Burns Night 2018

I love Scotland, from the Highlands to the Cities, the Islands to the Irn Bru (okay maybe not so much) from Flora McDonald to Robert Burns. So I seem to have started a yearly tradition to complete a Robert Burns Illustration for every Burns Night! So here's this years; a linocut with a little portrait of the great man himself on a rose complete with the opening lines of 'O My Luve is Like a Red Red Rose' I wanted to do some green rose leaves & thorns as well, but I ran out of time so I will have to finish it another time. 

Here's my Robert Burns Illustrations from 2017, 2016 , 2015 and 2014

Happy Burns Night!

Happy Burns Night Linocut

 

Happy Burns Night! Hope you're having fun reciting the 'Tam O'Shanter' & piping in the Haggis! To celebrate I created a linocut print in honour of Robert Burns detailing some of his famous works. I love my little tartan book of his poems & songs which is just right to dip into when I want to conjure the wild, free Highlands of Scotland & a Scottish accent! The A4 print is available to buy in my shop.

The print details aspects of his well known works including; roses for 'My Love is like a Red Red Rose', A haggis, mouse & a louse for his Addresses' to each of them, the Scottish Highlands for his 'My Heart's in the Highland's' & 'Wild Mountainside' also put in the NYE classic 'Auld Lang Syne' & the beautiful 'Ae Fond Kiss'.

Here's the linocut block, I can now write in joined up writing backwards! 

It's also available on Redbubble on T-shirts, cards, homewares etc, I love the tote bag!

Also why not have a look at my Burns Night Illustrations from 2016, 2015 & 2014!