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Whale shark print design by paigecritchley.com

Ocean-Inspired Collaboration: Whale Shark Design

Drawings/illustrations, print design

I’m super happy to have designed this whale shark print for Ocean Armour, it’s always great to see my artwork come to life and this particular design is one of my favourites.
 As a freelance Print & Graphic Designer, I was asked to create a custom design for a buff, inspired by the majestic whale shark. This project was a lot of fun and a personal favourite, especially since the ocean is a huge influence in so much of my work.

Want to see more of what I do? Head over to my website (link in bio).


Ocean Armour has a great range of products where sustainability is at the core of everything they do: oceanarmour.com.au.

Here are some images of the drawings and final product:

Whale shark print design by paigecritchley.com
Whale shark print design by paigecritchley.com
Whale shark print design by paigecritchley.com
Whale shark print design by paigecritchley.com
Whale shark print design by paigecritchley.com

Have a great day and thank you for visiting!

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Swing tag design for Wilda.

Swing Tag Design

graphic design

I was asked to design a swing tag for Wilda, an outdoor swimming brand based in Bristol in the UK. This design was inspired by wild swimming and water based activities. You can view the images below to see how it turned out as well as the original workings. I am super happy with it! Always a pleasure working with a brand that encourages swimming. As you will see on the about me page on my website, I love any water related activities, particularly swimming and surfing, I also use these outdoor activities as a way of gaining inspiration for my work. Learn more here.

Swing tag design for Wilda.
Swing tag design for Wilda.
Swing tag design for Wilda.
Swing tag design for Wilda.
Swing tag design for Wilda.
Swing tag design for Wilda.
Swing tag design for Wilda.
Swing tag design for Wilda.
Swing tag design for Wilda.

I also created artwork for stickers, surface pattern for packaging, and an illustration for a long sleeve t-shirt for this brand, with more to come!

Do you need a swing tag or other branding material for your company? I’m here to help, email me at paigecritchley@hotmail.co.uk or use the contact tab at the top of my website.

Have a great day and thank you for visiting!

My friend and her dog

Paintings

Here is a painting I did recently of my friend Sara and her dog, Teddy. He sadly passed away earlier this year and he was her best friend. The painting shows them both at Kamloops lake in B.C. Canada. I lived near the lake for a while when I was travelling and we would go for walks there together. I met Sara at a ski resort and we became very close friends during my travels in Canada. I hope you like it! It’s an acrylic painting 21 x 29.7 cm. Check out my other paintings on my ‘paintings’ tab at the top of my website. I am currently taking commissions, so please get in touch if you would like me to paint you something. I hope you are having a great week so far!

Inside the wave

Paintings

I was invited to a spontaneous paint night recently. I just got back from a surf trip in Costa Rica so I was feeling sea inspired… This wave went through many transformations! It took about 2 hrs but I could have easily carried on for another 10 if the class didn’t finish, haha. I wanted to suggest a fast moving ‘barrelling’ wave. It’s an amazing feeling when you are swimming or surfing and the wave closes out over you but you can still see through it. Maybe the essence of fish swimming too alongside the curve of the wave. 

I might go back into this painting to make it more of a realistic wave, but I am enjoying how it looks in my bedroom right now. If anyone would like to purchase this painting, please message me directly using the contact tab at the top of my website.

Have a lovely day!

Jellyfish

Paintings

The Jellyfish. I love this painting, it brings back a memory of when I used to swim in the sea in Cornwall and I saw one directly beneath me. It was quite a stormy day and I saw one of the lifeguards swim quite far out, so being a confident swimmer myself, I swam out a similar distance. However the tide was coming in so it was actually a lot deeper by the time I got out there. I was looking down as you would doing a front crawl stroke and noticed this giant pink and purple Jellyfish underneath me. It was very beautiful but I remember as soon as I saw it I did get a big adrenaline rush from feeling frightened. I was scared that if I took another stroke I might brush its tentacles! It probably wasn’t that close to me in reality, however, it still got my heart rate up. As you can imagine, I did swim very quickly back to shore.

The style of this painting reflects the movement and freedom of a Jellyfish. They are magnificent creatures, and it inspires me to paint more of them in a variety of colours.

I sold this painting to the lady who does a lot of sea swimming herself. She is very happy with it and has placed it in her lovely sea themed home.

Whale of a time.

Paintings

Hi followers. I have some news! I’ve got back into painting, and really enjoying it. My most recent painting was a large whale with a swimmer in the depths of the ocean. The motive behind this painting was mainly my love for the sea and open water swimming. I also think that the whale of all sea life is the most magnificent and peaceful. I do hope it brings peace and happiness to those that see it, considering everything that is going on right now. I have also managed to sell this piece to a lovely lady in the UK (pictured below) who also has a passion for open water swimming. She loves it and has put the painting in her very cool sea themed kitchen! I’d like to do a jellyfish next, so watch this space. Have a great weekend folks.