Cathryn Worrell

@cathrynworrell.bsky.social

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🎨 Artist, illustrator, lover of Moomins (she/her) 🍃 Navigating a creative life with chronic illness (ME/CFS) https://cathrynworrell.com/links https://patreon.com/cathrynworrell.com

Black and white line drawing portrait of a woman with shoulder length straight hair and glasses on a square white sketchbook page, with a Pigma Micron fineliner pen sitting on the desk above the sketchbook.
A watercolour illustration on a white background of a small beige bunny in profile seen from its right side, wearing a Fair Isle inspired jumper in shades of grey, blue, yellow, red and brown.
Image of a sketchbook and paints on a desk. The sketchbook is open to show watercolour illustrations across the double page spread. Overlaid text reads 'Sketchbook Prompt'.
An open sketchbook on a desk showing some black line drawings of trees. Alongside is an orange pen, pencil sharpener, jar of pencils and a small bowl of pencil shavings.
2 hands homding an A4 booklet cover entitled 'Let's Draw'. In the bakcground are mote oages from the booklet and some drawings in a sketchbook.
A red peacock butterfly sitting open-winged on parched, cracked, dry earth in the UK and surrounded by some patches of green grass.
Smal beige moth with grey spots sitting on a white emulsioned interior wall.
An open sketchbook, ceramic palette and blue handled paintbrush on a desk. The sketchbook is square. On the right hand page is a gouache self portrait of a white woman's face. She has light brown hair in a long bob, large round glasses and an off white top. The left hand page is hand lettered with the date in blue paint: 30th July 2024.
An ooen sketchbook alongside a pencil, pencil sharpener and a small white bowl of pencil shavings. The sketchbook shows a series of six pencil sketches of cats. Two on the left and four on the right hand page. Each one is inside a hand drawn frame.
Double page sketchbook spread showing two small watercolour landscape sketches. On the left is a view down a lane with trees on the left and a house at the end. On the right hand page is a view over a wall of a hill with a large knobbly tree on the right and a stone house on top of the hill next to another tree. A small watercolour palette, brush and paper towel sit above the sketchbook.
The right hand page of a sketchbook showing two landscape paintings of the same scene - one is in the winter and one in the spring. On the left hand edge of the image, the edge of the left hand sketchbook page is visible with two more landscape paintings. There are crayons and pens on the desk next to this sketchbook
A view across a grassy field with green trees on the far side of the field. The silhouette of the person taking the photo is visible in the lower left corner.
A set of watercolours, a mop brush, a jar of water and a large sheet of paper on a desk seen from overhead. The paper shows nine large paint swatches in red, green, orange, yellow, off white, blue and brown.
An open sketchbook on a table showing a detailed black ink line drawing of a bird's nest with 2 speckled eggs in the centre. A fineliner pen sits above the sketchbook and the tip of a paintbrush is visible at the top edge of the photo.
2 greeting cards standing in front of a soft yellow backdrop. One card shows an illustration of a rabbit in profile wearing a Fair Isle sweater in a white background. The other card shows an illustration of painted wildflowers on a green background. In front of the cards are 2 postcards laying flat. One has a floral illustration and the other shows illustrations of some colourful moths. There's also a pink Bic pen and a flat grey pebble.
Video thumbnail of two hands drawing in a sketchbook. The pages show a series of drawings of eggs. A water jar and a watercolour palette are visible at the top edge of the image.
A bunch of bright yellow daffodils in a large glass jar of water, sitting on a shiny, dark grey surface with a blurred out view from a window behind them. To the left there are some beige tiles on the wall. To the right is the edge of a plant pot with a blue rim sitting on a terracotta coloured plastic saucer.
A 30 second video clip of 2 hands painting pink flowers in a landscape format sketchbook on a soft yellow painted background. The video is set to some gentle background music.
2 hands flipping through a large sketchbook. On the left page 2 small landscape paintings are visible, showing a beach and a sky with tree branches. As the pages turn an ink drawing of 5 feathers can be seen as well as the bottom portion of a grassy landscape on a further page.
A small corner of a sketchbook page showing paintings of a few pink flowers on a soft yellow background. The sketchbook sits on a pale grey cutting mat alongside a small dish of pencil shavings, 2 tubes of acrylic gouache, a paper towel, washi tape and a red pen.
A jam jar with a red gingham-patterned lid and some white elastic around the lower part of the jar. Inside the jar is a bubbly sourdough starter which has risen above the elastic marker.
A partially filled sketchbook spread showing detailed ink link drawings of oyster mushrooms. The sketchbook sits alongside some coloured pencils, washi tape and an orange pen.
Framed art print of an illustration of nine brightly coloured beetles.
An overhead view of an artist's desk showing sketchbooks, brushes, paint palettes, pens and pencils.
12 black ink drawings on fish across a double page sketchbook spread. 4 pens sit alongside the sketchbook, including a pink Lamy Safari and an orange Kaweco Sport.
A hand holding an A5 art print of a painted bumble bee on a white background against a cream coloured wall.
A hand holding a floral mug on a desk, alongside a pencil and sketchbooks.
Two hands holding a greeting card showing an illustration of wildflowers, alongside a sketchbook of the original artwork.
A drawing of a brogue/wingtip show in warm shades of brown coloured pencil.
Two small ink drawings of brick chimneys in a sketchbook alongside an orange pen.
A clear bright blue sky with treetops peeping in from the bottom edge.
A small wooded area in the winter. Bare trees, and brown leaves covering the ground.
A women in a striped long-sleeved top, wearing glasses, resting her chin in her hand and sitting a desk, smiling at the camera. The desk is scattered with coloured pencils and a jar of paint brushes.
Two hands, with one holding an orange pen and drawing a bottle in the bottom left bottom of a sketchbook page in black ink. Black overlaid text on the right side of the image reads: 'Let's Draw'.
A blank sketchbook page with illustrations of 2 pencils overlaid and hand lettered that reads 'Sketchbook Prompt' in black capital letters.
Wood pigeon sitting among branches of trees.
Giclee print showing a painting of the Palm House at Kew Gardens in an oak coloured frame with a cream mount against a cream wall.
Overhead view of a desk showing a large open notebook, pen, mug of hot chocolate, the edges of some sketchbooks in one corner, a paperclip and a ceramic watercolour palette.
A small sketchbook showing an upside down black line drawing of a portrait of a woman. A hand holds open the sketchbook and there's an orange fountain pen and a ceramic watercolour palette alongside.
A cup of tea seen from above, held by two hands and sat on a pile of scattered, open sketchbooks, the pages showing drawings and paintings.
3 black ink abstract thumbnail drawings on a small white sketchbook page with a blue and orange pen alongside.
The left hand page of a sketchbook held open at the bottom left corner by hand. The page shows 6 small painted squares with abstract shapes painted on top in blue, yellow, red, green and pink.
The lefthand page of a small sketchbook held open at the bottom left corner by a finger and thumb. The page shows a grid drawn freehand in black ink with lines running vertically and horizontally.
Snow covered trees against cloud covered grey sky.
A grey wintry sky and bare trees with the top of a stone cottage peeping above a hedge in the middle. There is smoke drifting from the chimney of the cottage.
2 hands holding a white greeting card featuring an illustration of a brown dachshund in profile wearing a rainbow striped sweater against a soft yellow background. Above the card are 2 postage stamps a small clamp clip and a red pencil.
Clear blue sky with trees branches silhouetted in the right hand lower corner along with a pigeon sitting on the end of a thin branch.
Part of a sketchbook page drawing of oranges and nuts surrounded by art materials and an orange on a desk.
5 illustrated paper Fair Isle socks in shades of orange, brown, yellow and green, threaded onto a length of string.
8 illustrations of fruit and leaves, printed on paper and cut out, alongside some scissors and string.
8 illustrations of fruit and leaves printed on paper, cut out and threaded onto string.
A hand holding open a pocket sized sketchbook surrounded by pencils on a desk. The left hand page shows a painting of a curved road lined with trees, leaves scattered in the ground and a red triangular 'roadworks' sign on the left.
A small sketchbook on a desk showing a painting on the right hand page of a road, trees, leaves on the ground, some traffic lights and an orange traffic cone alongside a red sign that reads 'when red light shows wait here'. On the desk a portion of a dirty paint palette and a paint-stained paper towel are visible on the right hand side. The tip of a paintbrush can be seen at the top left edge of the photo.
A hand holding the bottom left corner of a small sketchbook open on a desk alongside a paint palette. The left hand page of the sketchbook shows a painting of a tree branch in front of a small window in a brick wall.