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watercolour painting of a white haired, white skinned woman with blood on her mouth dripping onto her white dress... a vampire!

'Let Sleeping Dragons Lie' - 2019 watercolour on board. Still available if you're interested (contact me if you are). #dragon #dragons #dragonhoard #snuggleofdragons #reddragon

a cosy pile of red dragons lying on top of their hoard of gold.

photo of my old desk with the painting of the dragons on it and various paints and brushes lying around.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 29/09/2026

'The Striped Bravogg' - watercolour on board. Appears in my book Secrets Of Strangehollow (you can find that here: buff.ly/kor46L0

a large dark blue grey and white striped creature sits on a branch, it has claws like a bear and a face a little like a big cat but with wide set ears with a point to them.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 28/09/2026

Still one of my favourite dragons. A wood dragon from Strangehollow, a book you will find in my shop here: buff.ly/kor46L0 #dragon #dragonart #greendragon #wooddragon #bestiary

watercolour - the head and neck of a green dragon covered in antler/horn like growths all around its head and neck. Its nose is pink and its eyes are shiny and black and it has a benign expression.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 26/09/2026

The Mountain Unicorn, from my book Secrets Of Strangehollow (second in the Strangehollow world), excerpt in alt text: buff.ly/7krkipG #unicorn #unicornmyth #myth #folklore #

When the nights draw in and autumn has taken hold, the mountain
unicorns will begin the journey to their annual rut. These elusive
creatures live high in the snowy mountain peaks where they are well
camouflaged because of their pure white coats. In the middle of the
night, just as the first full moon of October appears in the sky, these
magical beasts will make their way down from the heights. They appear
out of the mist like ghostly apparitions on the grassy hills that stretch
from the base of the mountains right down to the edges of the forest.

(Image description) a white goat-like unicorn stands on top of a hill in front of a starry sky and mountains in the distance behind him. He calls out into the night, his breath white in the cold air...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 25/09/2026

'The Chase' Painting from my book Savage Strangehollow, excerpt about these dragons in alt text: buff.ly/7krkipG #dragon #dragonchase #dragons #fantasy #folklore #dragonlore

Every couple of generations or so, the mountains of Strangehollow are
visited by a true goliath from the west. This dragon visits these lands for
one reason only, to hunt The Red Death.
It is the colour of night, its long neck covered in giant pointed scales
which extend over its back and down to the tip of its tail. Its wings are
vast, engulfing the land below in shadow and able to turn day into night.
Its arrival always coincides with a violent lightning storm, starting far out
at sea and sweeping towards the western shores of Strangehollow and the
great mountain range where the red dragons dwell. It is believed that the
dragon itself...

image description: a great black winged dragon dives out of thunderclouds, crackling with lightning, chasing a smaller red dragon across the mountain tops

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 24/09/2026

Selkies, from my book Seas Of Strangehollow, the third in my Strangehollow world. You can find the books here: buff.ly/7krkipG #selkies #mermaid #merfolk #folklore #fairytales #artbook

Unlike mermaids, which you will also find in both western and southern
seas, selkies prefer the cold waters of the kelp forests of the west. There
are no white sandy beaches here, just a coastline dotted with rocks, cliffs
and occasional dark sand beaches. The ocean is deeper here, and where
the kelp forests end there is an underwater cliff edge which gives way to
unfathomable depths. Great beasts loom in the deep, creatures from
stories which chill the blood in your veins.
The selkies of Strangehollow are not shapeshifters like those you may
have read about in old folk tales. They are not dissimilar to mermaids in
that their upper bodies, down to their hips, are...

Image description: two half woman, half seal selkies swim amongst the sea kelp. They have staring white eyes and webbed hands.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 24/09/2026

Trying out a new medium (acrylic ink) and doing my first self portrait in 10 years! It’s a bit too pink, and I lost the white of the paper on the bottom lip, but I am pleased with the outcome! I still prefer watercolour 😂

Portrait of me in acrylic ink. I have dark curly hair with a lot of grey and blue eyes and a square shaped face

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 23/09/2026

3/3 I'd love to gauge the interest in this project. Does this sound like something you'd enjoy? Cost would be (including postage) £11 UK and £14 everywhere else per month. Show your interest by signing up to my newsletter here: buff.ly/5mkgfEF #snailmailclub #fantasystory #adventurestory

exerpt from letter:

The Tipsy Wizard
Agaloon Coast
2nd Moon In The Year Of Olum

My Dear Friend,
What an adventure I have had since I saw you last at Port Hope. The journey to this wild place was not without incident, and you can be sure that I will furnish you with as much detail as I am able.
A couple of weeks into my journey on the whale-road, aboard The Intrepid, something happened which was to change my once relaxed attitude to sea travel. I was woken very early one morning to the sound of the crew shouting and rushing about ship. Their voices were laden with panic, and the word being repeated was Leviathan! Leviathan! I can tell you this made my blood run cold. As you know, I'm not one to shy from a little peril, so I grabbed my coat and rushed up to the deck to see if I could be of use. Men were standing on the port side, holding long spears, pointed at the wild foaming ocean below. I could see something in the early morning light, an immense creature with glistening scales the size of shields, effortlessly gliding alongside us, it must have been...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 23/09/2026

2/3 What if in each letter they sent you a drawing each month and a clipping from an interesting found item on their adventure? What if you heard about perilous sea journeys in leviathan-infested waters and close encounters with dragons? Wouldn’t that be fantastic? #snailmailclub #snailmail

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 23/09/2026

What if each month you received a letter from an adventurous friend? What if they told you of their extraordinary journey in a wild and otherworldly land? What if you got long letters about their experiences of raucous taverns, Vodarr Witches, travelling caravans and outlaws? 1/3 #snailmailclub

collage image of a photo of a close up of writing in the background, on top is a torn piece of paper, with a fragment of a letter reading: My Dear Friend, What an adventure I have had since I saw you last at Port Hope. The journey to this wild place was not without incident, and you can be sure that I will furnish you with as much...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 22/09/2026

The Wizard's Keep - short excerpt from Strangehollow (excerpt in alt text). The next 3 books bought come with one of the last copies of Artpothecary, a collection of my drawings up till 2018. buff.ly/7krkipG #wizards #fantasyart #folklore #artbook #fairytale

Right in the centre of Strangehollow, there is a very small keep,
perched precariously atop a very tall hill, rising out above the
tops of the trees with views all the way to the distant mountains.
Although it has a front door, you will never see anyone enter or
leave. There have been rumours that the keep is merely just the
tip of the iceberg, that the hill itself has an elaborate maze of
rooms inside where the lonely wizard who lives there performs
his spells and...

photo of three books with 'artpothecary' on the front and a drawing of a unicorn in graphite.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 22/09/2026

If you see this, QRP your green art 💚

watercolour painting of a dragon head, it is green all over with a pink snout. It's head and neck are covered with bony growths reminiscent of antler. It has black shining eyes.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 21/09/2026

Longing for adventure but don't want to leave the comfort of your home? Journey into Strangehollow, a vast enchanted forest filled with extraordinary beasts and magical beings. Start with book one, dive in part way or get the whole set! buff.ly/7krkipG #artbook #folklore #fairytales #fantasyart

watercolour painting: a misty rocky coastline, in the foreground is a huge sea serpent holding on to a rock, the surf crashing against the rock and its head, mouth open, calling out to sea...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 20/09/2026

Water Spirit, original watercolour. It is also available to purchase on my website: buff.ly/DVYahTc #fae #faeries #waterspirit #folklore #fairytale

a watercolour of a bluey-purple forest of pines and in the foreground there's a dark pool with a pale woman with black eyes and long white hair standing submerged in the water.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 19/09/2026

I have three remaining Artpothecary books. The next three orders for books or originals will get one of these in their package! emilyhare.com (This does not apply to calendar orders) I made these back in 2018 and they're just a collection of sketches and drawings I made over the years. #drawings

photo of a book with a unicorn on the front and the text says 'artpothecary'

double page spread of some sketches of 'miss haversham' inside the artpothecary book.

pencil drawing of beowulf swimming next to a huge sea serpent

drawing of a woman with a raven in the foreground in sepia

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 18/09/2026

Continuing the watery tart theme - 'Singing Pools' from my book Secrets Of Strangehollow: buff.ly/DVYahTc #mermaid #folklore #fairytales #fantasyart

watercolour of a blue lagoon with a waterfall and cliffs in the background, in the foreground there is a mermaid resting on a rock, leaning back on her hands as her pink and purple tail goes into the water and the tail is poking back out again showing the pale pink fins

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 18/09/2026

Did a fun water test today as part of Earthwatch! Medium levels of nitrates but no phosphates which is good. But what was fun was finding fresh otter spraints AND they must have been there not long before me as there were still wet footmarks on the rock!

picture of a nitrate and phosphate test showing that the stream near me is between 1.0-2.0 levels of nitrates.

picture of a stone with otter footprints/slides on it

photo of an otter spraint (poo), with the remains of whatever it ate in it!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 17/09/2026

The Temple Guardian - from 'Seas Of Strangehollow' now in my book shop! buff.ly/DVYahTc #merfolk #temple #folklore #fairytale #supportsmallartists

watercolour painting of a strange half human, half octopus like creature lying in a pool inside an ancient temple with dappled light falling on them.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 16/09/2026

Selkies, from Seas Of Strangehollow. Original still available too! buff.ly/DVYahTc #selkies #mermaid #merfolk #folklore #fairytale

two selkies swimming amongst the kelp in a blue green haze, their eyes glowing white

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 14/09/2026

2/2 When the time is right I will also offer hand embellished prints. This was my 'let sleeping dragons lie' print I did a few years ago. It turned out so great!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 14/09/2026

PRINTS PRINTS PRINTS! I'm looking into offering prints again. What is important to you in a print? Price? Size? Let me know 🙂 (these would not be signed, this would be print on demand). Get notified when prints go live via my newsletter: buff.ly/MWCTrpu #artprints #print 1/2

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 14/09/2026

Bizarre weather for this time of year. Didn’t even see this humidity in the summer! Window is open obvs.

Thermometer showing 19c and 87% humidity indoors

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 12/09/2026

A barbarian woman I did for ImagineFX magazine back in 2010! Digital. #imaginefx #throwback #art #digitalart #barbarianwoman #dragon #dragonslayer

painting of a woman who is wearing a skimpy leather bra and skirt, blood splashed on her, resting on the nose of a huge dragon she's just slain and holding a large bloody axe.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 11/09/2026

A Rubens master study I did MANY years ago! 2010. Photoshop. #rubensstudy #rubens #masterstudy #buttcheeks #artisbutts

rubens master study painting in photoshop. Showing the back of a rubenesque woman who is nude, with long blonde hair.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 10/09/2026

Since it's my 50th time round the sun, would you care to share my art around? That would be a splendid gift, thank you! 🥰 emilyhare.com #dragons #fantasyart #watercolour #creatureart #unicorns

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 10/09/2026

This is me when I was 1 year old, looks like it was all a bit overwhelming. I'm 50 years old today. Where did that time go? Seriously excited to have reached a half century. Here's to another 50? #throwbackthursday

photo of a 1yr old girl in a blue dress looking in concern at a birthday cake with one candle on it.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 09/09/2026

Art drop of these cheeky chappies is now open for the public! I have four little fellows still available and looking for their forever homes... The ones with the red dots are no longer available buff.ly/eGOFF2g #sculpture #monstersculpture #cutemonster #ornaments #handmade

A row of colourful little monster sculptures with silly grins.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 08/09/2026

Calendar time! Don't forget to get yours - a monster a month to cheer up your wall, or your friend's wall! Two options, one for USA and Canada and the other option for everyone else (not all countries are supported, this is print on demand). #monster #cutemonster #2027calendar #wallcalendar #art

A mockup image of my monsters calendar on the wall (A3 example). A white cover wiht 'monsters calendar 2027') on the top and a little monster in a martini glass below

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 08/09/2026

Monster sculpture art drop happens at 7pm BST this evening! All newsletter subscribers get access 24hrs before everyone else, it's not too late to sign up! buff.ly/177g8YI #sculpture #artdrop #monster #monsterart #monstersculpture

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 07/09/2026

All these handmade monsters will be going up for sale tomorrow 8PM BST! Want to get access 24hrs before the public? You can sign up to my newsletter for that HERE: buff.ly/177g8YI #artdrop #monstersculpture #monstercore #goblincore #sculpture #ornament #whimsy

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 07/09/2026

Meet the gang. Found this lot hanging out next to my largest mangelwurzel! All seven of them will be available to adopt on the 8th of September. Newsletter subscribers get 24hr access before the public. Sign up here: buff.ly/177g8YI #monsters #artdrop #sculpture #cottagecore #goblincore

a photo showing a collection of colourful monster sculptures all collected around a large root vegetable called a mangelwurzel.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 07/09/2026

Last chance to get early access to my next art drop (tomorrow) which is monster sculptures! Newsletter subs get access 24hrs before the public! buff.ly/177g8YI Wilbur and Ignatius here both have very shiny pink bottoms, in case you might find that as amusing as I do. #monsters #artdrop #sculpture

photo of Wilbur, a green monster, sitting on my hand. He has a pale green tummy and darker green eveyrwhere else with pink dots and pink on the bottom of his feet

photo of Ignatius who has a pale creamy yellow tummy, two front teeth in a smiling overbite and the rest of him is purple and magenta. He has little pink pads on the bottoms of his feet.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 06/09/2026

Quote with your blue art (I have a lot of blue art).

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 06/09/2026

This is Simon. He's part of my mini book of monsters 2. It combines images of delightful chaps like this, plus their unique and interesting hobbies. Books found here: buff.ly/fBfnNMW #monster #cutemonster #goblincore #monsterlove #cute #silly

a purple monster with black horns and six ears and a silly grin sitting on his haunches.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 05/09/2026

A wee throwback to a pile of dragons I painted on their hoard of gold - I made a limited run of hand embellished prints at the time, I LOVED how they came out. I must do this again SOON! #dragon #dragonhoard #dragoncore #hobbitcore #smaug #goblincore

a close up of a painting of some red dragons lying on gold, a few of the piece of gold are picked out with shiny gold paint so it reflects the light.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 05/09/2026

Bears repeating. This one's for you.

'Don't cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it'

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 05/09/2026

A wee collection of a few of the potion paintings i've made over the years. I think the pumpkin and the skull ones are my faves. #potion #witchcraft #alchemy #potions #spookyseason #magic #wicca

12 tiny potion bottles of various colours painted in watercolour.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 04/09/2026

Excerpt about Grizel the Sea Witch from my book Secrets Of Strangehollow! Enjoy :) Book shop: buff.ly/fBfnNMW Newsletter sign up: buff.ly/Tgu8fma #fantasy #folklore #storytelling #seawitch #hobbitcore #fantasycreatures

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 03/09/2026

A little drawing I made a few years ago that went into a sketchbook collection called Artpothecary! I do love a winged horse... #pencil #graphite #pegasus #wingedhorse #magical #mythology #mythicalbeast #mythicalhorse #throwbackthursday

pencil drawing of a white winged horse galloping across the page. The background is just shaded graphite.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 03/09/2026

My next art drop happens on the 8th of September... this time it's SCULPTURES!! I have seven cheeky little monsters waiting to find their forever home. Could that be you? Sign up to my newsletter to get access 24hrs before the public... buff.ly/177g8YI #monster #sculpture #monstersculpture #artdrop

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 03/09/2026

Anyone else LOVE Aimee Lou Wood? I love that she's shunned the botox madness and the push for 'perfect' teeth. I love seeing actresses with a full range of expression, but I also love the teeth! More interesting faces please!

photo of aimee lou wood wearing a plaid jacket and black tie and white shirt. Her hair is a sort of dark honey blonde and she's looking up and she has huge brown eyes with big fake eyelashes on and you can see her teeth even with her mouth closed

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 02/09/2026

Looking for a 2027 wall calendar to bring a little joy into your home? I've got just the thing! My monster calendar is now available (it's print on demand so anything else you order would come separately). Ships to UK, EU, USA, AUS, NZ, CAN, CH. Buy here:https://buff.ly/k85TsXk #wallcalendar

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? The English Patient

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 01/09/2026

Fancy some whimsical fantasy art for your desktop or phone? If you sign up to my newsletter you'll get a free download of a load of gorgeous artwork to enjoy! Go on, you know you want to: buff.ly/vZf56Yf #desktopbackground #phonebackground #fantasy #folklore #fairytale #dragons #unicorns

a mockup of various desktop backgrounds, tablet backgrounds and phone backgrounds of my art. Dragons, serpents and unicorns (and more!) for download.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 31/08/2026

'The Chase' - from my book 'Savage Strangehollow' which you can find here: buff.ly/0X2OdAt #dragon #dragonlore #lightning #reddragon #dragons #dragonchase #watercolour #drama

A huge black dragon dives out of thunderclouds above mountains to chase a small red dragon to the right of the painting, there are lightning strikes covering the body of the black beast as it swoops on its prey.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 30/08/2026

Leopold. From Mini Book Of Monsters 3. Leopold is a surprisingly talented free-climber and in his spare time writes romantic poetry. You can find the book here: buff.ly/0X2OdAt #monster #cutemonster #poetry #cottagecore #goblincore

A brown monster sitting on his hindquarters. He has a yellow tummy and his ears are pink inside and stick out the sides. He has five eyes, black and glossy. He has an overbite with a few teeth and small black horns.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 29/08/2026

Winston. From my book Mini Book Of Monsters 3 - which you can find here: buff.ly/0X2OdAt #monster #goblincore #cottagecore #cute #monster #monsterlove #cutemonster

a fat dark green creature with a purple horn and pink tummy and bat-like pink wings. He is flying and his little legs are dangling down. He's got an underbite and is looking at us.

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