Category Archives: Art Updates

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Black and White Bones Pattern

This is a simple bone pattern I made earlier this year, with white bones on a black background. I made it with dog lovers and pet products in mind, and you can see it on […]

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Soft Deep Blue Abstract

This is another older abstract piece, created in Photoshop several years ago. It is a deep blue in colour, with a soft cloudy texture. It is for sale in my shop on Fine Art America. […]

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Bright Orange and Yellow Sun Digital Painting

The weather is not so sunny here anymore, so here’s some colourful sun art to brighten things up 🙂 This is a digital painting that I made in Procreate a couple of months ago. It […]

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Burnt Orange Textured Abstract

I made this digital abstract in Photoshop a few years ago. It has a rough grungy texture in orange and brown. See it as prints and on products in my shop on Fine Art America. […]

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Blue Glowing Light Waves Abstract

Blue is one of my favourite colours, and often ends up in my work. This is a digital abstract that I created a few years ago in Photoshop. It has a horizontal pattern of glowing […]

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Inktober – Doing it My (Very Rough) Way

Inktober is a month-long drawing challenge that takes place in October each year. The idea is to develop an ink drawing habit, but beyond that the rules are pretty loose. I’ve always enjoyed seeing what […]

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Purple and White Glowing Swirl Abstract

This is another older digital abstract with a swirly theme, this time in white and purple. I made it in Photoshop a few years ago, and it’s very simple, but I still like it. Sometimes […]

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Duckling Pencil Sketch

I thought I’d start posting a few more unfinished pieces, like sketches and works in progress. I don’t like to document every step of my process like some artists, but I can manage a few […]

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Blue, Pink and White Abstract Mandala

Here’s a mandala that I made in Procreate, with textured lines in bright blue and pink against a white background. It also has some turquoise splatters to add extra texture. I like to draw mandalas […]

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Amber Round Sunburst Abstract

Abstracts have always been one of my favourite types of art to create. This is another older one, which I made in Photoshop several years ago. It is brown and orange, with a round shape, […]

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Soft Blue Spinning Vortex Abstract

I have quite a few pieces with spinning vortex or whirlpool-like shapes. For some reason it’s something I keep coming back to. This one is a few years old, and has a very soft spiral […]

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Cosmic Heart – Glowing White Heart on Purple Sky

Hearts are a symbol that I like to use in my work sometimes, more because I like the shape rather than the whole ‘love’ symbolism. For me art is more about how the piece looks […]

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Blue and White Glowing Abstract

Here’s an old one! This is a digital kind-of pattern that I made in Photoshop several years ago. It doesn’t repeat, but has a pattern-like look, with interlocking white glowing lines on a blue background. […]

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Cute Purple and Black Butterfly Drawing

One thing I love to paint and draw but haven’t posted much of so far is animals. I like using both realistic and more cartoonish styles, and this purple butterfly is an example of the […]

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Green, Grey and Yellow Pastel Mandala

This is another mandala that I drew in Procreate, this time with a pastel brush, which gives it a loose, textured effect. it has a simple palette of green, yellow, grey and white. I often […]

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Deep Green and Brown Abstract Painting

This digital painting is my favourite from the batch that I made in Procreate earlier this year. It has deep warm green and brown colours, and has an organic texture with loosely repeating shapes that […]

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Orange and Black Feather Mandala

This mandala is another older piece, that I made in Photoshop a few years ago. It has an abstract feather-like design in shades of orange and yellow, against a plain black background. This mandala art […]

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Red and White Grunge Abstract Painting

This red and white digital abstract painting is another that I made with Procreate this year. It has a rough white textured effect on the bright red background. This painting is for sale as prints […]

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Red Apple Painting

Here’s a digital watercolour painting of a red Royal Gala apple. I like to do a mix of realistic and stylised art, and this one has more realism than the work I’ve put out lately. […]

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Abstract Red and Brown Spiky Pattern

This is a kind of weird pattern I made earlier this year, playing around in Illustrator. I don’t do a lot of vector work these days, but I do enjoy Illustrator’s pattern tool. This pattern […]

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Sea, Sky and Clouds

This is another digital painting that I made in Procreate. It’s a simple seascape, or maybe more of a skyscape, with light blue water, a deep blue sky and fluffy white clouds. The clouds are […]

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Teal and White Clouds Abstract

Here is another cloudy abstract painting, which I made around the same time as the purple one I posted the other day. This digital painting has a cooler colour scheme in light teal, turquoise and […]

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Brown and Teal Abstract Mandala

This is my newest mandala art, just drawn this week in Procreate. It is an abstract pattern, and has a mostly flat, folk-art influenced kind of look. The limited palette of tan, brown, orange and […]

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Purple and Pink Cloudy Abstract

I made this digital abstract painting earlier this year, and it’s one of my favourites so far. It has a soft cloud-like surface, in shades of purple and pink. I like art with lots of […]

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Warm Lively Abstract Pattern in Red and Brown

Here’s some abstract pattern art I made a while ago. It has a vibrant feel, with lots of movement, and a mix of warm brown, orange and red colours. Although it doesn’t repeat exactly, the […]

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Organic Green Abstract Painting

It’s a while since I’ve posted about my latest art, but I plan to keep my site updated more regularly from now on. It can be a challenge, because I’d rather be drawing than posting […]

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Joy – Christmas Art With Snowflakes

This is a modern Christmas art design featuring the word ‘Joy’ in white hand-lettered text, surrounded by snowflakes. It has a festive red background with a snow texture. The proportions make it perfect for a […]

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Blue and Grey Ombre Abstract With Waves

This is a digital abstract painting in cool blue and grey tones, with a subtle wave pattern. It has a calm, relaxed feel. It is for sale as prints and on other products in my […]

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Peach and Pink Ombre Abstract Painting

This is a digital abstract painting with an ombre effect in warm peach and pink, made in Procreate on my iPad. It has a mellow, relaxed kind of feel. It is for sale as prints […]

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Pink and Purple Heart

I made this heart digital painting on my iPad. It has pink, purple and red circles, with a watercolour look. This digital painting is for sale as prints and on other products in my store […]