May 2021 at the art table On the art table in May I’ve been painting for the Curious Tales series to take to the gallery and to share with my Instagram followers. I’m still loving these ocean blues and purples. I also wrote a blog about the importance of taking Read more…
Making art for mental health This week has been Mental Health Awareness week in the UK. I’ve been sharing my thoughts and some resources over in my Instagram stories during the last few days, in particular links to support. It’s a subject very close to my heart and going by Read more…
Creating a series from a small idea This weekend I’m grateful to get some new paintings out into the real world in a local art shop gallery. These paintings came from small beginnings and I’m sharing how they developed from a simple idea and what inspired the finished paintings, The Read more…
April 2021 at the art table Taking an opportunity On the art table in April the longer Spring days were so welcome, meaning I could paint later into the afternoon and make time for a walk in the sun at the beach. I’m so lucky to live so close to this Read more…
Is creative block holding you back from making art? What’s holding you back from making your art? If you want to create but it’s not happening, you are not alone. Some things are out of our control and they pull us away from our creative lives. And sometimes we just Read more…
March 2021 at the art table Finding colour and marks On the art table in March it’s playtime with some loose marks on watercolour paper. In Powertex I’m revisiting Easy Structure in some of my favourite art pieces and my book pile gets some birthday gift additions. In the sketchbook Read more…
Create mini art with the Powertex Bister crackle technique Creating mini art has been a great way for me to keep creating but in a manageable way and practice techniques. Bister crackle is a favourite and the organic patterns looked so good grouped together when they were done. I’m using Read more…
Powertex mini art with Yellow ochre and Bister sprays Creating a small series of mini art is a quick way to test out an idea. In this mini series I used a combination of Yellow ochre Powertex Universal Medium and Bister sprays in warm colours. I used 9 small squares Read more…
February 2021 at the art table Making small art and following sparks On the art table in February I continued creating some tiny art. I changed up the supplies to make some tiny Powertex mixed media pieces. Next was rust art and then some bolder, textured minis with a base Read more…
Making mini rust art with Powertex and Rusty Powder The Powertex mixed media minis were a brilliant way to get back into creating after a break and after the tiny metallic art I wanted to try some mini rust art. Rusty Powder is one of my favourite supplies and while Read more…