Sam Lyne

I've just about finished up my current run of dog/cat commissions. I reckon I've got one more batch in me before I have a break for a while.

Send me a message if you're after one (or 2) and I’ll include them in the final run.

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Back in Jan I put the word out about commission spots open, specifically for doggos! (And the occasional cat... 😅). I've steadily working through them, and I'm almost finished on this first run.

A few spots have opened up though so if you're keen on getting a little portrait done up such as these two, hit me up!

$100 - High-res digital file (jpeg) (per doggo)
$200 - File/A4 approx Print/Postage (per doggo)

Send me a DM or email if you’re after one, along with some snaps of your pooch. Dosh can go directly into the PayPal or PayID also if in Aus - [email protected] - with a note regarding the commission and your name/address if needed 🐕🐩🐕‍🦺 Woof!

We have such a wealth of artistic talent here in Tasmania. It’s a pretty gosh darn inspiring place.

Myself and a bunch of other amazing artists have teamed up with Discover to take the fight to the robots. Introducing TASMANAi, real art, made by real Tasmanians.

Head over to the website, submit a rad and creative prompt, and you might just receive an artwork based on it by yours truly or one of the other artists in the mail!

http://discovertasmania.com.au/tasmanai

Very proud day on Tuesday. A most excellent booklet that I was fortunate enough to be brought on as the illustrator for, "Ducks of Tasmania", was finally launched.

The booklet was excellently designed by Poco People, created in hand by the Pacific Black Duck Conservation Group, Derwent Estuary Program and BirdLife Tasmania along with the help of several local councils.

The book aims to help Tasmanians identify their native (and some not so native… ) ducks, providing a handy resource of info about the best places to find, and the best ways to care for our native ducks.

You can pick it up from most greater Hobart councils and various other outlets as they make their way out into the wild.

As the mighty ducks would say, 'Quack! Quack! Quack!'.
*Many of our native ducks don't actually quack 🤯

It’s open commission time! Specifically, doggos! I’ve got a project coming up and I’m looking to get as much practice in as possible in the meantime, so…

If you’re keen on getting a little portrait done up such as this of your wondrous woofer, hit me up!

$100 - High-res digital file (jpeg)
$200 - File/Print/Postage

Send me a DM or email if you’re after one, along with some snaps of your pooch. Dosh can go directly into the PayPal or PayID also if in Aus - [email protected] - with a note regarding the commission and your name/address if needed 🐕🐩🐕‍🦺 Woof!

New Cave Animal of the Year drawn by yours truly just dropped ✨🕷️✨ Design work by Poco People

Drum roll, please ..... Cave Animal of the Year Australia 2024 is .... the Nullarbor Blind Cave Spider! Read more about these long-legged cave-dwellers and how four new species of Troglodiplura have been linked to the famous 2018 Thailand cave rescue: https://www.caveanimaloftheyear.org.au/

As always, contact Cathie at [email protected] for more information about this project, or to order some of our shiny new merch.

Running a sale in the Etsy store in the lead-up to XMAS! Cards and original drawings are up for grabs ✌😊 - https://samlyne.etsy.com

It’s been an exciting and varied year of projects for me, none more so than having some of my illustrations minted into gold and silver!

With the launch of , you’ll find a number of artworks featured on gold & silver coins (and soon bars) by myself and excellent Tasmanian artists, available for purchase - www.hobartmint.com

I’ve been so tardy with my posts of late! I guess there’s been a lot of work (and holidaying) on the go this year 😅

Here’s one I did of our fine little city for the Mayor of Hobart last year that I neglected to share. Delegates from our Japanese sister city were recently presented with some prints of it during their visit too 😊👌

A few of the big projects have been delayed & postponed at the moment, so the schedule is looking free and clear!

If you’ve got a personal (or business related) commission you’d be keen for me to work up for you, feel free to drop me a line at - [email protected] - and I’ll see what I can do for you! 🎨☺️✍️

Been a while. Having myself a lil’ Sunday drawing sesh. ✏️😊

A slew of original pencil illustrations are up and a sale on my C6 card stock is live in my Etsy store.

Sale only on for a week though, so get cracking! 😉🥳

samlyne - Etsy Australia Shop Drawings and illustrations by samlyne located in Hobart, Tasmania.

High time for a night in the bush I reckon... 🦉🏕️🦘

On the topic of cards, I'm also getting busy fixing up my spot over on Cardly.

Here you can select cards, write in them digitally if you choose, and send them off anywhere you please! 📨💌🎉

Cards by | Cardly Send a beautiful, handwritten card to a loved one without lifting a pen. Cards posted same day! Free shipping within the UK, US, Australia, Canada & Europe.

The Etsy store has finally been attended to after a long hiatus! 🥳🥳🥳

I'll be updating it over the coming days with a swath of card stock that I have on hand, with prints to come shortly after.

samlyne - Etsy Australia Shop Drawings and illustrations by samlyne located in Hobart, Tasmania.

Super chuffed to pick up a win at The Diemen Awards on the weekend for the illustration series I did for Eden Whisky and also a nomination for my work on the Cygnet Folk Festival 🥳🥳🥳

Along with picking up a win for the Illustration category, the work I did for Eden Whisky was also nominated for the Grand Diemen in the design category! Wew! Sadly, I wasn’t there to enjoy the eve myself, but I’m positive all had a great night.

Congratulations to all other winners and finalists on eve!

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A fun, recent commission for to cover their fresh new store in Hobart (along with some fancy tote bags) with some little Hobartian themed doodlings. Thanks again for hitting me up for the gig and for taking some of these snaps! 😊👌

The 2023 Cave Animal of the Year Australia, drawn by yours truly. A finicky process realising this critter, but one I’m very happy to be part of. Big ups to Kelly of Poco People for getting it all together, making it work across the various mediums, merchandise and gussying it up. If you’re keen on any of the various cave animal merch, hit up Cathie via [email protected]

Another year, another cave animal. For 2023, we bring you the entire genus Arachnocampa – aka glow-worms! Not a worm at all, and very hard to draw, it turns out. For more about this mysterious not-worm, check out https://www.caveanimaloftheyear.org.au/. Poster, bookmarks, mugs and stickers available from Cathie at [email protected].
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[ Cave Animal of the Year Australia is a conservation project inspired by the German Speleological Federation (Verband der deutschen Höhlen- und Karstforscher e.V.) – hoehlentier.de –supported by the Australian Speleological Federation's Karst Conservation Fund ]

Huge congratulations to Du Cane Brewing and the opening of their new brewery and dining hall in Launceston! It’s such a great space and I’m more than thrilled that I was invited to play a role in things. I’ve been busy this past month creating a map mural and a number of panels that feature nearby day-walks and trails of northern lutruwita/Tasmania for the new space. Fantastic to see it all come together for their official opening last night! 🍻🥳👌

After a few months of toiling away for many, many hours, the illustration work I did for Eden Whisky is making it’s way into the wild. Keep an eye out for this heckin’ tasty spirit, hailing from a very magical and hidden away spot, out the back of Collinsvale, Tas.

Recently finished for the fine folks (hehe) of the Cygnet Folk Festival. Looking forward to its return next year! Super fun working on this one with them 🪗🎻🪕🎷

Haven’t been finding enough time for some drawing at my desk lately. Managed to squeeze in a little eucalypt before bed though this eve at least.

Some excess stock on hand I'm looking to part with if anyone is keen on them 😊 Send me a message if so.

A4 Tasmanian animals - $40
A3 kunanyi/Mount Wellington - $75

Need to find time to get back into watercolours again…

Today's the day!

My collection of endemic, native & extinct (sorry thylacine… ) fauna of lutruwita/Tasmania is live and ready for ordering, direct from Hobart's own fine art printers, Full Gamut - fullgamut.com.au/fauna-of-lutruwita-tasmania

With every sale of the prints and posters, a portion of the profits goes to local environmental organisations that care for and protect our native wildlife and their habitats.

For those perhaps wanting to do some framing, there are A3 & A2 archival prints on offer. If you're wanting to stick one up on a wall ASAP, A2 & A1 posters are on hand.

They will be available at my usual stockists shortly too.

In the near future, there'll also be a number of individual prints for anyone looking to single out their favourite critter.

Sam 😊

The little Silvereye.

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✨ Frogmouth Friday ✨

Swifty Sunday

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