Teresa Cowley

My name is Teresa Cowley, and I'm a digital artist and graphic designer from Vancouver Island, Canada. I focus on abstract and fantasy art as well as digital collage, and like to utilize AI art tools as part of my design process to create new, innovative pieces of art. I strive to create new, unique designs that tell imaginative stories, and I am eager to push the boundaries of what can be expressed with art and technology.
A close-up photo of thick, textured blobs of oil paint in earthy and autumn-inspired tones arranged on a light-colored palette. The colors closely resemble the October 2025 palette, including dark brown, burnt orange, burgundy, beige, green, and blue-gray hues, with visible brush strokes adding texture and depth.

Play with Colour: October 2025 Trends

Ready to cozy up your palette? October 2025’s colour trends bring a rich blend of warm neutrals, spiced oranges, bold reds, natural greens, and cool blues — perfect for fall-inspired art and design. Whether you’re painting, designing, or experimenting digitally, these shades are all about sparking fresh ideas while keeping things stylishly grounded.

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How to Start Making Art

Feeling stuck at the starting line with your art? This post is a warm, down-to-earth pep talk for beginner creatives—full of encouragement, budget-friendly tips, and playful techniques to get you creating without pressure. It’s all about embracing mess, letting go of perfection, and just starting where you are. Because every artist begins somewhere.

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A hand is holding a TourBox controller in front of a computer monitor. The controller is semi-transparent with multiple dials, buttons, and knobs designed for creative software use. On the monitor, there is abstract black-and-white artwork with organic, contour-like patterns on the right side, and part of a digital art program interface is visible on the left. The monitor displays a 144Hz refresh rate label and various app icons on the taskbar.

TourBox Elite Plus Review: Small Device, Big Creative Control

Curious about the TourBox Elite Plus? I gave it a solid test run and was seriously impressed. It’s a compact creative controller that transforms your workflow with customizable wheel, dial, knob, and buttons. Whether you’re editing photos, painting, or making videos, it’s a smooth, tactile way to ditch repetitive keyboard shortcuts and stay in the creative zone.

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The image shows a collage of various textured and patterned papers layered together. Some papers feature abstract designs drawn over printed text from book or newspaper pages, such as black and white swirling lines or blue teardrop shapes. Others have tie-dye or marbled patterns in colors like green, purple, and blue. The overall composition is artistic and eclectic, combining text, patterns, and color in a mixed-media style.

7 DIY Art Tips for Beginners on a Budget

You don’t need fancy tools to make great art—just a little creativity and what you’ve already got lying around. These seven budget-friendly tips show how everyday items and a playful mindset can help you create personal, expressive artwork without spending a fortune. Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to keep it simple and fun!

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5 Colour Palettes for September Creativity

Looking to freshen up your creative projects this September? This post serves up five stunning colour palettes inspired by the seasonal shift—from golden sunsets to coastal calm and earthy harvest tones. Whether you’re designing, painting, or styling, these handpicked hues will spark ideas and bring your early fall mood boards to life.

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A group portrait of four formally dressed individuals standing side by side, all smiling and wearing suits or formal attire. Overlaid prominently across the center of the image is a large red and white stamped label that reads “AI DEEPFAKED,” indicating that the faces or entire image may have been digitally manipulated using artificial intelligence. The background is dark with several round lights visible, giving a studio-like appearance. Note: Due to the “AI DEEPFAKED” label, the individuals in the image may not be real or may have altered appearances, so no assumptions are made about their identities.

Warning: Big Names Targeted in AI Scam Endorsements

Deepfakes are getting scary good—and scammers know it. From fake celeb romances to bogus investment pitches featuring politicians, AI impersonations are fooling people fast. Whether it’s “Oprah’s Pink Salt Trick” or a deepfaked PM pushing crypto, the rule’s simple: if it sounds too slick to be true, it probably is. Stay sharp, don’t get duped.

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The image shows a collage of three abstract artworks, with a hand holding a smartphone in the center. The left panel features a vivid abstract painting with fluid, blended colors such as turquoise, orange, purple, pink, and green. In the center, a hand is holding a smartphone vertically. The phone screen displays a cropped, stylized version of the abstract art with editing options at the bottom, suggesting it’s being digitally altered or filtered. The right panel shows another abstract composition with similar color themes, overlaid with white line art of stylized leaves and some handwritten script. A snippet of printed text is partially visible at the bottom. The overall aesthetic emphasizes digital art creation and editing, blending organic and graphic elements.

How to Glitch Your Art for Wild Collage Patterns

Turn your doodles, paintings, or mark-filled pages into eye-catching digital art with Decim8—a glitch-art app that transforms photos into wild, abstract textures. It’s playful, unpredictable, and perfect for collage. Whether you’re layering digitally or printing pieces to cut by hand, this workflow fuses tradition and tech in a totally fresh, creative way.

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A mixed media collage featuring a variety of textures and elements, including torn magazine pages, abstract acrylic paint, and photographic images. Prominent in the center is a vibrant painting with blended colors such as turquoise, purple, yellow, orange, and white, resembling melted or swirled paint. Surrounding it are fragments of text, including a large black serif word “Epic” on a white background, architectural photography showing balconies, and layers of paint in greens, blues, purples, and metallic hues. The composition is chaotic and colorful, emphasizing creativity and visual contrast.

The Messy Joy of Creating

Letting go of neatness can unlock pure creative joy—paint on your hands, scraps stuck to your fingers, and glue on the table become proof you were truly in the moment. Embrace the chaos, and you might just find the mess is where the magic really happens.

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Yes, Digital Art Is Real Art

Digital art is every bit as real as traditional art. From mastering color, light, and texture to building a piece stroke by stroke, digital artists rely on the same creativity and skill as painters or illustrators. It’s not the tools that make art—it’s the artist’s vision and the story their work brings to life.

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