Lindsay Steel Art

03/03/2026

It's a beautiful spring day today here in Cumbria. I have wanted to have a go at for ages, but time has got in the way. I discovered the other day that her first theme for this year was Scandi Style, so I really wanted to have a go! Last week's prompt was Faluröd Stuga. Faluröd, meaning the distinctive colour Falu red - the colour of many houses in Sweden. Stuga, meaning cottage or cabin.
I drew this little red cottage on Procreate. I also added some Dala horses (dalahästar) for extra Swedishness, and some daffodils for spring cheeriness. Although some of the daffodils are out here in the northern bit of England, I don't think they are in full bloom in Sweden until mid-April. I really loved working on this prompt!

As I have started the challenge mid-thread, I might have to work backwards and forwards through the prompts, but we will see how I get on.

Have a lovely sunny day!

28/02/2026

Hello! I finally finished my drawing of the lovely cottage I saw in Liden in northern Sweden in January. The snow was very thick on the ground when I was there, but now the snowdrops (snödroppar in Swedish) should be poking their heads through the snow.

05/01/2026

I finally printed my sunny spring hare. I will be printing more, and they will be available on my website after I update it this month.

14/12/2025

I've been to lovely Sizergh Castle today to see the winter woods.

13/12/2025

A bright and sunny print featuring Tamsin the bear, to bring light to the long winter night.❄️🕯

20/08/2025

My latest post is about my visit to see the Moomins at Prins Eugen's Waldemarsudde in Stockholm, Sweden.

My midsummer visit to a Swedish Prince's beautiful house to learn about the work of the region's most celebrated children's illustrators...

07/08/2025

I finally got around to finishing my collage, which I started in January when I was in Sweden. This collage is inspired by a plate in the National Museum in Stockholm, by the brilliant Swedish designer Stig Lindberg. It is made from papers that I created. I then added some dots with Posca pens, and it was lastly given a quick digital clean-up.

04/08/2025

I've been writing about my work with cyanotype on Substack. This is a photogram, the simplest form of cyanotype, made with ferns and salt. I very much love the dark shades of blue in this piece.
https://inspirationfromamidnightsky.substack.com/p/summer-experiments-with-cyanotype

02/05/2025

I visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam the other week. I loved this beautiful 16th-century Deruta dish and I'm currently drawing a linocut based on it. If you'd like to read about my visit click the link below.
https://inspirationfromamidnightsky.substack.com/p/a-few-of-my-favourite-things-from

02/05/2025

Hello! Belated Beltane blessings! I have been rather preoccupied with Substack, learning Swedish, and watching Swedish crime series. I am currently working on this linocut hare. I have a batch of work to print and will be sharing them soon.