Have you ever wondered if your art routine is actually getting in your way and not helping you to grow your art? I don't know if I am overthinking this but I have been having this thought recently about my art routine. On one hand it has been so helpful. It has helped me to get art done, having a routine to…
I've been playing with the watercolour paint colours that I picked out in last week's art video a bit more and doing some watercolour abstracts with them. So this week you can see how I go about doodling with my watercolour paints and maybe it will get you in the mood to get your own watercolour abstracts doodle practice started? It…
This week I thought that we could get started with watercolour abstracts. I mean it has been a while since we last played with watercolour paint hasn't it? I want to do a series of watercolour abstract doodles but first I need to do a couple of things before I can get started. So grab your watercolour paints and join me…
Get your art unstuck with these ideas! So today I am working through a junk journal page and as I do I am sharing some tips to help you get your art unstuck. Things like how to start, what to do when you find you don't like something on your page. You know, all of those kind of getting stuck with…
I have 8 prompts for you today, as I break down my art journal page into easy to follow art prompts to help you get your art flowing and hopefully get you past some overthinking! I think I am going through a bit of uncomplicated mark making and you will see that this page is built really simply. It doesn't always have…
Get your art flowing with these 5 art prompts and I can not wait to see where they take you. Remember that this is all about playing and experiment, so take the prompts in any direction that appeals to you. You do not have to do the same with them as I did at all. Just have fun and let them…
Collage clusters are one of my favourite design formats. You know these, it is when you cluster together elements to put on your project. When I was designing cards more regularly for magazines I would use collage clusters a lot. But they are great for your art or junk journal too. So let's have a play and I have my Digi-Delightful downloads…
Why not make fearless art today? It is the perfect day for it! I'm revisiting scribble art today as a great creative exercise to help you let go and make wonderful, expressive art. I love this scribbling exercise! Remember we don't need perfect, we just need fun when we make fearless art! It is like one of my go-to mantras! Fun not…
Fill your art journal with another idea share to hopefully get you arting! This one is perfect for junk journals where you already have something on your page to get you started. But you can do it on a clean page too, say in your art journal, by adding some ephemera collage. The idea is not to plan it but to let…
I always find adding words to my projects difficult. I would love to be able to be good at storytelling and using words and connecting with the viewer of my work on an emotional level. I mean let's face it, that is really what we hope for with our art isn't it? Today I wanted to share a piece that became…
I have deconstructed my art journal page today into 10 mixed media art prompts to help you get into your art flow! 'Coz sometimes it just helps to add a bit of focus to help us get into the our pages and get us arting doesn't it?! I hope you enjoy them and enjoy the video going through them too. Of…