Ever wanted to know the history behind the infamous Christmas jumper design? Well look no further!

6 months ago I took part in Sober March to raise money for MacMillan and to see if I could change some of my habits around boozing at home 🏠 Although I was beyond chuffed with…

Anyone who knows me will know that Sunflowers are my most favourite. They are, in my opinion, the cheeriest flower of them all and a regular at Sunshine Towers. So it was a no-brainer to design and make something to celebrate my love for them.

One of my all time favourite things to create in my business is my 10 minute portraits. After you lovely lot fill my inbox with your wonderful faces, I gather my reference images, a brew and my paints, hop into Buddy the Sunshine van and get going!

It’s no secret around here that I have a taste for Gin and it’s many variations so it will be no surprise to you lovely lot that I’m expanding the collection….

At the start of March I set myself a personal challenge of giving up booze for the month and hoped to raise some cash-money along the way 💰 At the time I thought "YIKES!” …

It’s been a while since I’ve shared any Sunshine around here! Here are some of my latest portrait commissions, from fluffy dogs to bricks & mortar!

Actually it’s a bit more than 365 days as it’s exactly ONE year and ONE month since we picked up this little ball of excitement…

OK, so it’s already a couple of months into 2021 but seeing as this is the first time I’m updating the blog this year, I think it’s still OK to wish you all ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR!’ It would be rude not to, right? So please…

Even though the world feels like it’s been standing still in a lot of ways this year, here we are and December is nearly through so before 2020 is completely over, here’s a little round up of festive happies to end the most upside-down, inside-out of years!

Ooft! Where did the last couple of months go? It’s been pretty none stop since we got back from Scotland, what with Christmas creeping closer so I fell behind again with my blogging! Oops! Anywho, I’m here now and that’s what matters so…

BIRTHDAY BOOP! This little knobber is a whole year old today! I don’t think I’ll ever get over how small she was when we first met…

Against all odds and the coronacoaster we’re all riding this year, our second little jolliday up to Scotland went ahead! YAY! We spent a magical week in the Highlands with Rei and our paddleboard so…

Call me lazy but finding the mojo to keep writing this year has been HARD! Not only is it hard to find the brain space other than what is needed to navigate day to day during a pandemic but I often feel guilty for sharing lots of positive and happy things…

If we’ve been friends long enough (online or in person) you’ll know that I’m rarely seen without my little. yellow enamel mug on almost every adventure! It was a birthday present about 5 years ago…

Whoops! I intended to take a small break after my last post to try and gather my thoughts as the world went into lockdown but I didn't expect six months to whizz by…

…to be continued.

what the f*ck?

It took me a while to find the brain space, words and time to finish this post once lockdown hit so it’s a bit short and sweet on the text front but…

Sunshine portraits and commissions, whether they’re watercolours, wedding portraits, birthday gifts or illustration of another nature… they’re always my favourite things to work on! So here’s another little round up of work I’m allowed to share…

So, the last 6 weeks truly have flown by! I know, I know! I sound like a broken record but it’s usually flying by because we’ve been out and about, adventuring to different places and a lot has been crammed in but this time it’s flown by and we’ve mostly been at home. And here is the reason why…

Keeping it bright and breezy with a short update this time as this month has been taken over by a rather exciting new arrival! She will have her very own blog post and introduction coming soon though, stay tuned for some not so subtle hints throughout this post!