AMY DOVER

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Maybe I will finish this one day... Sorting my studio and doing my tax return 😴 - #beeeaters #drawinganimals #birddrawing #pencildrawing (at Bee Eater Safaris) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsX_kjlh9YD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vuu97fduaqzs

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Thank you for all the 🖤 this year. It’s been tough but brilliant. Happy New Year Everyone...I’m off to Paris. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsDdgVWhrdp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s4lhgwgymeud

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“We Polish an Animal Mirror When We Look for Ourselves” Donna Haraway Submitted my final work for my first semester @edinburghuniversity / @edinburghcollegeofart and @ecaillustration . It’s been tough but a brilliant place to study. A little daunting, as the class is full of amazing image makers. Now back to my commercial commissions on my own students. #illustration #illustrationstudent #macaque #passengerpigeon #extinction #anthrozoology #pencildrawing #stcuthbertsmill (at Edinburgh College of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrA4HahBBRJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gkz5bhffanf5

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Thank you so much to those who have been supporting my shop this year. I have been too busy with my masters, exhibiting and doing commissions to release anything new. Still a little more time to get 30% off in my Etsy store. Still enough time to shop internationally too. Link in profile. Code HAPPY30. - #shopsmall #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssaturday #print #screenprint #parrotprint #farrowandball #farrowandballrailings #gplan #taxidermy #naturalhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq4QJjOhoJf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11yzhqiu3wk1d

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The Last California Bear I am currently working on a project illustrating the stories of animals who were the last of its species. A sad warning. This is the last Californian bear. Said to be the largest of all brown bears. Hunted to death during the gold rush. The last was said to be caught in a publicity stunt and lived out his days in a cage. He now survives on the flag of California. Pencil on cotton rag. - #beardrawing #californianbear #brownbear #hunters #conservation #bearhunt #pencildrawing #animaldrawing #drawinganimals #fabercastell #stcuthbertsmill #amydover (at Mt. Eden, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnQ4tThYhW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yf0grf1pse5a

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Yep all this fur was a fantastic idea 😞 https://www.instagram.com/p/BqahtT3hs1v/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xuzkvs6ekc4b

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Fur fur fur Working on a piece about the last #Californianbear - #lastofaspecies #beardrawing #furdrawing #pencildrawing #eyedrawing #penciloncotton #stcuthbertsmill #somersetpaper (at California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUrdi7Bd4V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gy7dlv2bv8qo

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Quick sketch of an #emperortamarin at Kirkley Hall Zoo in Northumberland - #sketchbook #sketch #drawingoninstagram #thinkingthroughdrawing #moleskine #monkeydrawing #kirkleyhallzoo #kirkleyhall #ponteland #northumberland (at Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUdGfUBWCY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b1zt8b870neg

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It’s a long time since I have drawn a bear and it feels like coming home. #workinprogress #illustration #drawinginprogress https://www.instagram.com/p/BqK9yMeBvv-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t4vjod3v3f9q

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Bobbing back in to this big one in between other work. I hope you are enjoying seeing him come alive. - #drawing #penciloncotton #fabercastell #wip #drawingwip #macaque #passengerpigoen #monkeyinboat #pencildrawing (at Océano Índico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDaFPrBsMu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a38a8v7ey5xw

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Last weekend I was very excited to make it down to @theimpeccablepigrestaurant to see my work in situ. The food was 👌 too. Thank you for all the kinds words from the staff. The place looks amazing and I ate like a pig. #restaurant #branding #pig #pigillustration #pigbranding #restaurantbranding #hotelbranding #sedgefield #illustration #illustrator #murals #giantpigs #gentleman #gentlemanpig (at Sedgefield) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqCPXI6BMEO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uelcjrzvunct

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h a p p y h a u n t i n g Here’s and oldie #ghost #ghouls #spooks #halloween (at The Cabin in the Woods Haunted House) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmzPPLBTc4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p8vvpb95n108

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Lots of fun yesterday going back to my old University after 10 years! Lovely students, I hope you enjoyed looking at my work. (Sorry about the rubbish picture, I forgot to take more) (at Northumbria University) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpbXfyfhUVl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=txycfkdjy8ez

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Peeeeeel Etching fun @ecaillustration - #etching #drypoint #inky #printroom #slowno #bison #illustration #edinburgh #edinburghuni #eca #moodybugger (at Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpSLy1KBGBc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=130w891smslue

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Slowly sad giant (at Indian Ocean) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpNUG0dBVrH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1csz84gnssb1q

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Gorillas in @zooberlin Very quick charcoal studies. On a scratty piece of paper. - #Moleskin #gorillas #berlinzoo #berlinzoologicalgarden #charcoaldrawing #animalstudies #zoodrawing #anthrozoology (at Zoo Berlin) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpKboTDhLJ3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wkw7d7tir3i8

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I’m really excited to be talking at @lwd_ncl with some other awesome women very soon. It’s going to be a goodun. If you would like to join us in Newcastle, places are limited, check out @lwd_ncl for more details. (Also how cute in bun in this picture) - #ladieswinedesign #graphicdesign #girlswhodesign #rabbit #rabbitsofinstagram #whitehair #jessicawalsh #illustrator #portrait #newcastle (at BALTIC 39) https://www.instagram.com/p/BozfXDFhEdA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2bbfip2m12e8