouse is looking up at the swallow in a paddock in the bottom drawing.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · May 10

Happy mothers day to all the mothers out there! I made this illustration for my mum and printed it out on a card. I added some nice lettering too but this is just the image version.

#mothersday #mother #swallows #birds #fairies #nature #love

Two swallows sitting on a telephone line looking at a fairy bringing them a raspberry. There is a raspberry bush in the foreground. The background has part of a house showing as well as some bushes.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Apr 25

A fun fantasy illustration I drew recently with my favourite bird as the star of the show. Merchants are travelling to a market but unbeknown to them the keas have spotted them and are about to raise some chaos.

#kea #fantasyillustration #mountains #merchants #birds #newzealand

A Kea on top of hill looking down on merchant traveler cart which is being pulled by a Moa. Other Kea are flying down towards the cart.

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Apr 19

Wow that's awesome!

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thanks! I was grinning for days afterwards!

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Apr 19

Moa riders. Here some art to get this account started :)

Draw in procreate. Initially it started as a watercolour illustration but I ended up changing it to more digital style to get the colours to pop more.

#moa #maori #birds #extinction #fantasyillustration

A father and daughter riding Moas (an extinct bird)

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Phillipa Suckling @phillipasuckling.bsky.social · Apr 19

Hi everyone! My name is Phillipa. I am an artist from New Zealand who loves to drawing birds and fantasy illustrations. Here is me below having a great time at Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Its an older photo now but still one of my favourites!

Phillipa with lots of exotics parrots and other birds sitting on her

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