Author Archives: dmclwriterandartist

Special Offer in honour of World Environment Day

In the run-up to World Environment Day, which is 5 June, we are offering some special promotions: – 25% of all profits on our Cambridge Collaboration print sales will go to either Alt National Park Service (for sales to US customers) or Fauna and Flora International (for sales to UK and rest-of-the-world customers).These profit donationsContinue reading “Special Offer in honour of World Environment Day”

Spotlight on For The Love Of Trees

The moment I came across this exquisite photograph taken in 2015 by Martin Bond of A Cambridge Diary, I knew I had to draw it. I don’t know what you see first, but the lion on the tree trunk in the foreground with his paws extended downward and his claws out, scoring lines in theContinue reading “Spotlight on For The Love Of Trees”

WWF/Attenborough Film Exhibition Launch Event

Thursday the 29th of April is the launch date for the Just Imagine exhibition, which features the work of twelve winning artists (out of 640 entrants). I’m very proud to be one of the winners. Here’s a link to the winning artists’ profiles and information about how to register for the free one hour launchContinue reading “WWF/Attenborough Film Exhibition Launch Event”

Cambridge Science Festival 2021

I’m very happy to be one of the contributors to the Cambridge Science Festival in association with the MIT Museum in Massachusetts, US. I’ll be talking about pareidolia drawing. As the entire festival is virtual this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, my talk has been pre-recorded and is available to view online throughout April. IContinue reading “Cambridge Science Festival 2021”

Just Imagine Exhibition Winner!

I’m delighted to share the news that I am one of 12 artists to win the World Wildlife Fund’s recent creative callout for UK artwork. Based on a theme of hope – for a reimagined future where nature is put at the heart of our decisions – one of my pareidolia drawings has been chosenContinue reading “Just Imagine Exhibition Winner!”

On Sharing Pareidolia

The recent launch of my website http://www.hiddencreaturesart.com has quickly revealed how interesting it is to share pareidolia artwork.Pareidolia has been defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “The tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern”. Yep, that definitely feels familiar and those meaningful images that I perceive asContinue reading “On Sharing Pareidolia”