ILLUSTRATION: GANESHA

GANESHA © GINGER NUT DESIGNS

This A4 illustration is titled Ganesha. It is inspired by the Hindu god Ganesha. In this piece, the central point is the seated figure of Ganesha set against a white background that is decorated with multicoloured flowers, and red hearts. Materials used: promarkers and fine liner pens.

ILLUSTRATION: LOVE

LOVE © GINGER NUT DESIGNS

This A4 illustration is titled Love. It is inspired by the Hindu god Ganesha. In this piece, the central point is the seated figure of Ganesha set against a lilac background that is decorated with the word 'love' in multicoloured Devanagari script.  Materials used: promarkers and fine liner pens.

ILLUSTRATION: LOVE AND PEACE

LOVE AND PEACE © GINGER NUT DESIGNS

This A4 illustration is titled Love and Peace. It is inspired by the Hindu god Ganesha. In this piece, the central point is the seated figure of Ganesha set against a white background that is decorated with flowers, hearts, Yin and Yang symbols and the word 'love' and 'peace' in black Devanagari script.  Materials used: promarkers and fine liner pens.

ILLUSTRATION: PEACE

PEACE © GINGER NUT DESIGNS

This A4 illustration is titled Peace. It is inspired by the Hindu god Ganesha. In this piece, the central point is the seated figure of Ganesha set against a white background that is decorated with the word 'peace' in black and silver Devanagari script.  Materials used: promarkers and fine liner pens.

PHOTOGRAPHY: SAME OLD STORY

The 2015/2016 English football season is officially under way and, although it's early days, it is clear that Queens Parks Rangers are not  going to have the easiest of seasons back in the Championship. The first match of the season was against Charlton Athletic at The Valley. The stadium, rather surprisingly, was half empty, so had all the atmosphere of a library, but at least the sun actually showed its face.

QPR started the match very brightly, but could not translate early dominance into goals, which ultimately cost them very dear. The first half ended 0-0, but the second half was a very one-sided affair with the home side scoring twice. To say that QPR were sloppy, uninventive and lacked any kind of urgency is an understatement, but - then again - that is nothing new. 45 more games to go and probably 45 games of suffering, frustration and disappointment. Oh the joy!

ILLUSTRATION: DALA HORSE KURBITS

DALA HORSE KURBITS © GINGER NUT DESIGNS

This A4 illustration, titled Dala Horse Kurbits, was inspired by the decorative wooden horses (Dalahäst) and traditional kurbits patterns from the Dalarna (Dalecarlia) region of Sweden. It features a central kurbits pattern, bordered with miniature Dala horses. Materials used: promarkers and fine liner pen.

ILLUSTRATION: KURBITS

Illustration titled Kurbits.

PHOTOGRAPHY: UPPSALA DOMKYRKA

Uppsala Domkyrka (Cathedral) is not only the tallest church building in Sweden, but also in all of Scandinavia and Nordic countries. It really is huge!

PHOTOGRAPHY: RETURN TO THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

It has been nearly 3 months of football-less bliss (well almost), but on Sunday normal business was resumed at Loftus Road, as QPR took on Italian Serie A team Atalanta in a friendly match. I shall not bore you with the details, as the match was about as entertaining as watching paint dry (while stick pins in your eyeballs), but the Atalanta fans - who were very vocal - did at least give provide something easy on the eye. Thank god Atalanta is not in Newcastle, is all I can say... Oh, and incidentally the match ended in a 1-all draw.

PHOTOGRAPHY: BLUE MOON

"Blue moon, you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own..."

Yeah right, whatever!! Sadly, blue moons are not blue and you don't do all those things that you claim to seldom do.

PHOTOGRAPHY: FYRISÅN

Fyrisån (Fyris River) flowing through central Uppsala, Sweden.

PHOTOGRAPHY: UPPSALA SLOTT

The city of Uppsala is about an hour north of Stockholm and has had an important role in Swedish history throughout the centuries. I had been meaning to visit it for ages, but somehow never got around to doing so. However, on this trip to Stockholm, I finally got there.

On arrival, one of the buildings that stands out is the castle (Uppsala Slott), which is situated on a hill near the city centre. It is a beautiful pink coloured building that was originally built in the mid 16th century, during the reign of Gustav Vasa. It was destroyed by fire in 1702, but was subsequently restored. Nowadays it houses the Uppsala Art Musuem.