Hi, I'm Daisy 🌼 The watercolour artist and illustrator behind The Inky Deer 🦌 Thanks so much for stumbling upon my work! 🖤
I've been painting and drawing for as long as I can remember. After briefly studying Art and Design at college, this enabled me to find some courage, develop my passion, and help me discover how much I enjoyed painting all things nature inspired. Unfortunately, due to struggling with my mental health I was unable to complete my course, but knew I wanted to continue making art somehow! Then in 2014 I started 'The Inky Deer', which helped me to refocus, and find my path again. I started exhibiting my paintings in local galleries, as well as selling my handmade greetings cards. I now also sell prints of my illustrations in a range of sizes, Christmas cards and other hand illustrated goods such as washi tape and wrapping paper - which I really love designing.

Whilst occasionally delving into other media, my work primarily features watercolour alongside ink.
Inspired by animals and flora and fauna, I'm constantly influenced by the ever changing environment, surrounding countryside where I live on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border, and wildlife in the wider world too. I love traditional botanical illustrations, old books, and campaigning for wildlife and the environment. All of these things heavily influence my work, and I aim to create artwork that inspires others to appreciate the wonders of nature too 😊🌿

I enjoy working on commissions for personal and commercial clients. In the past I have worked with Tinker Tailor London to design a number of decorations, featuring my hand painted designs. My designs have been sold in a number of retail shops for clients including: Fortnum and Mason, Liberty of London, Pia Jewellery, Fenwick, Historic Royal Palaces, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and Westminster Abbey Shop.

I occasionally list original works via my shop, however if you'd like to purchase an original from my portfolio please get in touch if you are interested for availability.
I also sell with Society6, and Redbubble where you can buy select pieces of my work on a range of items such as pillows, throws, phone covers and other homewares and accessories.

Previous Exhibitions/Events...
- Wide Open Exhibition Thoresby Gallery 
- Christmas Shop Thoresby Gallery 
- ‘Wide Open Exhibition’ Thoresby Gallery 
- The Christmas Shop Thoresby Courtyard 
- "Antlers: From Fairy Tales to the Spirit World." at True North Gallery - MA, United States