Jenni McLaren Art

05/09/2026

Which giraffe vibe are you? 🦒

I have a feeling most of us are drawn to one of these two.

Both of these designs actually started with the same watercolour painting I created back in 2019.

The Maasai Giraffe stayed close to my original painting, with the colourful circle details inspired by the beautiful beaded coasters my Grandma had from the Maasai women.

For the Scottish Giraffe, I traced over my original giraffe and started playing around with the colours, swapping them for orange and blue. I then took it into Photoshop and experimented with the pattern until I eventually came up with the design you see on the tea towel.

Both designs came about during the pandemic, when I could no longer physically weave my samples. So instead, I started figuring out what I could create and develop digitally.

I love seeing these two tea towels side by side because they're so different, but they both came from the same little giraffe painting and are part of the same Shuka Whispers project.

So now I'm curious...

Are you drawn to the orange and blue patterns of the Scottish Giraffe, or the bright colours of the Maasai Giraffe?

Which one would you choose? 🧡💙❤️💛💚

11/08/2026

03/08/2026

Every collection starts with a little
spark of inspiration. 💛✨
Whether it's colours I spot on a
walk 🌿, somewhere I've visited
✈️, or something completely
unexpected 💭, these little
moments often shape what I
create next. 🎨
I'd love to know... what inspires
you most? 🫶✨

27/07/2026

So that is my first ever pet portrait commission away!
I really enjoyed painting it and it was awesome to finally meet Leon when handing it over 🐾 My client loved it and it looked like Leon liked it too ❤️

If anyone is interested in having their beloved pet painted like this one please DM me or email me at:

[email protected]

❤️🐾

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