alice

@aliceduke.bsky.social

🥀 occasional illustrator for books and games 🌜 sick 🌚 http://www.alice-duke.com

this year I wanted to keep a drawn record of things I'm growing and eating. Haven't really been keeping it up but now I'm buried under so many cucumbers I can't see anything else

drawing of some spiky cucumbers and a green pepper. Text reads: 29.07.26 critical mass of cucumbers forcing me to learn about pickles and ferments

sunbather - digital painting I saw this female blackbird a few months ago airing out her feathers on the hot patio, looking utterly ridiculous

digital painting of a blackbird all fluffed up with tail feathers spread out on the ground

sunbather - digital painting I saw this female blackbird a few months ago airing out her feathers on the hot patio, looking utterly ridiculous

digital painting of a blackbird all fluffed up with tail feathers spread out on the ground

Robin and Ramy witness Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation, in all its foreboding majesty second illustration for R. F. Kuang's Babel - illustrated edition, out now from Harper Voyager 40x30cm ink on claybord

a black and white scratchboard drawing. In the background a very large tower looms over Gothic buildings overlooking a vast paved plaza. In the foreground, two characters wearing black Oxford robes walk towards the tower.

these silly glass dip pens are pretty good for left handers who resent directional nibs. Less good if, like me, you're easily distracted by bright colours and refracted light

sketchbook page, glass nib pen, radish drawing