Oh Comely! (& Chaffinch in a Party Hat)

The lovely people at 'Oh Comely' magazine have interviewed me for their March/April issue. Not only does it have a whole two pages of birds in hats in there, it's a brilliant magazine full of amazing art, illustrations, fashion, interviews, ideas and some really gorgeous photography that you should go and buy.

And to celebrate issue 5, here is a special celebratory bird in hat.

Carrion Crow in a Blue Russian Ushanka

The 'military' colour. I think.

Bearded Tit in a Bobble Hat

White-necked Jacobin Hummingbird in a Top Hat Fascinator

Always wanted one of these little hats (thanks to Manuel Sapage for the heads up on the species!)

Red-tailed Hawk in a NFL New England Patriots Helmet

For my brother, who's a fan. (The hawk does apparently knock about in Boston)

Long Tailed Tit in a Bergère Hat

A pretty demure bird to start 2011...

Winter Wren in a Santa Hat

Happy Christmas! Due to unforseen internet problems in my flat I wasn't able to put together any christmas cards. Sorry to those who requested them, I will however be making prints, cards and postcards in early 2011 and will email anyone else who's interested (send me your email to get put on the mailing list) when that happens!

Have a lovely christmas and thankyou for the emails, comments and spending your time on my little blog!

Robin in a Christmas Top Hat

Canary in a Mexican Wrestling Mask

à la Rey Mysterio, my flatmate keeps putting WWE on...
(more christmas ones to follow though, and christmas card packs hopefully being made in time for december, yay)

Turkey in Reindeer Antlers (with fairy lights...)

Grey Partridge in an Elf Hat

...in a pear tree.

Snow Bunting in a Christmas Cracker Hat

I am definitely not one of those people that moan about Christmas adverts in September. I love it.

Waved Albatross in a Native American War Bonnet

Back! Spent a lot of the summer in parts of South East Asia and Russia, which left very little time for drawing birds in hats. But I'm only doing my final year now so I'm sure there's plenty on the way..
If you happen to be knocking about Brighton there's a lovely art shop called lmnop that's stocking a few of my designs on greetings cards and is generally full of nice things to buy. Postcards should be making their way to Somerset and London within a month or so and if anyone wants me to I may start selling them online for a reasonable price. Send me an email if any particularly take your fancy.

Anyway, this was a suggestion from my flatmate George and it is the war bonnet of the 'Plains Indians', indigenous peoples from the great plains of North America.

Mute Swan in a Hennin

Last one for a while... I'm going to be travelling for a couple of months. Expect cards on sale in Brighton and possibly Somerset and London some time in September. Details to come!

Canada Goose in a Straw Boater Hat

Atlantic Puffin in a Sou'wester

Bittern in a Pork Pie Hat

Originally should have been wearing a Visor, but that would have fallen off its head...

Male Ring-Necked Common Pheasant in a Flat Cap

Little Owl in a New York Yankees Baseball Cap

Like 50 cent wears. Excuse the cap, I lost patience with it.

Common Kingfisher in the Imperial Crown of Austria

Just because Austria had a particularly nice crown.

Ostrich in a Scooter Helmet

Mallard in a Cowboy Hat

Idea by and drawn for my lovely friend Amy, go and look at all the beautiful things on her blog.

Merlin in a Wizards Hat

Currently having to use shit awful paper that is making my life hell/drawings bad. That's my excuse anyway.
Good news = I get to draw a mallard in a cowboy hat next.

Red-crowned Amazon Parrot in a Straw Trilby

(For my special friend Polly Kay)

Wren in a Renaissance-inspired Tudor Flat Cap

Grouse in a Deerstalker

A famous one.

Magpie in St. Edward's Crown

The official coronation crown of the English Crown Jewels...

Seagull in a Burberry Baseball Cap

Rude birdz.

Rock Pigeon in a Silk Top Hat.

An extra dapper one.

Emperor Penguin in a Fez

I've been away writing essays for my degree and earning just enough money to live, but I'm back on track now doing what really matters. This is a christmas present for my dear friend Jilly and the first in a big line up of birds in hats for the christmas holidays...

Robin in a Wooly Hat

Getting a bit seasonal

Blue Tit in a Party Hat

This one's a chubster. A more streamlined blue tit is on my to do list. As is making this blog look half-respectable, buying a new scanner that doesn't ruin everything you put in it, finishing/starting a few proper art projects, actually doing my degree and lots of other stuff...

Hobby in a Beret

A bit of an angry Hobby... next week some nice friendly blue tits in party hats.

Flamingo in a Fascinator

Not sure whether a 'fascinator' counts as a full blown hat but I'm pretty sure a flamingo would wear one.

Vulture in a Safari Hat.

Barn Owl in a Baseball Cap.

So my first bird in a hat... is a Barn Owl in a baseball cap.
This blog will mainly be birds in hats that i have drawn.
And very little about my life.












































I am also going to sex this blog up as soon as I work out how...