Paul Carney Original Art
Beautiful hand-rendered original artwork produced by Paul Carney. Prints available on request – email link in page footer.
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Abstract Art by Paul Carney
After decades of illustrating artworks representationally, I ventured into abstract techniques some years ago. It was an extremely enlightening and invigorating foray and one which I’m still exploring to this day. Abstraction gives me so many freedoms and rids me… Continue reading
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Man of Constant Sorrow
When I was around 16, I drew an old man’s crying eye, which I always loved. Fast forward 47 years and it’s me who is the sorrowful man! I don’t have the original drawing but since it always stuck in… Continue reading
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Vintage hand-drawn art
Some of my old drawings from my art college days. These are from the second time I went to art college in my 30s. Many are illustrations I did for projects. I don’t have all my work from that time… Continue reading
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Art from the Coast
Here are some digital paintings I did of the coast near my home in Tyneside, England. All available as prints to order on request. Continue reading
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Microbe Series 2
Microbes 2 – pencil on paper. Another very satisfying transfer of digital drawings into traditional media. There’s something beautiful about this subject matter combined with the process of drawing. #drawing #microbes #scienceart Continue reading
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Here are some flowers for you…
Some examples of my most recent paintings I’ve been doing. These are hand-painted and a return back to traditional media for me. I’m loving it! Continue reading
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Beautiful Insect Art
I’ve been inspired by the wonderful insects in my garden this year. So, I thought, why not fuse them into my art? I wanted to weave bright, vibrant colours with vivid patterns, comparing and contrasting nature with human design. Here… Continue reading
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Abstractions of Microbes
A selection from a series of drawings I did based on microbiology. These are produced digitally on an iPad using an Apple Pencil in Procreate. Continue reading
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A bit of a twitch
The birds in my garden are a constant source of pleasure for me. I am lucky enough to live near a nature reserve and so get some real beauties visiting me. Here are some birds I’ve drawn or painted. I… Continue reading
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Sweating the small stuff
I made several observational drawings of microorganisms a while ago, and I tried to make them in the style of Renaissance drawings of the masters. Here are two drawings I really like. I hope you like them too! Continue reading
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Abstract Art
When I was an art student, many moons ago, I hated abstract art. Back then, I believed that art required skill to be ‘good’. I thought that art was a craft that needed to be honed and developed. Abstract artists,… Continue reading
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Crows, crows, and more damn crows
I went through a period of drawing nothing but crows for about two years. I really love them and enjoyed this drawing period immensely. Interestingly, a guy I know really loved these and asked to buy a print. I told… Continue reading
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Digitally hand-made art
Digital art gets a bad rap from some people. I’m regularly told I can’t enter my art for competitions or excluded from exhibiting because it has been produced digitally. I certainly don’t get the same social media validation as other… Continue reading
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Anatomical Self-Portraits
Here are a few anatomical self-portraits I did in 2022. I find it incredible that all of this is stuffed inside our heads! Continue reading
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Anatomical art
I produced these drawings during lockdown from medical atlases. I have a long obsession with the human body and its many intricacies. I hope you like them. Don’t forget to hit subscribe and like! If any medical students want to… Continue reading
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Skull Art
A huge reason why I chose to retire from education was my burning ambition to spend more time in my own art and creativity. I reckon I have a few years left in me yet and so I want to… Continue reading
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