Alison Murray Whittington

I paint and drink, er, paint and ink. Obsess over folk & fairy tales. Mapmaker; artist; poet; permaculture neophyte. Actual USC rower. Also @handdrawnmfa

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

Now that I’m on a mapmaking hiatus, I have totally let this account drift - er, careen - from art to a more personal account, especially now that I have the @handdrawnmfa project, but I finished a more @paintandink-style sketchbook yesterday, so here’s a mini tour! #sketchbook

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@Audrey_Burges This is the best!!!!

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@terriwindling I'm so sorry you're struggling. Wishing you recovery soon.

[Into The Forest Dark @ElliottBlackwe3]

I am always baffled by someone who tells me that they have "outgrown" fairy tales. How does one outgrow magic and wonder and mystery?

[Rima Staines @tilsamka]

A green-and-anchor-clad woman crouches in her small boat, setting sail towards I-know-not-what, propelled by paddle & sail, and led by a strange figurehead. 
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Prints of this are available here: https://t.co/r1OUqPPs7z

#womensart

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@MeredithIreland I signed my kids up for summer camp for the first time ever, so I could finally have a break from the homeschooling we were already doing. So sorry.

[Natalia Antonova 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @NataliaAntonova]

Hello! Let’s play a game!

Can you tell where I’m standing? What else is significant about the photo? What does it tell you?

This is an exercise focused on #OSINT, geolocation, and personal safety — and your answers matter ❤️

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@terriwindling @Rustyfoxfyre We are infinitely grateful to live in the woods this year, as well.

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

I’m taking a Facebook break, and it’s going so well, I think I’ll take a Twitter break, too, for a week or so. I have so many books to read (I mean a TBR pile of hundreds), but I reach for my phone every time I sit down, and I need to break that habit.

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

Turnips.

I planted these so long ago, and they took so long to germinate, I had stopped looking for them.

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@terriwindling Oooh, I have subscribed! It will fit in nicely with my recent studies.

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

💕💕💕💕

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

“ride out with me. ride out and meet them head on.”

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@WeathersRabbits They’ve been on full attack lately!

[Icona @iconawrites]

When people say they want a “fairy tale marriage”, I assume they either want a husband who keeps the headless bodies of his previous wives locked up in his gloomy castle, or a wife who asks a fish to make her Pope.

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@shellacsister Begone little devils! 😂🤬

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

A couple of blue jays are swooping around the yard this morning, chasing each other from branch to branch.

[Hattie Grylls @HattieGrylls]

I'm looking for an illustrator who is good at nature/animals, possibly with a bit of a silly side - hit me up 🙏 ⬇️

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@shellacsister I just ordered a beekeeping suit so I can deal with the yellow jackets head on!

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

@shellacsister That would be most helpful 😂

[Alison Murray Whittington @paintandink]

BOO! Boo!