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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My latest portrait painting, 'Baby Blue', in #watercolour line and wash. I'm experimenting with #portraits, amongst other things, at the moment - next will be coloured pencil. #YorkshireArtists @stevecobbin.bsky.social

A line and wash watercolour portrait painting of a young white baby, wearing an outfit in shades of blue. The baby has blue eyes and is lying on their front on a soft surface, with their head turned to their right, facing the viewer. Their hand is tucked under their chin.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The next test print in my #Linocut journey: Rook. I've concluded that hand burnishing & fibromyalgia don't mix, but until I can afford a press I've worked out a method involving 'treading' the print initially & then finishing off by hand. @stevecobbin.bsky.social #birds #wildlife #corvids

Black & white linocut print featuring a rook in the foreground, with some grass and daisies, and distant hills and trees in the background.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Just found this gem of an independent second-hand #bookshop. Well worth a follow, and there's still time to get your orders in before #Christmas if you're quick!

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Just making the final preparations. 😊 I'll be there 10.30am - 4pm Saturday & Sunday, with lots of lovely #gifts on offer, plus Stella the Sprout #Christmas cards!

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I will be at #SuttonBank Visitor Centre this weekend, alongside other lovely local makers, with a selection of cards & gifts, & working on some #drawings. Why not come along and bag some unique #presents, or a treat for yourself, and also see how the magic happens! 😊🎄 #Christmas #Yorkshire

A poster advertising Christmas Shopping Weekends at Sutton Bank National Park Centre. 10.30am - 4pm 29th & 30th November and 13th & 14th December 2025.

A close-up shot from behind and to the left, of an artist working on a detailed coloured pencil drawing of a robin on green paper. The artist is dressed in black and is wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, from beneath which her hair hangs in two plaits.

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Sophie Green @sophiegreen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Please share this long, rambling disjointed message far and wide so we can all stick it to the man and not let AI take over the creative world. ❤️

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Love this, so cute, and great reflections. 😍 #birds

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Fantastic shot! 😍 Looks like a wren conducting a concert! #birds

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Looking forward to spending the day demonstrating and selling my art at the makers' fair tomorrow at Sutton Bank National Park Centre. 😃 It's always a fun day out with lovely people. Come and say hello, and support local producers: we're open from 10am - 5pm. ❤️ @northyorkmoors.org.uk

An indoor stall setup featuring two large tables arrange in a corner. They are covered in deep blue cloths, and laid out upon them is an array of merchandise and cards featuring colourful artworks (mainly of birds and animals). Behind the tables sits a female artist working on a drawing. She wears a rainbow-coloured crocheted cardigan and her face is obscured by a black fabric hat.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Phew! Just finished drawing the outlines for Saturday's Intro to Coloured Pencil Drawing workshop with @ledaleart.bsky.social. There are still places left; you can reserve yours here: ko-fi.com/artistsarahj...

Multiple pieces of green paper, on a drawing board, with the bare outlines (comprised of four colours) of the blue tit depicted in the next image.

Coloured pencil drawing on green paper, depicting a blue tit perched on a small length of twig. The bird is facing the front, with its head turned to the left of the page. Due to the viewpoint, it's wings almost cannot be seen - just a small part peeks out on the right from behind the bird's 'shoulder'.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Just finished my #owl #collage for an upcoming @ledaleart.bsky.social children's workshop. Rather pleased with how it's turned out. 😊 #birds #artwork @stevecobbin.bsky.social

A stylised image of an owl created in paper collage. The owl's body feathers are formed from curved tile-like pieces in various shades and textures of blue and grey, its wings are peach coloured with contour lines. There are small ears in textured pink, bright yellow feet and beak, and large black and white eyes reminiscent of googly eyes.

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LeDaleArt @ledaleart.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Special Offer: Book with a friend and save £5 each! Two or more people booking together pay only £70 per person - just quote 'ArtBuddies' when booking. 😃❤

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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I've made a new list on @bookshop.org of books that explore nature / walking / the outdoors by disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill writers - Nature Beyond Cure - aka our own narratives are messy and complex. Do share! #BookSky #DisabledWriters uk.bookshop.org/lists/nature...?

uk.bookshop.org

Nature Beyond Cure: Disabled Perspectives

Books that explore nature and living with disability and illness from disability perspectives. No magical cures here!

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LeDaleArt @ledaleart.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Exciting news: the first LeDaleArt workshop is coming up in August! Learn the secrets of coloured pencil drawing with @artistsarahjh.bsky.social and come away with a beautiful drawing of a blue tit. All materials are provided. 😃 #birds

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

There are just 5 spaces left on my botanical illustration & mental health workshop this coming Saturday. I teach you: 🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading 🧠how time spent creatively alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I'm holding a flash sale this w/e-you can bag 15% off my June botanical or bird illustration & mental health w'shops w. the code LEAFYFLASH15. Learn how creative activity & contact with nature gives us resilience to stress & trauma Plus learn how to draw twigs or wrens ✒️🌿🪶 workshops.emmamitchell.uk

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Just finished the #sketch I started on the village green on a lovely summer's afternoon last year. 😊 Featuring Phil of the Velo Ice Cream Company. veloicecream.co.uk #NorthYorkshire #ThorntonLeDale #ThorntonDale

Line and wash painting showing a side view of an ice-cream vendor's tricycle. There is a large box on the front, mounted between and above the two small front wheels. Behind this the vendor stands wearing a green apron, and a pale trilby hat with a dark band. The vendor and tricycle are shaded by a large parasol, from which a string of Union Jack bunting is festooned, connecting down to a wicker basket mounted on the rear of the tricycle. A colourful price list, on a dark background, hangs high on the parasol's stem, beneath which is mounted a stand brimming with ice-cream cones.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Yay! The #swifts are back! 😀 I don't have a hope of getting a good photo of them though, so here's a picture from the wonderful @carlbovisnature.bsky.social #birds

A swift - a brown bird with a compact body and short tail, with long narrow wings - flies from right to left of the frame. The view is from beneath and one wing appears above and one below the swift's body. Its tail feathers are splayed. The background is plain pale sky.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Sorry it's been a while: practical reality keeps getting in the way. 😆 Finally finished the sample drawing for my coloured-pencil workshop I'm planning for later this year. So excited to share my passion for #drawing my favourite creatures in my favourite medium! 😊 #Birds @stevecobbin.bsky.social

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I heard someone talking on the radio this morning about leaving #dog hair out for #birds to use in their nests *If pets have been treated with certain flea treatments, this could kill the chicks* Now seems a good time to repost this article 👇 #neonicotinods www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com

Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments

Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Carl is branching out from his legendary bathroom window into taking equally stunning #photos through his #cat flap! 😀 #birds #wildlife #nature

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

One of my favourite #birds, from Carl's legendary bathroom window! 😍

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

For #Januarty day 12, 'Pink', here is Pinky Punky of Timmy Mallet's Wacaday fame, depicted in watercolour line and wash.

Line and wash depiction of a foam mallet with a yellow handle and pink head, with a tuft of yellow hair on the head. The mallet has big white eyes with black pupils, contained within multicoloured glasses. It also has a fluffy round black nose, and an open mouth with visible tongue, as if he is laughing. On the handle there is a blue bow tie and some small logos. The face bears an uncanny resemblance to Timmy Mallet. Around the mallet, which sits at a jaunty angle on the page, there are areas where paint has been deliberately bled into the background, and splatters of paint in the same colours used on the mallet.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Today's #JanuArty theme is colour, so what else could I post but the Rainbow Snails! #inverts #SciArt

Coloured pencil drawing depicting a line of five snails nestled close together, all facing the viewer. Their shells are brightly coloured, with all the colours of the rainbow, in the correct order, represented across the shells.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I have been missing #ArtAdventCalendar since it ended, so was delighted to discover this. 😃 So, here's my first post for #JanuArty: an old favourite, Canada goose in watercolour line and wash. Thanks to @carlbovisnature.bsky.social for the sourcephoto. #birds

Line and watercolour painting depicting a close-up view of a Canada goose preening, showing only its head and a small section of its brown back feathers. Its black and white head is rotated, and beak slightly open, as it preens its feathers. The effect is almost as if it has turned to smile at the viewer.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Really important information; please read this thread. 🐝🌼 #bees #wildlife

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Charlotte Strawbridge @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

My biggest sale yet with 20% off everything today and tomorrow... So, while you're hopefully sitting in your pjs eating left over Christmas food, please take a look and treat yourself to original art, prints, coasters, tea towels & more. charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art #BoxingDaySale 😊

'Mother' Original oil painting of a doe and her fawn

The Green Collection of coasters. Stag, Hedgehog, Badgera dn Puffin

Hanging tea towels, Contemplating the stars.

Cry of the Curlew. Oil painting of a curlew

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Just watched the new Wallace and Gromit film and it's utterly brilliant and hilarious! #JoinIn

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

We have finally found where we had put the #Christmas tree and have put it up. Better late than never! 😂 #JoinIn

A wooden triangle frame, vaguely resembling the shape of a fir tree, on a small wooden plinth. Within the fame strings of wooden beads in two shades and sizes zig-zag from top to bottom, reminiscent of Christmas tree decorations. The whole thing is about 25 cm tall.

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

OK everyone, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas has a younger sibling: #SeasonsSeatings! Let's see your dodgy #Christmas dinner seating arrangements. 😀 (Don't forget the Alt text and the capitalisation in the hashtag please.) #JoinIn

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

It would be great if this sharing of dodgy #Christmas dinner seating arrangements could take off and be a thing like @rhodri.biz's #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, but it really needs a similarly witty hashtag: what should it be? #JoinIn

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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist @artistsarahjh.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Good morning and Happy Christmas all. My final #ArtAdventCalendar post is 'Stella the Sprout' especially for #Christmas Day! 😀 #sprouts #JoinIn

Coloured pencil drawing depicting a close-up of a single Brussels sprout. She has yellow eyes and a smiling mouth.

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