Faida is our oldest female giraffe and is very wrinkly in the face. She's a very shy character but she won’t hold back if it’s food related. Faida joined us from Hannover Zoo! 😀 #GiraffeWeek 🦒

An Open Letter to Illustration Graduates ow.ly/R2hm30khaXw #illustration #freelance #artschool #arttips

Thanks also to Carla Sears

And to me. x.com/TimClarePoet/s…

One of the world’s last orangutan strongholds is under threat. If we don’t act NOW, we could lose them forever >> act.gp/2kRDTgc

Tommy Robinson & Anjem Choudary: What's the difference? #tommyrobinson #freetommy

This family's boat ride turned into a dramatic whale rescue — and the whale spent an hour thanking them in the most beautiful way! 🐋💙

Who's up for a #FridayFreebie? 🎉 RT and follow Batsford Books for your chance to #win a copy of Hazel Soan's 'Learn Colour in Painting Quickly'. The perfect introduction for aspiring artists! 🎨 3 winners will be drawn Mon 9th July at 5pm BST.

If public transport was free in your city, would you drive less? RT if you'd like to your city to make public transport free! (and check out act.gp/2NsXWhQ)

We've checked, and we officially could not be more in love with this, Neil Gaiman & chris riddell 💗 Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries – an essay in pictures theguardian.com/books/gallery/…

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The Countdown Begins! Just 6 days to go before the Dickensian Festival in Bridlington Old Town on Sunday 4th December. Join in our competition on 4th December and find out more by visiting sleepyphoenixmaps.co.uk

This is a pet portrait commission I completed recently, do contact me on [email protected] or you can visit my Etsy shop at etsy.com/shop/TheSleepy… instagram.com/p/CnKEavuIL_u/…

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Pop into the wonderful Bridlington Old Town Gallery to see wonderful art to suit all tastes and budgets. The illustration below is by The Sleepy Phoenix.

In the heart of Bridlington’s historic Old Town, is a lovely cafe with a cosy room at the back that is perfect for meetings. It’s free to use and there’s free WiFi available. With delicious coffee, and homemade soup and cakes available, it’s a great place to get some work done.

Here’s one I did earlier… a digital painting of the beautiful Port de Cassis.

How to really enjoy the rain: 1. Stand at the window (inside) 2. Put non-tea drinking hand on hip 3. Sip tea from mug 4. Say “look at that rain” or “it’s really coming down now” 5. Ask someone else if it’s raining where they are 6. Say the garden needs it 7. Eat all the biscuits

I hate doing this, but I am desperate for sales, as currently a few hundred pounds short of being able to cover my bills this month. Please, if you’ve ever thought about buying from me, now would be a great time. Even if all you can do is retweet this, I’d be so grateful (1/2)

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