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Phillipa Suckling
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I am an artist from New Zealand who loves drawing birds and fantasy illustrations.

You can check out my website here: https://artbyphillipa.com
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Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I have finished my calendar 😊 I’m pretty happy with how it turned out but the company who bound it didn’t put a little hook on it lol. I didn’t realise until I got home. At least it was just for myself and a friend. Here’s some of the pictures

#calendar #birds #native
Swan and her cygnets in the water for the month of May 2026. Fantail with a St Patrick’s day hat sitting on a branch for the month of March 2026 Calendar cover 2026 with dancing pied stilts The cover of my calendar 2026 along with some of the months. Pied stilts dance on the cover. A fantail sits on a branch with a St Patrick’s day hat on for March. A swan with her cygnets for May. A morepork sitting on pumpkins for October
December 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Dancing pied stilts

This is my January illustration for my calendar I’m making. I’m almost finished. I just need to put it all together.

#calendar #birds #january
Dancing pied stilts in water
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Hey everyone. I have just launched a free art tips and tricks newsletter on substack. I plan to discuss how I make my illustrations and talk about some tips along the way. I you are interested you can check it out here:

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Art tips and tricks with Phillipa
Learn how I make my illustrations
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December 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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It was the detectives first assignment. He spotted the footprints and thought he was on to something.

I made this cute card for my nephews birthday.

#detective #fantail #presents #birthday
A fantail detective bends over to examine the footprints which lead away over the hill. Little does he know his prize is behind him.
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Hey everyone. I have created a newsletter in substack which will come out every month. Here it is if you are interested. Also I have turned on email confirmation as I seemed to have a lot of interest which may or may not be legit lol.

artbyphillipa.substack.com

#newsletter #substack #artupdates
Phillipa Suckling | Substack
Hi, my name is Phillipa. I am an artist from New Zealand. I love to create cute illustrations and fantasy art. Click to read Phillipa Suckling, a Substack publication. Launched 4 days ago.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Kiwi Christmas Cards. Is it too early for Christmas cards? I just finished these three and I was excited to share them! My favourite is the kiwi in the pōhutukawa wreath. What’s yours?

#christmascards #kiwi #kiwichristmas #cutekiwis #newzealand
Three Christmas cards with cute kiwis in them. The first Kiwi has decorations around it. The second one is sitting in a pōhutukawa wreath. The third card has three kiwis decorating a tree. Kiwi sitting in a pōhutukawa wreath Three kiwis decorating a Christmas tree A kiwi wrapped in Christmas lights
November 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Happy birthday to my niece! We had a little trip away recently and I got to see some cute highland cattle calves ❤️ They are so cute! Perfect for a little card

#highlandcattle #birthday #calf #cute
Cute highland calf with a party hat on its head
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Just for a laugh

#comic #comicstrip #hedgehogs #funny
Hedgehogs gather for a revolution. A funny comic strip using the revolution and it’s different meanings
October 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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This came about from a fun little sketch in my sketchbook. I wanted to draw a cute dragon.

#dragon #fishing #sea #pier #fantasy
A pink dragon is sneaking up on a fisherman to get some of the fish he’s caught.
September 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Fathers Day Card

It was Father's Day last week here in New Zealand. Dad is a Star Wars fan, so I made him this card.

#starwars #yoda #babyyoda #fathersday
September 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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I was inspired by some old photos I took many years ago when I went to Italy and Greece. I wanted to create a fantasy picture with them. This illustration evolved a lot from my original sketch but I like it. I added cats because there's lots of cats there 😊

#cats #ruins #Italy #fantasy
Woman with Roman style dress holding a tray with milk walks through ruins to feed cats. One giant cat is looking over the building but she hasn't seen it yet.
September 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Hey everyone! I have changed my website and its name. Wix was becoming more and more expensive and it was no longer feasible to continue.

I have also changed my name to something easier to remember!

artbyphillipa.carrd.co

#newwebsite #carrd #portfolio
Art By Phillipa
Fantasy illustration for children and children's comics
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August 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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A Fantail's Birthday

I made this for my dads birthday 😊

#fantail #birthday #cute #birds #celebrate
Two fantails sitting at a wooden stump celebrating a birthday. There's a muffin with some candles in it on the stump surface. There's a banner in the background saying Happy Birthday.
August 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Light

Inspired by a walk around the suburbs of a favourite café.

#nighttime #light #bear #faries #fantasy
A bear with backpack is standing in a backyard at night. They are looking up at lamp which has fairies flying around it.
July 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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The market. Inspired by a market in my hometown.

#fantasy #market #characters #creaturedesign
Alien world market. A kid is eating an ice cream and looking back at a creature and its rider. Several other vendors are in the background.
June 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Hekima is confident & cheeky trader with questionable ethics but when it comes to Leeto he is a big softie. Alice meets him in the desert but it remains to be seen if he will actually be helpful or just a hindrance.

The Monster of Tebillie Comic

#fantasy #alienworld #comic #trader #creature
Hekima pats his trusty steed Leeto on the head.
June 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Alice & Veronica are sisters with classic sibling rivalry. When disaster strikes & Veronica is taken by an alien monster, Alice must act before time runs out. It's a story of bravery, growth in adversity, & the importance of family.

The Monster of Tebillie

#sisters #comic #fantasy #alienworld
Alice (left) looks at her sister annoyed with her arms crossed and her back to her. Her sister Veronica (right) looks on smirking with her arms crossed and her back to her sister Alice.
June 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Hey everyone. I am currently working on my first comic for children. I'm up to page 7 out of 30. It's about a young teen who must travel to an alien world to save her sister.

Character introductions to follow next time 😊

#comic #fantasy #childrenscomic #Alienworld
June 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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This week I finished the line work for this cute little fantasy market. I was inspired by a real market in my home town. If only it was this cool!

#fantasyillustration #childrensfantasyart #marketplace #market #vendors #creatures #alienworld
Cute alien world market place drawn in pen and ink. A boy is eating an icecream is looking back at a horse/deer/horned creature being lead by a mysterious rider in a cloak. There various other vendors present in the market.
May 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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I found my old Wind in the Willows book the other day and I loved the illustrations in there. I wanted to practice the style, so I did a bunch of quick little studies. Here are a couple of them.

#windinthewillows #penandink #childrenillustration
Wind in the Willows fan art. The mouse and the mole are bending over a branch in the top drawing. The mouse is looking up at the swallow in a paddock in the bottom drawing.
May 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Happy mothers day to all the mothers out there! I made this illustration for my mum and printed it out on a card. I added some nice lettering too but this is just the image version.

#mothersday #mother #swallows #birds #fairies #nature #love
Two swallows sitting on a telephone line looking at a fairy bringing them a raspberry. There is a raspberry bush in the foreground. The background has part of a house showing as well as some bushes.
May 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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A fun fantasy illustration I drew recently with my favourite bird as the star of the show. Merchants are travelling to a market but unbeknown to them the keas have spotted them and are about to raise some chaos.

#kea #fantasyillustration #mountains #merchants #birds #newzealand
A Kea on top of hill looking down on merchant traveler cart which is being pulled by a Moa. Other Kea are flying down towards the cart.
April 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Moa riders. Here some art to get this account started :)

Draw in procreate. Initially it started as a watercolour illustration but I ended up changing it to more digital style to get the colours to pop more.

#moa #maori #birds #extinction #fantasyillustration
A father and daughter riding Moas (an extinct bird)
April 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Hi everyone! My name is Phillipa. I am an artist from New Zealand who loves to drawing birds and fantasy illustrations. Here is me below having a great time at Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Its an older photo now but still one of my favourites!
Phillipa with lots of exotics parrots and other birds sitting on her
April 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM