Hello and welcome to Blair Artwork! I'm an illustrator currently based in Northern Ireland. I specialise in detailed, abstract pattern artwork, using a range of mediums which includes pen, watercolour and pencil. I also love to design and create books including colouring books, puzzle books, drawing books and more.
Located along the delighful coast of Northern Ireland, I'm never lost for inspiration. The water, the rivers, the forests, fields, old buildings, and rolling hills are sights I never take for granted. My favourite colours (greens, blues, and browns) are always around me (and grey thanks to the skies a lot of the time).
I create most of my work here, surrounded by my books and art materials, usually with a film playing in the background or music to keep me company.
I've been a sketchbook worker for most of creative life. Starting with tiny a A6 Moleskine I've worked my way up over the years to my current 18th A4 book. Each one takes me up to two years to complete and within them I've experiemented with many different colours, mediums, patterns and subject matters.
Well the black pigment liner is my number one. I've tried many over the years and at the moment I seem to have settled with Rotring pens (0.3, 0.4 and 0.8mm). After the pens I would say that watercolour paint is my next go to, usually in any shade of green, blue or brown. I use mostly watercolour pencils (either directly on the paper or transferred from another page) but I also use tubed watercolour. I've also recently got into gouche paint and acrylic markers and I'm having a lot of fun with those.
