11 colourful illustrations by Irish artist Sarah Cunningham to brighten your day

They have meaningful messages behind them.

ON INSTAGRAM SHE is known as ‘ZombieFaceSarah’, yet Sarah Cunningham’s illustrations are anything but zombie-like.

Bursting with colour, the Dublin-based illustrator’s creations, which are hand-drawn using fine line pens and marker, are instantly uplifting.

Sarah, who has a “passion for patterns, the environment and spreading positivity”, uses her artwork as a medium to cover a range of topics, including environmentalism, feminism, veganism and self care.

“I’ve been drawing all my life,” Sarah told TheJournal.ie. “It’s how I process the world around me.”

Through sharing her work on Instagram, Sarah has amassed a following of over 11,000, while her illustrations are available for purchase on Etsy.

1. A sweet cat soaking up the sun

PhotoGridLite_1546904675938 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

2. A plea to save our marine mammal friends

PhotoGridLite_1546902629840 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

3. … and tigers

PhotoGridLite_1546858191068 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

4. In case you needed reminding…

PhotoGridLite_1546905070420 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

5. A fact we all know

PhotoGridLite_1546512246984 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

6. An explosion of colour

PhotoGridLite_1546444445156 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

7. A very sad statement

PhotoGridLite_1545338180407 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

8. Where can we buy this t-shirt?

PhotoGridLite_1542927923082 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

9. Dreaming of summer days

PhotoGridLite_1541802952016 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

10. Is it possible to be jealous of a cat?

PhotoGridLite_1541796683071 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham

11. A squid in the moonlight

PhotoGridLite_1541797008113 Sarah Cunningham Sarah Cunningham