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  • Caravan of dreams #gouachepainting #holbeingouache #slowlivingforlife #savourtheseasonalshift #wearethemakers #folkandstory #whimsicalwonderfulwild #vintagecaravan #gemmakoomen
  • Easing myself back into the new term after the holidays by tidying my studio and organising my paintings.. hope to get these into my shop soon 🙏🏼✨#tinypainting #gouachepainting #gouacheillustration #holbeingouache #styleonmytable #onmydesk #asimplestill #fosterthoughtfulness #gemmakoomen #slowlivingforlife
  • It’s a grey day and I’m drinking tea and reading the new issue of @lionheartmag its wonderful. I had the pleasure of being interviewed by @geoffreyandgrace and talk a lot about my process, inspirations and how I found my voice as an illustrator. Also it’s a treat to be included in the same pages as beautiful singer songwriter @aleladiane whose music I adore - I especially loved her To Be Still album and even listened to it whilst in labour with my first baby! #onmydesk #fosterthoughtfulness #asimplestill #aquietstyle #lionheartmag #gemmakoomen #myartwork
  • Lady Blackbird .. a huge thank you to everyone for your brilliant suggestions of product ideas for my shop, I’m in the middle of a big project so it took me a while to carve out enough time to go through the huge list of comments! There were lots of similar suggestions coming up, tote bags, enamelware, stickers, fabric, memory game, journals, calendar to name a few! I’d love to see what I can make when I next have some time to focus on shop stuff so it’s really helpful to have these suggestions! It was sooo hard to choose from all of the suggestions so I decided to go with the ideas that sparked something particular for me @harris.brit, @cowstudio and @thegermainhouse if you could DM me your address I’ll pop a set of cards in the post to you as a way to say thanks! ❤️ #gouachepainting #ladyblackbird #femaleblackbird #holbeingouache #illo #illustrationartists #asimplestill #fosterthoughtfulness #gemmakoomen
  • Cycling into spring .. one day I’d like to have a bike like this, the hills are rather steep around here so might need to be electric (do they exist in this style?!) #cycleride #bikerider #gouachepainting #gouacheillustration #illo #illustrationnow #iliketoridemybicycle #holbeingouache #gemmakoomen
  • In the flowers.. I get asked a lot to make custom portraits but hadn’t actually made one for our own family until now. So here is a little bit of a family self portrait I’ve been working on now and then. Wildflowers were inspired by a beautiful vintage botanical book. I have an ongoing love for family time in nature, I think we are all much happier with plenty of quality time outdoors. I appreciated carving out a bit of time for a few little paintings before I’ve needed to focus exclusively on a bigger (and lovely) picture book project. I’ve had my head down for a while now juggling work with family life and responsibilities. I’ve also had a big commitment to not burning out this year, so for me this means being disciplined about work hours, being available after school and at the weekend at home, early nights, quality time to myself where possible, focusing on one project at a time and not stretching myself too thinly. This is how I’m trying to stay calm at the moment and enjoy my work and family, it’s a process! #intheflowers #mytinyeden #illo #illustrationnow #gouachepainting #holbeingouache #gemmakoomen
  • There’s a little interview with me over in the @freelancewisdom blog today if you are curious to read about how I got into illustration, navigate freelance life with motherhood, advice on running a shop, being productive and where I find my inspiration ✨ #creativefreelancer #freelancewisdom #gemmakoomen #smallbizlife #inthestudio #vscobeau #fosterthoughtfulness
  • My favourite tiny paintings of last year made into cards in the shop. I had fun selecting these paintings and making a set of cards that could be sold in their own gift box, all 100% recycled and recyclable. I’m thinking of other products to make for my shop and I’d love to get a better idea of what to focus on when my current deadlines are out of the way. I’d love to know what kind of things you would love to see my illustrations on? I’ll send a set of cards as a gift to my favourite three suggestions ✨💛 #greetingcards #notecardset #stationerylover #tinypainting #onmydesk #styleonmytable #vscobeau #fosterthoughtfulness #tictailshop #gemmakoomen

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