I am back in my DIY journal this week with another page and jumping off where I left off last time. It is really fun working in a varied page DIY journal like this because it is challenging to make new art that is both different from the last, but also works with that original art that is peeking through. So what…
If you missed the Life Book Creativity and Wellbeing summit that ran back in September and you wanted to do all those amazing mixed media art activities, and learn all about next year's Life Book 2020 teachers, but you didn't get the time. Well you have another chance! It's back for the next week and you can watch the summit replay, for free,…
Sometimes your junk journal page doesn't turn out the way you thought it would does it? I mean it is not like I had a plan for this junk journal page that I am sharing today, but I didn't think it would go the way that it did! Just as with last week's DIY art journal pages, I have also added in…
I'm working on two art journal pages in my video today. It's in a DIY journal that I made with my Patrons over on Patreon a few months ago. You might recognise it even if you haven't joined me on Pateon, because I recently decorated it's denim cover over on YouTube, well when I say recently I mean back in August! That…
Are you ready for a really challenging art challenge for your mini abstracts this week? I hope so, because this week we are going to make mini abstract faces! Don't worry I have some very simple steps to get you started and once you do start, well it is a little addictive, making abstract faces, so you will soon have a whole…
Having fun with your mini abstracts? Ready to try another mini abstract challenge? This one is in four parts and it is about layering and working from unrefined to fine detail so watch the video below then give it a go! Once you have tried it one way why not shake up the parts and do them in a different order to…
Are you ready for a mini abstract challenge? This week I have some more mini abstract inspiration for you plus something to add in to you mini abstract practice. You can approach this mini abstract challenge in any way that sparks for you. And there are a lot of different ways you can do it. In fact I mention another way to…
Colour is one of our favourite things isn't it? So how do you use your colour? There are just so many ways to use colour and how you use your colour can grow and develop as you grow and develop over time. It is actually a question that I get asked about a lot, how I use colour, and most recently from…
So it is halfway through Inktober 2019 and I have a sketchbook tour of my Inktober shares so far for you. If you have been following along on Instagram than you will know that my journey so far has been both lagging behind everyone else and also a little bit higgledy piggledy! Just how I like it! Oh well! I hope your Inktober…
I hope you have been getting stuck into my easy mini abstract exercise and have been having fun with it! This week I have another mini abstract inspiration but tell you what, let's spice things up with a color challenge! Yep, I have some color combo ideas to get you started this week and I hope you have a lot of fun…
If your managed to catch my Life Book 2020 Summit interview and activity, or you have been following me for a while, then you will know that I have a few different art practices that I try to keep doing regularly. On Life Book I shared my Daily Doodle Diary with some exercises and tips to get you started on yours. Today I…