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.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .