Jenni McLaren Art

06/06/2026

All set up for the Eaglesham Fayre! Come along and see amazing work by local artists at the Montgomery Hall! 🎨👩‍🎨🖌️

Also there's so much more happening in the town. I highly recommend coming to hear the FP Band later today playing around 1pm (my hubby's in it so I am slightly biased.) 🎷🎶🎺

There's craft stalls and lots of food being offered too🍔🍰🥞🫖☕

Exhibition is up till around 3pm :)

04/06/2026

✨ Small Business Week ✨

As a thank you for supporting my small business, I'm offering a free mystery art print with every tea towel purchase or pet portrait deposit paid during Small Business Week! 🎨🦒🐾

Each mystery print will be selected from my studio collection and could feature animals, landscapes or one of my colourful designs.

My giraffe tea towels are made from 100% cotton and feature artwork from my Shuka Whispers collection, inspired by my Scottish and Kenyan heritage.

Every purchase from a small business supports a real person, and I'm so grateful to everyone who chooses to support my art and creativity. ❤️

If you've been thinking about treating yourself, buying a gift, or booking a pet portrait, now is a lovely time to do so!
🦒 Tea Towels
£20 each or 2 for £35

🐾 Pet Portraits
A5 - £50
A4 - £70
A3 - £140
Order Here:
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/MMBBHSPK5NFSQ

🐾 Book a pet portrait here:
https://forms.gle/fMnwffQ59YCXTwx9A

Thank you for supporting Jenni McLaren Art 😊

03/06/2026

✨ Small Business Week ✨

As a thank you for supporting my small business, I'm offering a free mystery art print with every tea towel purchase or pet portrait deposit paid during Small Business Week! 🎨🦒🐾

Each mystery print will be selected from my studio collection and could feature animals, landscapes or one of my colourful designs.

My giraffe tea towels are made from 100% cotton and feature artwork from my Shuka Whispers collection, inspired by my Scottish and Kenyan heritage.

Every purchase from a small business supports a real person, and I'm so grateful to everyone who chooses to support my art and creativity. ❤️

If you've been thinking about treating yourself, buying a gift, or booking a pet portrait, now is a lovely time to do so!

🦒 Tea Towels
£20 each or 2 for £35

Order here:
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/MMBBHSPK5NFSQ

🐾 Pet Portraits
A5 - £50
A4 - £70
A3 - £140

🐾 Book a pet portrait here:
https://forms.gle/fMnwffQ59YCXTwx9A

Thank you for supporting Jenni McLaren Art 😊

12/05/2026

I was on the phone to my husband the other day when I noticed some tiny cute birds in the garden. Tree sparrows! 😊

I pointed them out to him straight away because they were hopping about eating the dandelions that have started growing again. I genuinely didn’t know birds ate dandelions, so I thought that was pretty cool.

Then another bird appeared. Much more colourful. I think it might have been a goldfinch? My husband immediately started excitedly saying “photo!!” down the phone while I was trying to put him on speaker, unlock my phone and open the camera in time 😂

Needless to say, the bird was far too quick for me. 🙈

I was a bit disappointed afterwards because I would’ve loved to have drawn them, but a few days later I found myself thinking about the moment again for a completely different reason.

It reminded me of the verses in Matthew 6 where Jesus talks about the birds of the air. How they don’t worry about what they will eat, and yet God provides for them. ❤

I worry a lot. Probably more than I should. My brain likes to jump ten steps ahead and imagine every possible outcome before anything has even happened.

But those tiny birds in the garden weren’t worrying about where their food was coming from. They were just there, finding what they needed in the middle of some scruffy dandelions I would normally think of as weeds.

It just felt like a really gentle reminder that maybe I don’t need to carry everything so tightly all the time. 😊

09/05/2026

I am open! Having a fabulous time at the fayre already 🎉 the KC choir are entertaining us just now 🎶🎙️
I'm here with lots of other lovely stalls until 3pm ❤️🙌 come along and join the fun! 🎉

07/05/2026

Lately I’ve really been enjoying slower mornings. Well, more like slower starts to the day! 🙈

I’ve been waking up closer to midday and it’s actually been really lovely just getting up when I’m ready instead of rushing straight into things. I’ll sit with my cereal or porridge and a coffee before I do anything else and just exist for a bit. (Unless I get up and make my hubby coffee whilst he's getting ready for work and decide to have one then too, which happened this morning.)

Usually I end up thinking about what needs done that day and what can probably wait until another day. I'll end up praying/ chatting to God about various things and people I love. Sometimes I’ll wonder how Andy’s getting on at work and send him a wee message. (Or chat to him whilst he's getting ready for work if I decide to get up

05/05/2026

Hi everyone :)

This painting started from a bit of panic 🙈

Back in March, I was thinking about applying for Landscape Artist of the Year and realised I didn’t have any recent landscapes, and the deadline was coming up quite fast. I could feel myself getting anxious about it.

I found an old canvas that already had blue ink on it and remembered a photo I took in the Cairngorms when I was on holiday with my hubby. It was such a peaceful, quiet moment and I just felt like I needed to paint it.

So I started. No sketch, just paint.

At first I was still quite anxious, so I focused on my breathing and prayed, asking Jesus to help calm me down. As I kept going, everything else faded out and it just became about the painting. Mixing colours, adding lots of white, checking the photo, and trying out some new paints I got for Christmas.

Somewhere along the way I realised I don’t need to have everything planned out before I begin. I can just start and trust myself a bit more.

This piece means a lot to me because it reminded me of that calm moment on holiday, and it reminded me that I am capable of more than I think.

God is the ultimate Creator, and the fact that He’s given me even a small part of that creativity feels really special to me ☺️

I hope this brings you a little bit of calm and reminds you that you can start before you feel ready ❤

04/05/2026

I’ve been really quiet on here, and there’s a reason for that.

I’ve been off work for the past three months with stress, and if I’m honest, it knocked my confidence more than I expected. I ended up feeling scared to post anything about my art. So I didn’t.

But I have still been doing it.

I’ve been painting here and there, going to exercise classes, trying to actually look after myself. I helped with a banner for Calderglen Parish Church, and I managed to get a studio space for me and my local art club, which I’m really excited about.

At the same time, it’s been hard. My mental health has dipped again recently, and I’ve got a meeting coming up about my job which has been weighing on me a lot. I know I don’t want to go back, but I don’t fully know what’s happening yet.

I think the main thing is I’m just tired of being scared.

I’ve held back for too long, especially with my art, and I don’t want to keep doing that. I want to actually give this a proper go and see what I’m capable of without fear getting in the way all the time.

So I’m going to start sharing again, even if it feels uncomfortable.

Right now I’m getting ready for the spring fayre this weekend, sorting prints, signs and everything I need to actually show up properly. And I’ve got this new studio space where I can finally make bigger work

I don’t have everything figured out. I’m still in the middle of it all.

But I’m not hiding from it anymore.

31/01/2026

A little moment of calm from my creative practice 🌿
This short is part of Shuka Whispers — slow, gentle creativity made to bring a sense of warmth and pause into your day.

Feel free to watch, breathe, and take your time 💛

https://youtube.com/shorts/I6-L16c4AWc?si=MEdVJ1DoYiYZrqSz

✨ If you'd like to colour this design as part of your self care routine or destressing moment, you can find it here: https://jennimclarenart.etsy.com/listing/4449858927

One line at a time is enough 🌿A gentle drawing pause when things feel heavy.

27/01/2026

I’ve started something new and gentle that I’d love to share 💛

Mindful Drawing with Jenni is a calm YouTube series where we slow down together through simple doodling, swirls, and colouring. No pressure, no perfection — just a quiet moment to breathe and draw.

It’s for anyone who’s had a long day, feels overwhelmed, or just needs a small pause for themselves.

You don’t need to be “good” at art. You just need a pen, some paper, and a few minutes.

✨ New short videos are now live on YouTube
🔗 Link in bio / comments

Art meets you where you are.