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Sarah J Hathaway - Artist
@artistsarahjh.bsky.social
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Yorkshire based artist with a passion for wildlife, especially birds.
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I will be at #SuttonBank Visitor Centre this weekend, alongside other lovely local makers, with a selection of cards & gifts, & working on some #drawings.

Why not come along and bag some unique #presents, or a treat for yourself, and also see how the magic happens! 😊🎄

#Christmas #Yorkshire
A poster advertising Christmas Shopping Weekends at Sutton Bank National Park Centre. 10.30am - 4pm 29th & 30th November and 13th & 14th December 2025. A close-up shot from behind and to the left, of an artist working on a detailed coloured pencil drawing of a robin on green paper. The artist is dressed in black and is wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, from beneath which her hair hangs in two plaits.
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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My fanaticism about #birds, and the fact that they are the subject of most of my artworks, is almost entirely down to you @carlbovisnature.bsky.social!
Here's a character your long-term followers will recognise. 😀
Line and wash painting of Bruiser the one-legged blue tit perched on a fence and with his right wing in the air. Paint has been blown beyond the ends of his splayed wing feathers for dramatic effect.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Looking forward to spending the day demonstrating and selling my art at the makers' fair tomorrow at Sutton Bank National Park Centre. 😃

It's always a fun day out with lovely people. Come and say hello, and support local producers: we're open from 10am - 5pm. ❤️

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An indoor stall setup featuring two large tables arrange in a corner. They are covered in deep blue cloths, and laid out upon them is an array of merchandise and cards featuring colourful artworks (mainly of birds and animals). Behind the tables sits a female artist working on a drawing. She wears a rainbow-coloured crocheted cardigan and her face is obscured by a black fabric hat.
August 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Having a bit of fun this afternoon working on designs for our local baby & toddler group's new poster. 😃
A colourful line and wash painting featuring three teddy bears playing with a rainbow-striped play tunnel, and a 'Cozy Coupe' ride-in car.
August 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Phew! Just finished drawing the outlines for Saturday's Intro to Coloured Pencil Drawing workshop with @ledaleart.bsky.social. There are still places left; you can reserve yours here:
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Multiple pieces of green paper, on a drawing board, with the bare outlines (comprised of four colours) of the blue tit depicted in the next image. Coloured pencil drawing on green paper, depicting a blue tit perched on a small length of twig. The bird is facing the front, with its head turned to the left of the page. Due to the viewpoint, it's wings almost cannot be seen - just a small part peeks out on the right from behind the bird's 'shoulder'.
August 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Just finished my #owl #collage for an upcoming @ledaleart.bsky.social children's workshop. Rather pleased with how it's turned out. 😊
#birds #artwork @stevecobbin.bsky.social
A stylised image of an owl created in paper collage. The owl's body feathers are formed from curved tile-like pieces in various shades and textures of blue and grey, its wings are peach coloured with contour lines. There are small ears in textured pink, bright yellow feet and beak, and large black and white eyes reminiscent of googly eyes.
July 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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If you see this, post your blue #art. 💙
#birds
Coloured pencil drawing on grey-blue paper of northern gannet's head in close-up. The bird is looking upwards, so it's beak is pointed to the sky and its 'chin' is visible. Its beautiful eye, in shades of blue, can be seen in detail.
June 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Here is one of my efforts from the play with my new camera the other day. I love wood pigeons, they're such characters! 😊
#birds @stevecobbin.bsky.social
A wood pigeon perching in the edge of a bush. The bird faces to the right of the image, its iridescent colour gleaming in the sun. Its face looks almost like it's smiling.
May 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Just finished the #sketch I started on the village green on a lovely summer's afternoon last year. 😊
Featuring Phil of the Velo Ice Cream Company.
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#NorthYorkshire #ThorntonLeDale #ThorntonDale
Line and wash painting showing a side view of an ice-cream vendor's tricycle. There is a large box on the front, mounted between and above the two small front wheels. Behind this the vendor stands wearing a green apron, and a pale trilby hat with a dark band. The vendor and tricycle are shaded by a large parasol, from which a string of Union Jack bunting is festooned, connecting down to a wicker basket mounted on the rear of the tricycle. A colourful price list, on a dark background, hangs high on the parasol's stem, beneath which is mounted a stand brimming with ice-cream cones.
May 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Yay! The #swifts are back! 😀
I don't have a hope of getting a good photo of them though, so here's a picture from the wonderful @carlbovisnature.bsky.social
#birds
A swift - a brown bird with a compact body and short tail, with long narrow wings - flies from right to left of the frame. The view is from beneath and one wing appears above and one below the swift's body. Its tail feathers are splayed. The background is plain pale sky.
May 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Sorry it's been a while: practical reality keeps getting in the way. 😆

Finally finished the sample drawing for my coloured-pencil workshop I'm planning for later this year. So excited to share my passion for #drawing my favourite creatures in my favourite medium! 😊
#Birds @stevecobbin.bsky.social
Coloured pencil drawing on green paper, depicting a blue tit perched on a small length of twig. The bird is facing the front, with its head turned to the left of the page. Due to the viewpoint, it's wings almost cannot be seen - just a small part peeks out on the right from behind the bird's 'shoulder'.
May 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Love #corvids ❤️
In our area we have a lot of #jackdaws - in my opinion the cutest of the corvids!
Detailed coloured pencil drawing on beige paper of the head and 'shoulders' of a jackdaw, facing the right hand side of the page. It's feathers are various shades of grey, and its eye has a hint of blue.
February 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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For #Januarty day 12, 'Pink', here is Pinky Punky of Timmy Mallet's Wacaday fame, depicted in watercolour line and wash.
Line and wash depiction of a foam mallet with a yellow handle and pink head, with a tuft of yellow hair on the head. The mallet has big white eyes with black pupils, contained within multicoloured glasses. It also has a fluffy round black nose, and an open mouth with visible tongue, as if he is laughing. On the handle there is a blue bow tie and some small logos. The face bears an uncanny resemblance to Timmy Mallet. Around the mallet, which sits at a jaunty angle on the page, there are areas where paint has been deliberately bled into the background, and splatters of paint in the same colours used on the mallet.
January 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Today's #JanuArty theme is colour, so what else could I post but the Rainbow Snails!
#inverts #SciArt
Coloured pencil drawing depicting a line of five snails nestled close together, all facing the viewer. Their shells are brightly coloured, with all the colours of the rainbow, in the correct order, represented across the shells.
January 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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I have been missing #ArtAdventCalendar since it ended, so was delighted to discover this. 😃
So, here's my first post for #JanuArty: an old favourite, Canada goose in watercolour line and wash.
Thanks to @carlbovisnature.bsky.social for the sourcephoto.
#birds
Line and watercolour painting depicting a close-up view of a Canada goose preening, showing only its head and a small section of its brown back feathers. Its black and white head is rotated, and beak slightly open, as it preens its feathers. The effect is almost as if it has turned to smile at the viewer.
January 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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We have finally found where we had put the #Christmas tree and have put it up. Better late than never! 😂
#JoinIn
A wooden triangle frame, vaguely resembling the shape of a fir tree, on a small wooden plinth. Within the fame strings of wooden beads in two shades and sizes zig-zag from top to bottom, reminiscent of Christmas tree decorations. The whole thing is about 25 cm tall.
December 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Good morning and Happy Christmas all. My final #ArtAdventCalendar post is 'Stella the Sprout' especially for #Christmas Day! 😀
#sprouts #JoinIn
Coloured pencil drawing depicting a close-up of a single Brussels sprout. She has yellow eyes and a smiling mouth.
December 25, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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After yesterday's partridge, day twenty-four's #ArtAdventCalendar piece has to be 'Pair of Pears' in coloured pencil. 😊
#birds #Christmas
Coloured pencil drawing depicting a close-up view of two pears growing on a tree. They are green with hints of red and yellow, and a bright shine. Their stalks and a few leaves are visible in detail, and there is a green background hinting at the rest of the foliage.
December 24, 2024 at 7:50 AM
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Good morning, for #ArtAdventCalendar day twenty-three I have a monochrome coloured pencil drawing of a red-legged partridge.
#birds
Monochrome drawing, in brown pencil on off-white paper, of a red-legged partridge. It is facing away from the viewer annd to the left. Details of its left wing feathers are visible, as are its striking face markings. Its legs are completely obscured by snow .
December 23, 2024 at 7:45 AM
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Here is my line and wash rendition of a knot, based on a photo by @graham-jaggard.bsky.social.
#SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds #birds
Watercolour line and wash painting depicting a wading bird standing in water, facing the viewer and with its head turned to the right. It is mainly brown, with patchy orange on its front, and its bill is long and straight.
December 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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For day twenty-two of #ArtAdventCalendar here's another #robin in line and wash. Thanks again to @carlbovisnature.bsky.social for the source photo.
#birds
Line and wash painting of a close view of a robin perched on a fence post. The robin faces to the left and has its wings raised as if it's about to take flight. The colours are soft and subtle and the drawing style is slightly sketchy.
December 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar day twenty-one: 'Swooping Chaffinch' line and wash, with thanks to @carlbovisnature.bsky.social for the source photo.
#birds
A depiction in line and wash of a top view male chaffinch swooping from top right to bottom left of the frame. There are streaks of colour bleeding from the back of its wing and tail feathers, and splatters of its other feather colours - orange yellow and green - behind.
December 21, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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For day twenty of #ArtAdventCalendar I have one of my most recent line and wash paintings: 'Radiant Robin'. 😊
#birds
Line and wash painting depicting a robin, fluffed up against the cold, perched on a small evergreen tree branch. The tree's needles hide the robin's feet. Around the robin are multi-coloured paint splatters in random sizes.
December 20, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar day nineteen: a shiny bauble in coloured pencil. #Christmas
Close-up coloured pencil drawing on black paper of a red shiny bauble hanging on a Christmas tree. A little of the branches above and in front of the bauble are depicted, along with some more-abstract green areas behind and to the right. On the surface of the bauble are dark reflections of tree branches.
December 19, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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A cheeky robin for day eighteen of #ArtAdventCalendar; a line and wash painting based on a photo by @aintright.bsky.social.
#birds
Line and wash painting in vibrant colours of a robin in an upright pose, perched on a mossy surface. The background is an abstract of greens with a touch of red here and there.
December 18, 2024 at 12:36 PM