Category Archives: Blog

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Hand Painted Gingham Check Pattern

Patterns are one of my favourite types of art to create, and I don’t do as much of them as I’d like, since so much of my time goes to my colouring books and other […]

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Blue, Turquoise and White Abstract

This digital abstract is another that I made in Procreate a few months ago. It has loosely painted horizontal and vertical lines in blue, turquoise and white, with lots of texture. This blue and white […]

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Coloured Abstract Kaleidoscope in Green and Orange

Here is a coloured page from my book Through the Kaleidoscope. This full page mandala is coloured in warm green, orange and red, using Tombow brush markers. Through the Kaleidoscope has 50 original abstract designs, […]

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Cute Yellow Chicken Digital Art

I drew this cute chicken in Procreate on my iPad, over the summer. He (she?) has a textured yellow body, orange tail feathers, red comb and wattles, and a bit of an attitude 🙂 I […]

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Green and Purple Hexagon Mandala

This is another older mandala made in Paint Shop Pro many years ago. I only have a couple from this time that I still like. I suppose that in ten or fifteen years I may […]

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Deep Red and White Swirls Abstract

I’ve been posting a lot of older work lately, so here’s something more recent – my newest abstract made in Procreate. It has white swirls on a soft textured deep red background. I finished it […]

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Pink, Blue and White Marbled Liquid Abstract

This digital abstract has a marbled look and textured surface, and the pink, blue and white colours give it a bit of a retro feel. I made it in Procreate a few months ago, after […]

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Abstract Mandala Colouring Page in Purple and Grey

This coloured mandala is from one of my earlier colouring books, Abstract Mandalas. I coloured it in a purple and grey palette with Tombow brush markers. A lot of the colouring I do is simple […]

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Green Check Abstract with Rough Texture

I went through a phase of making abstracts in Photoshop with a rough, grungy kind of texture a few years back, and this is another. It is green with a darker square/check pattern. I have […]

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Purple Floral Mandala

This mandala is an old one! In fact it’s one of the first I made, back when I was using Paint Shop Pro years ago. PSP is a great program, but I don’t have it […]

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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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Abstract Kaleidoscope Colouring Page in Yellow and Grey

This is another coloured page from my Through the Kaleidoscope Colouring Book, this time coloured in a limited palette of yellow and grey using using Tombow brush markers. Through the Kaleidoscope is a book for […]

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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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Posca Paint Markers Printable 59 Colour Chart (A4 Size)

I’ve made a new printable blank colour chart, this time for Posca acrylic paint pens by Uni. These markers are lots of fun! I only have some of the colours so far, and plan to […]

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Easy Kawaii Printable Halloween Colouring Page

I sell my colouring books and some individual pages as digital downloads in my Etsy store. It’s a while since I’ve added any new single pages, but I’ve just listed this Halloween illustration, featuring a […]

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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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Orange and Brown Abstract Kaleidoscope Colouring Page

The brown and orange autumn colours in this kaleidoscope colouring page feel like a good match for the time of year, since the weather here has just started to get a bit chilly, and the […]

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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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Red, Peach and Brown Abstract Mandala Colouring Page

This mandala is from my adult colouring book, Abstract Mandalas. I coloured it in red, brown and a peachy light orange, using Tombow brush markers. I enjoy colouring repetitive designs like mandalas, because they’re so […]