FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
