Faye Halliday Illustrates Patterned Animals

Faye Halliday is a British artist who creates adorable patterned illustrations of animals inspired by nature and traveling. The goal of her art is to inspire people to create art and be more creative and adventurous.

“I’ve always been inspired by beauty. Never on a superficial level, but more so as a concept; an interpretation and what it means to different people,” the artist told My Modern Met. She always tries to capture the beauty, no matter what she does in life. These animal illustrations are just one of the proofs for that.

Halliday often gives life to her illustrations by photographing them in front of some breathtaking locations that color the cutouts with the most spectacular natural colors. Her work brought her over 270,000 followers on Instagram and you should definitely check out her page because she constantly posts new work there. Scroll down to see some of our favorites.

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I’ve felt so creatively blocked over the past couple of days, picked up a paintbrush this afternoon and as if by magic, all of my ideas came flooding back in this huuuuge wave of inspiration! TIDAL WAVE of inspiration 😎 It was such an amazing reminder of something I always forget – and just in case any of you need the reminder too… “Artist block” usually happens when our minds get in the way of what we’re doing!! When we’re in our prime, all of this gorgeous creative expression comes flowing from our hearts, transmitted through our minds so it can tell our body parts what to do. But the problem comes when our minds get too involved with things like expectations, judgements or overall stress, creating blockages. Then we worry about the blockage… Which adds to the blockage even more… And more… Until we’re totally cut off from the source of all of our inspiration. How do we get rid of the blockage? In my experience, we have to jump into something that’s totally free of the mind – totally free of expectation. Something different from what we’d usually do, something where we genuinely have no attachment to the outcome. I picked up the paintbrush today and approached the print like a child with a bunch of crayons! The moment my mind surrendered to the idea, “I do not care how this turns out”, it was as if I could feel the mind funk dissolve and all of the inspiration that’d been building up behind it burst through. There are so many creative things to jump into all the time! If you’re stuck on what to do, write down a few things and see how they feel in your body when you think of them. Does it feel light or heavy? Whatever feels light, do that! And please share your experiences below if you have any tips! On fun, creative things to jump into or even how to get out of artists block! Big loveeeeee love loveeeee, as always! Happy Tuesday friends! 💚🌸✨💫

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Seems like you guys picked up on my dark time (what gave it away?😏) After being so light for so long, it balanced out with this bout of darkness (as is with life, it wouldn’t be the gorgeously rich adventure with all of its depth if it didn’t!) But whoever you are reading this, especially if you're going through your dark, I want to put forward a case for the light to be found in it… Ever heard the quote above? (I have my mum to thank for this one!) Well, this is exactly what I’ve experienced over the past few months. And that is that during our darkest times we’re given an invaluable opportunity for GROWTH and TRANSFORMATION. To be forced into this dark cocoon of painful rebirth, ready to break free into something spectacular 🦋 It’s too much to go into on this post (I will make a video when I overcome my fear of vids one day!) but over the past year I feel like I’ve been stripped down of almost everything I thought I was and as a result, experienced true change. Think about it this way, when your external circumstances are great, where’s the incentive to do this? Where’s the incentive to take a real, hard look at ourselves, to painfully shed our skin and let go of things, people, parts of ourselves that don’t serve us? (Where’s the experience to realise your happiness was determined by your external circumstances?) One thing I will say is during this time, I was so sick of feeling down I made some big changes I’ve been meaning to implement for a long time. Switching to an almost all raw diet, cutting out sugar and caffeine, meditating for at least an hour every day. [Side note: Want to make a BIG unbelievable life change and unlock magic in yourself you never knew existed? Meditate, meditate, mediate] I’m running out of space, but if you’re going through your darkness right now: TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY. Use the energy of this pain, use the incentive and channel it into things you can control. Make it your choice and let it empower you. Feel the depth this brings to you as a person and know that no dark cloud is permanent, even if it doesn’t feel like it. This too shall pass. I love you💚

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After years and years of delving into the spectrum of greys and 3D dance from black to white, here I am at 25 years old with little to no experience with colour. So I've gone back to square one, back to being a student, back to being an amateur and decided to start what I know will be a very long journey. After practicing one thing so avidly for so long, I know the amount of work I have ahead of me and it's terrifying. I observe my mind and it wants to rush. It looks for the fastest way of getting from A to B, from amateur to pro. Flooding me with questions like "Where. Do. I. Start?!" I think back to one of Lao Tzu's quotes I have hanging back in my studio in England, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". I breath, release and relax as I allow another one of his well-known messages to come through, "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished". Which begs the question, why is this something I'd want to rush anyway? And in that moment I open my eyes to what will be a great love affair with colour. A great, great love affair I want to savour every moment of, with each of the different stages of our relationship having their own gorgeous aspects to enjoy. From the excitement and mystery of our first date right the way through to the deepest depths of knowing and loving in our old age. So in these backdrop pieces, you see me enjoying our first stages. I'm making my move. Using a wingman to make an introduction and bridge the gap between my work and Colour's. The original creative expression, the original source of colour inspiration… Nature, showing me how it's done. Until the time comes to pick up a paintbrush and take things to the next level. But until then, I'm in no rush 🙂 Thank you for sharing this journey with me… P.S. Apologies for my absence, I've been taking some time out from technology. I've missed you! And the same applies to any journey you might be too scared to start too… Embracing all of the stages… Including the inevitable feelings of fear in our first steps.

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It's been two whole months since I last spoke to you! So I'm going to wish you a very belated New Years, with hopes this year has been bringing you so much magic 🙂 A lot's changed since I opened up to you last year… For one, I've been feeling the light turn back on inside me for the first time in almost 18 months 😎 And the process has felt like being reunited with a really old friend… An old friend that has returned from life boot camp with a shit tonne of wisdom and really, really big muscles. For two, I've been spending the past month in India thanks to a last minute curveball from my heart. And for three, Costa Rica is no longer home and I'm now back on the road, following my excitement until I find the next place to ground down. . So this evening, I spent my final sunset here taking inspiration from the piece that came to me when I first started moving around the world. Reflecting on the unknown in the journey ahead… Reflecting on how I don't need to scribble with crayons/try to figure out how to colour in this piece. Nature perfectly colours it in for me… Better than my ideas and crayons ever could. Just like the nature in my heart will perfectly colour the journey in front me, better than my mind ever could 🦋 So much change! And I have a feeling I'm not the only one 😉 Giving you all the biggest, virtual hug. – Aurora . Freedom | Instinct | Expression . Aurora whispers tales of freedom. If we never stray outside of our routine, we’re less likely to cross paths with the sources of inspiration that lead to new levels of growth. Instead, we must regularly find the motivation to expand our comfort zones and, in doing so, explore the outermost corners of our potential. As we adventure outside of the familiar and step into our hearts, we’re reminded of our true essence. The art of expanding echoes the limitless nature of our self expression.

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