Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Posted by lilymae on May 26, 2026

I went to Solomon Islands a couple of weeks back and got to swim in the ocean each day.
I had a little underwater camera with me which I couldn’t get it working for the first few days.
There was so much life in the Marovo Lagoon – I got to swim with a manta ray, saw a large turtle, clams, corals, little sharks and all the fishies.

Nemos!

When you’re trying to draw

Posted by lilymae on March 12, 2026

But boy cat wants attention..

light

Posted by lilymae on March 9, 2026

Evening walk

Posted by lilymae on February 18, 2026

Up a small hill to meet a cat and his artists. 🙂

cat shapes

Posted by lilymae on February 17, 2026

a few continual line and blind contour line drawing of the cat friends

New drawing – Sanctum (coupled)

Posted by lilymae on February 11, 2026

Sanctum (coupled) by Lily Mae Martin. Ink on paper, 76 x 56cm, 2026.

happy animals

Posted by lilymae on February 10, 2026

the best days are at home with the Teenager and animals and drawing.

Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2026

Posted by lilymae on February 1, 2026

Detail of the chosen artwork ‘Sanctum’

I am really pleased to be selected as a finalist for the Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2026 in Sydney.

The exhibition is from the 27th of February until the 28th of March.

Congratulation and good luck to all the other finalists and yay to drawing!

cattitude

Posted by lilymae on January 18, 2026

Squish at life drawing

Posted by lilymae on January 17, 2026

My dear friend organises these life drawing classes that are really quite special. The space it is held in is covered in drawings. The people who come are lovely. I went recently and there was a dog there who slept most of the time, I ended up drawing him.

There was something quite wonderful with everyone silently sketching and a happy dog snoring.

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