Classic gingham prints are among the classic pattern categories I’ve added to my Spoonflower store this year. Gingham is a very versatile plaid pattern, and is widely used in both modern and traditional home decor […]
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Classic Vertical Stripes Pattern Collection
Along with my original pattern designs, I’ve added categories to my Spoonflower store for simple traditional pattern types like stripes, polka dots, gingham etc. These work great as blenders or as standalone prints. They also […]
Marble Texture Abstract Pattern
This marble texture pattern is one I made recently and entered into Spoonflower’s Stone Flow contest. It was a bit of a low effort entry, but I really like how it came out. I’ve always […]
Tossed White Christmas Trees Holiday Pattern
This is another Christmas pattern that I’ve recently made. I know I’m leaving it late for this year, but never mind! It’s a simple tossed design with widely spaced white tree motifs on a soft […]
Cute Doodle Birds & Snowflakes Christmas Patterns
This year I made a couple of Christmas/holiday-themed patterns for my Spoonflower store. This doodle bird design was an entry for the Festive Animals challenge earlier this year. I didn’t have a lot of time, […]
10 Cute 2026 Tea Towel Calendars – Animals, Flowers & More!
Time for some 2026 calendars! It feels like this year has flown by, again. I wanted to make at least one calendar with new art for each month, but just didn’t have time this year. […]
Cute Midcentury Modern Halloween Pattern Collection
I created this cute Halloween design with black cats for Spoonflower’s Retro Halloween challenge earlier this year, and ended up turning it into a collection, with designs highlighting the other motifs as well. I’m a […]
Simple Halloween Bats Silhouette Pattern
This is another of the Halloween patterns that I’ve made for this year. It has a black silhouette bat motif on a warm orange background. I drew this bat many years ago when I first […]
Cute Kawaii Cats Halloween Pattern with Paw Print Blender
Here is another Halloween pattern that I made recently, this time in a cute kawaii style. It’s based on a cat face that I drew years ago, which I’ve been meaning to make into a […]
Widely Spaced Scattered Dog Bones Pattern
This is a simple pattern with widely spaced dog bones in a tossed layout. It is a small scale print, made with fabric for pet products in mind. Cute Dog Bones Pattern This version in […]
Cute Halloween Cats Toile de Jouy Pattern
This Halloween design is my first attempt at a toile de Jouy pattern, which I made for Spoonflower’s ‘Toile with a Twist’ contest in June. It features cute cats and other Halloween motifs, including a […]
Two Tone Bold Geometric Mandala Cheater Quilt Pattern
So I’ve completely failed to keep up with updating my website again! But never mind, I’ve been busy making new patterns and expanding my Spoonflower store. I now have about 500 listings, up from around […]
Bold Diamond Leaf Mandala Block Print Pattern – Brown and Burgundy
This geometric diamond pattern is another of the new patterns that I’ve made in the early part of this year. It has a bold stylised mandala leaf motif drawn in Procreate in a faux block […]
Folk Art Flowers Diamond Pattern in Mocha Mousse
It’s been some time since I’ve posted any new patterns! Late last year I realised I’d become a bit burned out on the colouring books that have been my main focus for the last ten(!) […]
Cute Lobster Painting
This cute lobster is a digital painting that I made in Procreate last year. I plan to make it part of a series, but have been distracted by other things, so decided to just post […]
Soft Pastel Purple and Pink Abstract Mandala Art
This abstract mandala is the fourth and final piece that I made in the ‘tinted futurism’ style that I experimented with last year. It has a soft, hazy look, with pretty pink and purple colours […]
Soft Pink Pastel Minimal Rainbow Painting
This pastel rainbow painting is the third following the ‘tinted futurism’ theme that I made last year, using Procreate. It features a simple rainbow in warm, hazy yellow, deep pink and white, on a lighter […]
Summer Glow – Soft Abstract in Yellow, Green and White
This is the second of the soft focus abstracts I made last year. It has hazy white spot areas on a soft yellow and green gradient background. Summer Glow – Soft Abstract in Yellow, Green […]
Soft Spiral Abstract Painting in Mint Green and Purple
I’ve been very slack about updating my site recently! I’ve been in a kind of hibernation mode, still making art behind the scenes, but I didn’t feel like posting it anywhere. But I do have […]
New Book – Happy Words Inspirational Colouring Book
My new colouring book is now available! It’s called Happy Words Inspirational Colouring Book, and it has thirty new text-based designs. This book is designed for adults and older kids who are looking for fun, […]
Circles #2 – Orange and Brown Abstract Painting
Here is the second of the two hand-drawn digital abstract paintings I finished recently – the first had a cool palette of blue and green, whereas this is warmer, with brown, orange and gold. Circles […]
Circles #1 – Blue and Green Abstract Painting
This is a digital abstract painting that I finished a few weeks ago, in Procreate on the iPad. It’s one of a pair, and features loosely drawn circles in deep blue and green, with lots […]
Cute Duckling – Minimal Black and White Line Art Drawing
It’s been a while! This year I’ve been busy finishing my next colouring book, and was just about done when I broke my leg last month and had to rest for a bit. But now […]
Cat and Pyramid Painting Exercise – Block 4 #3
I’ve just finished the third painting for Block 4 of the Evolve Artist course. This cat figure was painted from a photograph. Evolve Artist Block 4, #3 – Cat and Pyramid. Oil on canvas. This […]
Frog on a Lily Pad – Minimalist Black and White Line Art Drawing
This monochrome line drawing features a frog sitting on a lily pad. I drew it in Procreate on the iPad, and it has the same modern minimal style as my other recent animal line art. […]
Cat Portrait Line Drawing
Here is some more cat line art – a black and white minimalist cat portrait that I drew in Procreate on the iPad. Like the other animal line drawings in this series, I used a […]
Weimaraner Dog Portrait Line Drawing
This is another in my current set of minimalist black and white line art drawings. I’ve only posted cats so far, so here is a dog for a change 🙂 I’m definitely a cat person, […]
Candles Painting Exercise – Block 4 #2
This candle painting is the second exercise for Block 4 of the Evolve Artist course, and was painted from a photograph.
Curious Kitten Watching a Butterfly Line Drawing
This black and white line drawing features a cute kitten sitting in the grass, while looking up at a butterfly. It’s the third in the line art collection I’m in the process of working on […]
Cat Climbing a Tree – Minimal Line Art
This is the second of my new series of black and white line drawings in a minimalist style, and features an adventurous cat climbing up a tree. I drew it by hand last month in […]