Ashlee Spink

UK Based Illustrator // [email protected] // @ASpinkArt // www.ashleespink.com

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#Inktober2018 so far

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Yesterday we took the hovercraft over to the beautiful sandy beaches of Ryde only to stumble upon #ShipwreckIsle Pirate festival and be challenged by this swashbuckler in training  ⚔️☠️

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Today's #DailyDoggyDoodle is a double whammy! 🐾🐾 Who do you think would win this stand off? Feisty small dog syndrome or the gentle giant...

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Are you like me and let out a little squeal at every dog you see in public? Does it make your day to see a fluffy face on their morning walk?

To cheer everyone up from those post-Christmas blues, I've decided to start a #DailyDoggyDoodle series!

Here's yesterday's doodle 😊✍️🐕

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🌟 Bounding in to the New Year like...  🌟 Expect lots of cute new animal drawings this year - especially doggies!

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Tiger for this month’s #pinchpunchpost  🌿 

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Desperately trying to hold on to the summer... Stay a little longer please Mr. Sun? ☀ Available at Society6 on many products - including a beach towel! 

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Set myself the challenge of drawing an entire scene for this week's Animal Alphabets and Colour Collective.

A cheeky Proboscis Monkey pool party using 'Portland Orange'.🙈🎨

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Resisted this beautiful weather to stay dedicated to 'Illustration Monday'! Now if anyone needs me I'll be down the beach! 

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Personal response to Colour Collective’s ‘Ceylon Yellow’ brief, and a follow up character design of another magpie 

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It's Illustration day and here's today's doodle, featuring the DIY birdbath that I made with my mum this week. Had fun with this one experimenting with textures and colours! 🎨

Follow me over on Instagram for more illustrations and DIY projects: https://www.instagram.com/aspinkart/ 🖍️🔨

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Tom’s Storytime

I was recently commissioned to illustrate two picture books ready for the launch of Tom's Storytime - 'Bug Hunt' & 'Sam's Stop-It Watch'.

Tom's Storytime is a brand new website and YouTube channel sharing stories written by Tom Story. All of his books have been illustrated by some talented illustrators of varying styles. I was lucky enough to illustrate two before the project launch, with Bug Hunt launching of the channel!

All of Tom's books are also available to buy on Amazon for your little ones to read along with the video.

'Bug Hunt'

'We're going to find some wriggly things, some jiggly things, some squiggly things...' Get your Bug Hunting gear out and join us on an adventure, but watch out, not all bugs are friendly. Let's go into the garden and take a look.

'Sam's Stop-It Watch'

'Sam was happy and sad, happy because it was his birthday but sad because his Grandad was ill. But then Sam is given something that will change his life forever. A wonderful tale of finding happiness in an unlikely place.'

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A timelapse of my most recent dog portrait commission! If you’re interested in gifting a portrait to a loved one this Christmas then please see my Etsy shop or contact me via [email protected] 

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Some progress from my latest traditional drawing commission. 

If you’re interested in a pet portrait for a loved one this Christmas, please see my Etsy page or drop me an e-mail at [email protected] 

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Last night I (alike a lot of the UK) watched the first episode of the stunning Planet Earth 2. The daily struggle the Penguins had to make to get food was incredible. Naturally my daily doodle had to be of my favourites from the documentary! 🐧✏️

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Today's daily doodle - not a person for once! Inspired by a documentary I recently watched with these amazing creatures in - Did you know it's Manatee Awareness Month! 💦

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Last night I attended a public talk by British Astronaut Tim Peake! In anticipation, I doodled this mini-me... 

Not only did we get to hear all about his time in space but we also witnessed him receive an honorary degree from the University of Portsmouth and he came out after the event to speak to the audience personally! Meaning we got a photo with him and I shook an Astronaut’s hand!! I’ll be beaming over this for a while to come!