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Cliff Walk at Pourville by Monet – Impressionism for a Summer’s Day
I recently discovered the painting "Cliff Walk at Pourville" by French Impressionist painter Claude Monet and was immediately drawn to it. We’ve been enjoying a heatwave here in the UK and so I’ve been wanting to paint something summery. In particular, I’ve been...
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Brusho Paintings with Watercolour and Pen
This month I’ve been exploring Brusho powders and how they can enhance pen and watercolour paintings. I use Brusho a lot in my mixed media artwork (see my last post where I use it to create artwork inspired by my garden). By the way, this is not a sponsored post – I’m...
Mixed Media Mindfulness Art Inspired by my Spring Garden
Things have been busy from all angles just recently, so I’ve turned to some mixed media mindfulness art to cultivate some calm amongst the chaos. The idea is to tap into some creative energies without worrying too much about the end result. It’s just about expressing...
“The Easter Surprise” – Frog’s Bucket List
Just a quick update before we dive into what I’ve got to show you today: my next Frog’s Bucket List book is well on the way. Lots of froggy summer holiday activities are in progress. I’m very excited about it actually. So watch this space, I’m really hoping I can...
La Grenouillère by Renoir and a Watercolour Study
I keep looking at Renoir’s painting La Grenouillère. It gives me holiday vibes. Maybe it’s just the few glimpses of sun we’ve had here in the UK this March – the promise of summer to come. I’ve decided to try something a bit different with this painting study. For a...
Watercolour Sketching – A Saturday of Colourful Sketches
I thought it would be fun to do a bit of watercolour sketching. Because sometimes it’s difficult to know what to paint. So instead of embarking on some ambitious art project, I thought I would keep it simple. I would illustrate a recent day in my life. Therefore,...
Gel Plate Printing and Mixed Media Experiments
There comes a time in life when one must purchase a gel plate. For me, that time has come. I have also been experimenting with some mixed media techniques – inspired by a book I was given for Christmas. Read on to learn about my first attempts at gel plate printing,...
Christmas Art in a Variety of Mediums: Mixed Media, Watercolour & Acrylics
It’s always nice to find time to create some Christmas art over the festive period. I’ve not actually had time for much art while I’ve been concentrating on getting my Frog’s Bucket List book published and so have been yearning to paint something for a while now. I...
Frog’s Bucket List ‘Christmas Fun’ – Book Available Now!
This month, it’s all been about my Frog’s Bucket List series. Some of you may remember from my July blog (The York Sketches – Illustrations of my Mini Culture Trip to York) that I mentioned I was working on an exciting froggy project. Well, the time has come to reveal...
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience at York St Mary’s
Today I'll be reminiscing on my visit to 'Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience' which was hosted in St Mary's Church, York. This follows on from two previous posts about my York visit earlier this year – firstly, my York Sketches post and secondly, my Monet in York...
Monet’s Water-Lily Pond and a Painting Inspired by Monet
A couple of months ago I was lucky enough to see one of Claude Monet’s water lily paintings, The Water-Lily Pond (1899), at the York Art Gallery. I wanted to share my experience and how it has inspired one of my own paintings. This blog follows on from my York blog:...
Mindfulness Art Inspired by my Garden
The tentative summer weather here in the UK has allowed me to experiment with creating some outdoor mindfulness art. I thought I would share a few pages from a sketchbook I’ve been scribbling around in this summer. This is me trying to tap into my creative inner...
The York Sketches – Illustrations of my Mini Culture Trip to York
I recently found myself exploring the artier hideouts of the city of York which is how these York sketches have come to exist. I was keen to capture my arty mini break in an appropriate format and so decided to document my travels in a visual art journal which I will...