25 October 2025 | Life in Sketches, My Artwork
This month I set myself a watercolour challenge. I came up with the idea while I was out on a walk in nature – quite spontaneously, really. It sounded fun (and turned out to be). The idea was to paint a scene with a limited colour palette. Just four colours to start...
29 June 2025 | My Artwork
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...
31 May 2025 | Mindfulness Art, My Artwork
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...
23 February 2025 | Life in Sketches, My Artwork
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,...
26 January 2025 | Mindfulness Art, My Artwork
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,...
29 December 2024 | My Artwork
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...