Husband to a husband, father to a son, slave to a Whippet! Happy painter of animals in watercolour, and playing around with simple digital illustrations of anything that comes to mind. No NFTs or Commissions. Often found gardening, baking or snoozing.https://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3mtdoyuvrys2dPutting this aside for now. I think its done. Will check in on it in a few days time with fresh eyes to make sure. Whippet, Mixed Media on Paper 11 x 15" #art #mixedmedia #dog18 Aug 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdoyuvrys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3mt26rf7l7s26Been a few weeks since ive been in here. Mental health was a bit Wonky, and alot going on around it so lost my footing at the easel. Took a giraffe to get me back up and running once the brain and my world had calmed a little bit. Whippet is a WiP but getting there. #art #artist ##mixedmedia14 Aug 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt26rf7l7s26https://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3ml2iz7viec2iWIP mixed media on canvas Creating happier memories of Watership Down! What it was in my head vs the film! That said, I think im one of only a few people of my generation who wasn't actually traumatised by the movie and loved it, watched it several times as a child. Big animation fan #art #artist04 May 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2iz7viec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3mgnteim5as2sI took this one off the easel at the start of the weekend. I think its done. Grumpy Bird 80 x 40cm Mixed Media on Canvas #art #artist ##mixedmedia ##myartwork09 Mar 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnteim5as2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3mdquwo674s2oBeen quietly working on various projects since end of last year, including teaching self to knit. Painting most days and working on a new piece which was finished today Currently untitled. Mixed media 39 x 30 Canvas on board. #art #artist #mixedmedia31 Jan 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdquwo674s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3mamadrdpnk27So, I’m in the halfway through an art project/experiment - One Canvas, 30 Days of Painting. Every day you disrupt the canvas in some way. It’s very therapeutic to let go And move on with noo idea what comes next or if there will be a final image. Just playing with paint & Ink. #art #artist22 Dec 2025 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamadrdpnk27https://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3m67uzezvhc2mA little self-portrait. Probably my best attempt so far as far as likeness goes. Not unhappy with it. Want to get better at portraiture. Mixed Media on paper. #art #selfportrait #painting22 Nov 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m67uzezvhc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3m4vwpzqpk22eManaged to get plenty of time on this one today to finish it. Raven 30 x 30cm Mixed Media on Canvas.05 Nov 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vwpzqpk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3m4qxxgn7q22kOne finished and another in progress. #art ##animalart #artist03 Nov 2025 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qxxgn7q22khttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lxfqs22mrk2aAnother one finished tonight. Loved doing this one. I love it when you get the real happiness when you’re painting and it just makes you smile throughout. Whippet Mixed Media on Paper A4 Cold Pressed 300gsm #art #artist #whippet #animalart27 Aug 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfqs22mrk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lwu5y7dzyc2rA little hummingbird finished tonight. Mixed Media on Plywood, 20 x 20cm #art #artwork #animalart #painting20 Aug 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwu5y7dzyc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lv6shir2pk2bLompster 20 x 20cm Mixed Media on Plywood Its called Lompster because that's what my son called them when he was little. Its always stuck with me. #art #artwork #mixedmedia #animalart30 Jul 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6shir2pk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lv2guknb7s2eStarted a new one. Three sessions so far. More to go still. #animalart #art ##mixedmedia28 Jul 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2guknb7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3luis42q4e22lStill playing with some mixed media on Plywood. Finished off this one tonight. BUMBLE 20X20cm, Mixed Media on plywood #art #artist #bumblebee #animalart ##mixedmedia21 Jul 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3luis42q4e22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lts2rjkqn22rFinished this one today. Was too hot outside so came in to paint instead. Elephant Mixed Media on Plywood #art #Elephant #originalart #painting ##acrylicpainting #mixedmediaart12 Jul 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lts2rjkqn22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lthzjeieck2oFinished the fighting Hares yesterday, watercolour on paper, 15 x 22 inches (couldn’t fit it all on my A3 scanner so only partial shown), and today had a little play with watercolour inks. #animalart #watercolourpainting #art #hares #elephants08 Jul 2025 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthzjeieck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lsyucoi3gc2dMaking progress with the boxing Hares. A couple more goes on it to add some depth and a little detail. Think its heading in the right direction. #Hares #Watercolour #animalart02 Jul 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyucoi3gc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lsjsktmhv22lNew one started. Bigger than my usual pieces, 22 x 15" Only had a couple of sessions to get background in and mark out the Hares #Watercolour #art #animalart #hares26 Jun 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjsktmhv22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lrt3z3bnlk22This little man, Eddy, finished and will be off to share space with the real Eddy! Eddy The Whippet Watercolour on Paper 15 x 11 #art #animalart #whippet #watercolour17 Jun 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrt3z3bnlk22https://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lrlsf2cads2y2nd layer of colour gone down kn this young man. Eddie The Whippet WiP Watercolour on Paper #art #Watercolour #animalart #whippet14 Jun 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlsf2cads2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lrgqkr7lhk2zCouple of short sessions on this one. An artist friend kindly sent me a portrait of our whippet. She also has a Whippet and so we agreed I'd retun the favour. There's a way to go but he's started Eddie The Whippet WiP Watercolour on Paper #Whippet #animalart #art #watercolour12 Jun 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgqkr7lhk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lqnem25x6s2nDonkey Watercolour & Ink on Paper This one came in as a request, I can’t resist a challenge and request! First time I’ve painted a Donkey. #animalart #donkey #watercolour #art02 Jun 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnem25x6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lq65dxdzyc2bBit by bit building up the donkey and adding time to his cheery blue background. #animalart #art #artists #watercolour27 May 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq65dxdzyc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lp5q534c5c2oCompletely forgot to post this last week having finished it. It’s been a bit of a week! Here’s the final version of the Bumblebee and Flower. Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11. #bumblebee #watercolour #animalart14 May 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5q534c5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lnz4r4ev2k2rA little bit more on this one. D9nt want to do much more, just some very small highlights and a bit of a glaze. #art #animalart #bee30 Apr 2025 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnz4r4ev2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lnioxcktu22rStarted a new piece last night, just the first couple of washes gone down to mark it out. Some work to do still, but trying to keep it very loose and uncomplicated. Will add a few little details but really not very much. #art #animalart #watercolour #bee #sunflower23 Apr 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnioxcktu22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lmsdvkjn722jFinished this fella tonight. Haven’t decided what to do with it yet. It’ll sit in a room for a few days out of sight so I can look at it with fresh eyes and then see what I think. Chimp, Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11” #animalart #art #watercolour #chimp14 Apr 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsdvkjn722jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lmkxwvr73k2sBeen a few weeks, but after a holiday had a bitnof a mental health blip and anxiety was high so had to step back from everything. But back at it now and getting better. Background went down 5 weeks ago. Past few days have started adding to it. #art #chimp #watercolour11 Apr 2025 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkxwvr73k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljamesartwork.bsky.social/post/3lkoeajc2uc2iComing to the last couple of days holiday. Much needed break and time to recharge. Was already feeling burnt out after Christmas. Time to reflect and make some decisions on changes that need to be made. #mentalhealth #wellbeing #mexico18 Mar 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:tdpy55josm2ecghvixvxmv36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkoeajc2uc2i