http://www.danielmackie.com Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie Wed, 02 May 2012 15:21:14 +0000 http://www.danielmackie.com en http://www.danielmackie.com/Cat-Licking-its-Paw http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Cat-Licking-its-Paw Wed, 02 May 2012 15:21:14 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 3323309 <img src="http://payload51.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/3323309/pussycat.jpg" alt=" watercolour painting of a cat licking it's paw" width="640" height="914"> Pussy Cat, The wild One In Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, One of the stories is ,"The Cat That Walked by Himself". It is about how all wild animals became domesticated apart from the cat who remained Wild. Image © Daniel Mackie Tweet http://www.danielmackie.com/Repeating-pattern-of-Ducks-and-water http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Repeating-pattern-of-Ducks-and-water Wed, 02 May 2012 11:28:50 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 3322154 <img src="http://payload51.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/3322154/ducks-repeat-pattern.jpg" alt="repeating pattern , liberty japanese prints" width="640" height="630"> Repeating pattern of ducks rising on a misty morning Very much influenced by Liberty prints , japanese prints and 19th Century fairy tales. You can see this design in progress on Daniel's blog here Image © Daniel Mackie Tweet http://www.danielmackie.com/Repeating-pattern-illustration http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Repeating-pattern-illustration Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:53:47 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 2907797 <img src="http://payload30.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2907797/birds-repeating-pattern.jpg"alt="repeating pattern of birds and clouds- illustration" width="640" height="828"> <img src="http://payload30.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2907797/tile-repeat-birds.jpg" alt="repeating tile of birds and clouds- illustration" width="640" height="898"> Wagtail repeating pattern design - watercolour illustration This illustration for "Domestic Etch" is a repeating pattern. The theme was, Growth and Decay. So a repeat pattern was perfect! These are wagtails, you can see the work in progress here on the illustration blog http://www.danielmackie.com/Gorilla-Watercolour-illustration-Mountain-Gorilla-in-his-Natural http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Gorilla-Watercolour-illustration-Mountain-Gorilla-in-his-Natural Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:38:16 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 2702788 <img src="http://payload20.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2702788/Mountain-Gorilla-illustration.jpg" alt="contemporary watercolour illustration of a Mountain Gorilla within it's natural habitat" width="640" height="966"> Mountain Gorilla illustration - Mountian Gorilla's are critically endangered because of the destruction of their natural habitat. The estimated total number of Mountain Gorillas worldwide is 790. Mountain Gorilla's are listed as Critically Endangered, the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List for wild species. The encroachment of settlements into areas where the mountain gorilla lives has impacted upon the gorilla population. poaching , logging and farming are the culprits. This situation is bad enough but it has been further impacted by the fact that Mountain Gorillas live in political unstable places, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) All these areas have had War and civil unrest. Read more her on my Blog Image © Daniel Mackie Tweet http://www.danielmackie.com/Crocodile-illustration-Part-of-Habitat-Loss-series http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Crocodile-illustration-Part-of-Habitat-Loss-series Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:41:29 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 2463194 <img src="http://payload8.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2463194/illustration-crocodile.jpg" alt="contemporary watercolour illustration of a crocodile in it's natural environment" width="640" height="425"> Watercolour illustration of a crocodile with his natural environment within him The word crocodile comes from the Ancient Greek κροκόδιλος (crocodilos), “lizard,” used in the phrase ho krokódilos ho potamós, “the lizard of the (Nile) river.” This illustration is part of a collection of illustrations about animals in their natural habitats, highlighting the erosion of their natural environment. The American Crocodile is considered threatened Due to hide hunting, pollution, loss of habitat, and removal of adults for commercial farming, it is endangered in parts of its range. In 1972, Venezuela banned commercial crocodile skin harvesting for a decade, as a result of 1950s and 1960s overhunting. The Siamese crocodile Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List The Crocodile is an Icon of how life can prevail. At the end of the Eocene period from which it is first recognised to have come from (56-35 Million years ago) there was a massive extinction event called Grande Coupure or the “Great Break”. It caused widespread extinctions and isolated many spices forcing them to evolve. The crocodile came through unscathed. Image © Daniel Mackie Tweet http://www.danielmackie.com/Tiger-Illustration-part-of-a-loss-of-habitat-seires http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Tiger-Illustration-part-of-a-loss-of-habitat-seires Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:05 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 2373207 <img src="http://payload0.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2373207/illustration-tiger.jpg" alt="illustration of a tiger in it's natural environment" width="640" height="982"> Watercolour illustration of a tiger in its natural environment The tiger is one of the most threatened species on the planet. Two subspecies are already extinct, The Bali tiger and the Javan tiger. The six remaining subspecies are all classified as endangered by IUCN, the Sumatran Tiger which is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra is critically endangered, with only 500-600 individuals in the wild. So why are tigers in this mess? Habitat degradation. Deforestation and poaching. Tigers are naturally solitary and each one requires his/her own manor, so to speak. Each animal has it’s own territory and they get very upset if another tiger walks into its backyard. There is some toleration and indeed some territories of tigers overlap. But as you can appreciate tigers need space, and plenty of it. The space that tigers need does not fit well with the sprawl of humankind across the planet. Image © Daniel Mackie Tweet http://www.danielmackie.com/Great-Grey-Owl http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Great-Grey-Owl Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:26:02 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 2277542 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2277542/owl-illustration.jpg" alt="illustration of an owl, Japanese print style. Part of daniel mackie's illustration portfolio" width="640" height="978"> Illustration of an owl, part of a series about creatures in their natural habitats. This illustration is based on the Great Grey Owl, but really is about all owl kind. "The harvest of timber from the Great Grey Owl's habitat is, perhaps, the greatest threat to this species. Intensified timber management typically reduces live and dead large-diameter trees used for nesting. Leaning trees used by juveniles for roosting before they can fly, and dense canopy closures in stands used by juveniles for cover and protection. If perches are not left in clearcuts, Great Grey Owls cannot readily hunt in them. Although human-made structures (made specifically for use by this species) have been utilized by these owls, the species is far more common in areas protected from logging. Livestock grazing in meadows also adversely affects Great Grey Owls, by reducing habitat for preferred prey species." -wikipedia Image © Daniel Mackie Tweet http://www.danielmackie.com/Bear-in-the-woods http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Bear-in-the-woods Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:23:07 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 2182737 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2182737/bear-in-woods.jpg" alt="illustration of a bear in the woods, illustration portfolio of Daniel Mackie" width="640" height="430"> Illustration of a bear in his natural habitat... (...well, highly stylized "natural" and somewhat magical!) If you go down to the woods today, you better go in disguise! Bear in his forest, part of a collection of illustrations about animals in their natural habitat. There is constant pressure on resources and the losers are always the creatures who's habitat we humans encroach upon. Image © Daniel Mackie Tweet http://www.danielmackie.com/Repeating-pattern-design-Kingfisher-and-swirling-water http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Repeating-pattern-design-Kingfisher-and-swirling-water Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:56:57 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 2138042 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2138042/kingfisher-tile.jpg" alt= "watercolour repeating design of kingfishers, part of Daniel Mackie's illustration Portfolio" width="640" height="908"> Kingfisher repeating pattern illustration Taking cues from both Japanese prints and William Morris. This very 'Arts and Crafts' repeating pattern design of kingfishers, water and geometric design. Check it out in full force as my twiiter background <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2138042/kingfisher-repeat.jpg" alt= "watercolour repeating pattern of kingfishers, Part of Daniel Mackie's illustration Portfolio" width="640" height="892"> Images © Daniel Mackie Tweet http://www.danielmackie.com/Ammo-Magazine-Watercolour-illustration-skateboarder-in-a-japanese-sky http://www.danielmackie.com/following/danielmackie.com/Ammo-Magazine-Watercolour-illustration-skateboarder-in-a-japanese-sky Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:17:20 +0000 Watercolour illustrations | illustration portfolio | illustrator | Daniel Mackie 2079798 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/47924/2079798/skateboarder-in-air.jpg" alt="skateboard illustration, japanese print style, up in the clouds" height="412" width="640"> Illustration for Ammo magazine, Up in the Clouds Illustration about the confidence of youth. The sky is the limit; the skateboarder's pose is laidback, even though he is miles above the earth. He is in the clouds, feet resting on the board which is riddled with symbolic images of his flight. The ultimate fall will happen, indicated by the ocean. The seed of this illustration takes a cue from Thomas Coles "Voyage of Life", an allegory of the four stages of human life. The youth part is full of future and there is only a hint of trouble ahead, in the waves on the skate board and the jealous look the woman on the left leg gives the woman on the right. But now is the time of hope and dreams! Tweet