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Bex brings to life moments inspired by the places she’s lived, worked, and explored around the world. Shaped by a life of travel, seasonal work, and coffee culture, her original artworks and fine art prints capture characters, stories, and personalities inspired by real people from across the globe.

Working with bold colour palettes and mixed media, Bex creates expressive statement pieces designed to spark joy, curiosity, and connection. Each artwork reflects a moment, a mood, or a memory - rooted in adventure, culture, and human experience.

Alongside her art, Bex shares travel inspiration, seasonal work advice, and personal stories from life on the road - offering insight into the places, people, and experiences that shape her creative world.

If something on the site speaks to you, or if you have a question about travel or seasonal work, feel free to get in touch.

'Girl With A...' Series

This series is a 5-piece collection inspired by all of Bex's favourite places.

The girls' Bex paints bring back fond memories of fun, culture and creativity from Italy, France and the USA.

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'lombok series'

inspired by bex's time in lombok, indonesia, this mini series includes original art and prints centred around slow village life. it features coffee, surfing and a soft palette.

For those of you who know me, know I am a country fan through and through… so it would feel wrong not to have a cowgirl in the collection (essentially channelling my alter ego). She is drinking a marg and not a whiskey because I selfishly can’t stand it 😂

I still can’t decide whether to keep the hat white or add cow print, but for now this piece is pretty much finished. I just need to go over some bits with oil pastels to give it a final blast of colour.

It’s inspiring a wave of new cowgirl pieces, so if this is a bit of you, come back soon for more country content.

🤠 ✨🫶🏼

#cowgirl #cowgirls #cowgirlart #westernart #cowboyhat

Missing the mountains today!!

I’ve not been feeling that great these last few days, so have been watching a lot of the Winter Olympics. The athletes are insane, which has me missing the mountains so much (and thinking I can ski as fast as them, which obviously I cannot). I would usually be there this time of year, but decided to have a year off to pursue other things.

This is a throwback last winter when I thought it would be fun to do quick sketches on the chairlift - seems fun in principle, but trying to film and not drop anything was very difficult. Wish I did more!

Who’s up for a ski trip? Debating a trip to France in March??(!)

#skiart #chairlift #skiing #skier #soloskitrip

This painting was inspired by a particular bagel that I literally inhaled during a recent visit to NYC. It honestly weighed the same as a small baby (so huge) and cost like £20 😂

They just don’t make them like this anywhere else I swear?!! Truly divine.

Scrolling through these pics gets me excited to visit again soon.

🥯 🗽 ✨

#newyork #newyorkbagel #newyorkart #bagelart #coolgirlseatbagels

Me and all my personalities(!!) 2025 was a fun and colourful year for me and despite working all over the place, the one thing that always stays consistent is finding a way to draw, to be near some body of water and making sure I’m always having a laugh.

Some of my fav places I visited last year…
• Lombok
• Cornwall
• French Alps
• Galicia
• Maine
• NYC

🌞🌴 🌺 🌊 🏙️

inspo @artsyschmolke ✨

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#artist #travel #indonesia #workabroad #newyork

Brightening up a very dreary and miserable day. Not gonna lie, I did not leave the house today, but i did, very productively draw a girl at a bakery, buying a baby baguette. I must be missing France, because French bakeries are the best and all I can think about atm 🧁

A2 drawing on paper - ‘baby baguette’ 🥖

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#femaleartist #bakery #baguette #girlart #womanart

France is one of my favourite places to visit because it has it alllll - beaches, mountains, lakes, cheap wine and of course, a shit load of cheese 🧀

There are some truly beautiful towns to aimlessly wonder and a lot of cool girls roaming the streets, who inspired many of journals and characters over the last couple of years.

I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time in the SOF when I worked on a boat in 23’. I used to get on the train at Monaco after work and try to visit new places that weren’t too far away. I often ended up at Villefranche, where I used to sit on this specific rock and severely contemplate my life. There’s also a really good ice cream shop there that would often numb the pain 😂 good times!

Anyway, this was so fun to make and revisit old memories.

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#sketchbookart #southoffrance #illustrations #drawing #instaart

Here is everything I got up to in Lombok a few months ago!

From creating new art, to eating good food, surfing a ton and spending quality time with my sibs, my time over there absolutely flew by. I always feel at home in Lombok, especially Gerupuk.

I’ve shared some of my fav things to do and eat, but if you need any more recs or find yourself heading to that part of the world, let me know!

What a special time, very grateful 🌞

P.s., art from this trip will be on my website as soo as I can organised enough to photograph and list it(!!)

much love 🫶🏼🫶🏼

#surfinglombok #gerupuk #kutalombok #cafelombok #surfart

A week filled with lots of love, friends, a tiny bit of sunshine, a savage work out, seeing Ken again 🐶 and my fav pizza, very nice.

Cornwall you’ll always be my favourite place 💙

I’m also working on a new piece inspired by my time in Italy when I used to work on a yacht 🍝 🍝 so stay tuned.

I’m also in a position to open up commissions again for Feb, so if you’re in need of a new piece of art, slide into the DM’s and I’ll get back to you.

#abstractart #artist #cornishartist #modernart

The more I paint, the more I am learning about my style and what I want to create. Every day I am figuring out what I like and what I don’t like. I won’t lie, 90% of the time it is seriously frustrating and imposter syndrome creeps in... ‘what if people think it’s shit, what if I can’t sell them?, ‘what am I doing?!’…

BUT, I know that’s not what it should be about. I create art because I want to have fun, express what I’m feeling and disconnect from my surroundings. I want to be silly, feel inspired and make lots of bad art without judgement.

When I was looking for inspiration for this series, I went through my old journals and found so many figures, usually with a bun, doing cool things around the world. From surfing, to hitting up cool coffee shops and eating bagels in NYC the size of a small baby. The main theme was: if you want to do something, just do it (regardless of whether or not you are by yourself). And if you’re scared, even better.

So this collection is dedicated to the process of just that - having fun, not caring what people think as much, blocking out the negative self talk and embracing being solo, even if you are terrified (!)

This is the second in my collection and is called ‘Girl with a NYC Bagel’. It is 12 x 16 inches.

🥯 🇺🇸 ✨

#abstractart #art #painting #girlart #bagelart

Ink and acrylic 15 minute painting.

Swipe to add colour 🤩

Challenging myself to do more quick sketches to invite creativity and to see what comes up.

#paintwithme #ink #inkart #inkillustration sketchbookart

One for the bagel lovers (if you’ve been to NYC ikyk how good they are) 🥯🤌🏼

Loved how this one turned out and the small details like the cute lil belt.

What are you having on ya bagel?! Cream cheese is elite in the US but not so great in the UK, thoughts?!

#bagel #bagelart #nyc #nycbagel

really do just love all the details of this piece and so excited to show you guys on what I’ve been working on for the last two months nearly (!) yehaaa

share with your cool girl friends who like art featuring yellow hats and cowboy boots 💁🏼‍♀️

ps, lowkey addicted to the VB memes, the internet is a cruel, but hilarious place.

#abstractart #instaart #artforthehome #bohoart #cowgirlart

First up in my new series ‘girl with a…’

This one is ‘girl with a yellow hat’, for obvious reasons.

Loving making these characters and giving them different styles and vibes. I personally have no idea where these pieces are gonna go, then suddenly a character sort of emerges and takes on a personality which is super fun to see.

This is 16 x 20 inches on a cotton canvas, mixed media.

#abstractart #coffeeart #mixedmediart #femaleartist

Morning sketches! Every morning after brekkie I try and do a quick 15/20 minute painting that will inspire my next piece - I go with no plan, just pick a random colour and just put down whatever I am vibing.

If I have seen inspiration from somewhere - like a cool pattern or colour combo then I’ll try that out and see if it works before I go to the canvas.

Drawing can be fun and simple - just have a scribble and see what you can make. Set a timer too, the quicker the better as it prevents over thinking and you don’t worry too much about making mistakes or going over lines - I make mistakes constantly, but I think it adds to the character of the drawing!

I’ll post how I add colour tomorrow :))

#drawwithme #drawing #15minutedrawing #ink #painting

I’m not quite sure what can’t be achieved with the world and tequila in the palm of your hands 🌎 🍸 🙌🏼

Saturday thoughts 💭

#illustration #watercolour #tequila #girl #art

I wasn’t planning on doing many nudes this year, but I had a big canvas and wanted to put some feelings down, ended up being super fun and bright, which was exactly the opposite to what I was feeling…

I’m going to share more videos about my art and my fav bits / what inspired them! Hopefully they don’t bore you to death, England isn’t the most exciting place to film 🥶

Lmk what you guys think about the art (I know I’m a natural behind the lens).

#nudeart #bodyart #abstractart #femaleartist #acrylicpainting

So bad at social media oh my god. This took me like an hour, ahahahaha. Note to self.. invest in a good tripod and don’t rely on precarious plant pot for stability.

Made me laugh though.

#art #abstractart #nudeart #femaleartist #funny

Saturday be saturdayin’

I’ve been spending a lot of my time solo which has involved a ton of writing, listening to podcasts, sitting in the sun, drinking coffee and making plans that hopefully even I, can stick to. Problem is now, everyone else feels annoying 😆

Excited for this year, I sense lots of travel, art and new ventures, to hopefully warmer climates.

Energy for Jan 2026 ➡️ It’s 5 o’clock somewhere 🍸

I drew this because I had left over paint from something else and now it’s become one of my favourite faces - she shall remind me that sunny, cocktail days are not too far away... ☀️

#illustation #cowgirlart #art

Cowgirls surf too 🌴 🤠

Doodles from today - working on a large canvas piece of this and I’ve ordered a mini mic to spice up my content, god help you all, hehe.

Also obsessed with this song 🎶

#cowgirls #cowgirlart #surfart #surfillustration

My happy place when I’m home. I always come here to draw when it’s sunny and or if I need a quiet place to think. I’ve been feeling pretty calm lately, which is unusual for this time of the year when I’m normally working somewhere cold. Although I don’t miss cleaning toilets, I do miss the people and the funny situations that you find yourself in when on a season. I also miss the snow.

Anyway, it’s nice to be painting regularly again and feeling inspired. Super excited to see what this year will bring.

#abstractnude #wallart #originalart #artist #wallprint

Currently lying in bed wearing multiple layers thinking about the time I nearly lost my bikini on a surf trip. This painting is a reminder to never wear small bikini bottoms whilst surfing.. but then, where’s the fun in that.

I also figured that if I stared at these nice inviting pics of Indonesia, maybe I’d start to feel a little warmer myself. My Dad already caught me looking at jobs in Sydney because the cold just makes me erratic 😂 👀

#surfart #surfergirl #surf #wallart

If there is no coffee on the walk, I’m probably not gonna join😜

I’ve been having fun with some new prints from a doodle I did before Xmas.

What version do ya like best? ☕️ 🩵

#wallart #coffeeart #wallprint #coffeeprint

Happy New Year folks, I have a feeling 2026 is going to be the best year yet!

Throwback to this piece that I did last year, no better feeling than seeing my art in someone’s home. Very special.

🫶🏼 ✨☄️

#wallart #artprints #homedecor

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas with friends, family and copious amounts of food.

Feeling very grateful for family, cheese, roast potatoes, the sun, new members of the clan and of course, monopoly deal.

#christmas #monolopydeal #family #abstractart #oliviadean

Very much missing warm water, palm trees and surfing with the gals 🌴🌴🩵🩵🌞🌞

I still haven’t mustered up the courage to surf at home yet, the wetsuit has been staring at me, oooops

#surfprint #surfergirl #abstractart #beachart #indonesiaart

Saddle up.. 2026 is the year of the horse. Whether you’re into astrology or not, it’s a big year for adventure, independence and bringing a lot of good energy!

It’s about taking bold action and pursuing dreams. The horse symbolises power, perseverance and freedom.

Basically, it’s going to be an intense year, with a lot of momentum. I’m super into astrology and so this excites me greatly, let’s go ✨

#yearofthehorse #astrologyart #astrology #sketchbookart

Available from tomorrow :)

dm me if you’re interested 🤎

Have a lovely Sunday, hoping you’re not all getting too wet, it’s a little gross down South!

#surfart #surferprint #surfergirl #surfillustration

Life is far too short to not create, so you may as well just do it and who knows, someone might resonate with it!

This is the second piece in my collection ‘sisters who surf’.

All paintings will be live on Monday ✨

Also how nice is the weather today?! Can’t beat a fresh winters morning in the sunshine.

#surferart #surfergirl #surferillustration #surfretreat #girlswhosurf

When golden hour hits 🌅 ✨

I’ve nearly finished this new collection and I can’t wait to share all the pieces. The colours ended up being very soft and pink as the light here is very soft and I also feel more feminine here (maybe because I am just lighter due to less stress and lack of water due to the heat 😰)

This last month has really been epic and there are so many small moments and laughs I’ll reminisce forever. Feeling very grateful.

If you like these pieces let me know, would love to hear your thoughts :)

#surfeegirl #surfgirlart #surfillustration #surfergirlie #sunsetsurf

SO chuffed I got to paint something for Em and Bag’s cafe!

Thank you both for always being so supportive and constantly biggin’ me up! I am so grateful.

I am also soooo proud of everything you guys have created, geng is such a vibe and it’s not just cause of my new print ;)

love you guys 😘

If you’re ever in Lombok, go check out @gengcafe, Agi makes the best coffee 💙✨

#cafelombok #surfinglombok #surfprint #surfergirl #surferart #coffeegirl #gerupuk

Daily surfs, afternoon naps, sunshine, good people, sunsets, early mornings, good food, exercise and family are all a recipe for a nervous system detox..

I think i mentioned it the other day that when we have little to do, we find it incredibly hard to just sit without ourselves, our thoughts and think about what we really want and what (and who) really matter. We live in a world with incredibly easy access to dopamine hits which mask a lot of what’s going on deep down. Sure you can still reach for your phone here, but live is somewhat slower and travelling alone forces you to be more present.

I’ve noticed how much I reach for my phone when I could be writing, or how when I feel stressed I crave sugar or I engage in negative self talk. But, I have forced myself to put away the phone and just focus on doing what I love best, which is to draw. I’ve drawn heaps since I’ve been here and have four paintings I can’t wait to turn into a print collection.

I find myself getting so frantic about what I want in life and how I’m alone and behind bla bla that I forgot I’m living my dream life - filled with amazing people, exploring amazing places. No toxic relationships, no job I hate and a pretty good tan ;) still lots to work on to find more stability in my life but I’m getting there.

#lombok #slowliving #surferart #surfinspiredart #surfergirls #surfergirlaroundtheworld

Name me a better combination… coffee and a croissant 🥐 it’s honestly my fav thing ever.

Inspired by Emma’s new croissant cabinet, I decided to centre my piece around my love affair with the combo of pastry and coffee. This piece will hopefully sit somewhere in the cafe once i finish it and hopefully decide it’s good enough for others to see too..

I think she’s a vibe…

I also wrote a new blog post all about starting new challenges and how it’s never the right time to take a leap of faith, you just have to put one foot in front of the other and just go for it. Perhaps advice I should take when it comes to showcasing my own art.

Stay tuned for the final piece!

#cafeillustration #lombokcafe #girlart #coffeelovers #coffeeart

Surfing and being in nature all day must be some of the most potent medicine on the planet - it’s literally impossible to feel bad afterwards (unless you get a fin to the face, that’s not ideal)… ;p

Thanks for the snaps @ninadijkstraa 🌴☀️

#lombok #surfart #cafeart #surferillustrations #surfing

Surfed all day and am now currently horizontal on the floor - good day✨✨

#surfart #surfgirl #sufergirl #surfgirlmagazine #surfingartwork

little snippets of island life ft, some pretty clouds :)

#lombok #gerupuk #islandlife #sunsetlombok #surferart

Daily doodles, coffee and a new painting I’m currently working on.

It’s been two weeks of island life so far and I’m slowly adjusting to the slower pace of life. It is actually quite hard to switch off your brain. I’m think I’m addicted to chaos and the familiarity of not having anything familiar. I am slowly coming around to the idea of having at least half of my life in a settled place!

Anyway, Lombok life is very lovely and I’m feeling grateful to have a nice sister giving me free coffee.

#abstractart #femalebodyart #nudeartwork #lombokart #travellingartist

Lombok diaries 🫶🏼

We had a yummy breakfast at Em’s new cafe, then drove to a surf spot and surfed our little hearts out with the nicest guide we have ever met (shout out to Mal). James caught so many waves, yaaah!

We then smashed a burger and drove our bikes home. About 10 mins into the journey, we (no joke) entered a full blown typhoon.. hail came out of nowhere (it felt like being attacked by a pellet gun), the sky lit up with forks of lightening and then the heavens opened and it absolutely pissed it down. I for obvious safety reasons did not capture any of this on camera for fear of dying but yeah, driving a scooter in torrential rain is not fun 😅

Anyway, we made it back to Emma’s cafe for a cookie and a cuppa and now can’t leave because the downpour is relentless 😂 love ya, Lombok!

#femalebodyart #lombok #sketchbookart #travellingartist #travel

Sketchbook fun! Loving all the different colours and shapes here - everything is very nude and pastel, which I’m not really used to.

I am working on a fun mini series whilst I’m out in Lombok for the next month, so stay tuned ☺️

#surferart #surfgirl #surferillustration #abstractart #lombokart

It has been a wee bit hard drawing in the day because it is SO hot, holy hell. However, I am very grateful for the warmth and warm water.

Making some small prints for Em’s cafe here in Lombok. Cant wait to create more whilst I am here ✨

If you’re in Lombok, check out @gengcafe 🌱 ☕️

#cafelombok #cafeart #surferart #artprint

Ulu fun with Jubs!

What a joy it is to hang out with my brother, doing everything we love to do - finding good beaches, eating good food, surfing, swimming and having a laugh.

To be honest, some of my favourite moments have been the small things… like the toilet seat breaking, the monkey that keeps us up all night, seeing James catch a wave, chatting shit about life, telling stories in weird voices or singing random songs from the rugrats.

Life gets busy and we rarely see our siblings for extended periods of time any more, so I feel extremely grateful to get one on one time with him. How lucky.

Also so much inspiration here - people from all walks of life and so many colours / textures. Lots to draw!

Anyway, lots of creative projects to share from this trip - stay tuned 💃🏼

#uluwatu #abstractart #sketchbookart

new art, pretty skies, swims and some sunshine, not a bad week :)

#surferart #surfergirl #surferprint

flow state activated :))

I am opening up commissions again for the rest of 2025, dm to enquire xo

#coffeeprint #nudeart #illustration #inkdrawing

doodles, sunset strolls, Olivia Dean on repeat and the worlds smallest coffee :))

Nice to be home ☺️

#sketchbookart #femalebodyart #nudeart #femalenudeart #oliviadean

I felt inspired by my time in Northern Spain - it was super pretty, had a very calm vibe and amazing surf.

I did a couple of doodles whilst I was over there and this is one of my favs.

Also obsessed with Olivia deans new album, anyone else?!

#surfprint #insidemysketchbook #surfart

A commission I did just before I left for the states :))

So many things I want to achieve with my painting, it’s just making the time and going full steam ahead. I’ve been scared to do it for yearsssssss now, but that little voice inside my head telling me to paint more gets louder everyday.

I have no idea what’s next, but hoping it’s more art because and being somewhere warm 🌞🌞🌞

#femaleartist #abstractfemaleart #nudeart #abstractnudeart #pinkart

A few doodles and random snaps from my time in America 🇺🇸

It’s been a packed couple of months, so I’m glad to be home to decompress and pick up a paint brush again :))

Looking forward to my next adventure and creating some new work.

Hope everyone had a wonderful summer 🌞

#drawingnyc #sketchbookdoodles #artist #nycsketch #nyc

Painting whilst watching the sunset, chatting shit and eating snacks is probably my dream evening.

So grateful for the longer evenings and countless 10/10 sunsets! 🌅

#girlsnight #artactivities #paintingideas #sunsetart #newquay #paintingoutside #fyp #creativeactivities

One for the tea lovers 🫖

I’ve been enjoying creating these illustrations recently - I sort of decided I wanted to draw more faces, then liked the idea creating characters doing everyday things like drinking tea, coffee or just sitting… I’ve also got quite obsessed with drawing patterned trousers 🤷🏼‍♀️

Anyway, hope you’re having a lovely Wednesday afternoon. It’s grey and cold here today, perfect for hiding inside and drawing hehe.
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#femaleillustration #girldrinkingtea #teaart #tea #funillustration #fypart #drawing

It was such a beautiful morning today. It got me thinking about how we’re always in a such rush to do the next thing, that we rarely stop to think about how good we have it right now. In this moment, everything was very lovely and it felt good to soak up the peace and quiet before the day got busy and the rain rolled in.

#cornwall #newquay #morningvibes☀️ #cornwallbeaches

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