Art Journaling

I've done it! I have finished my FREE Creativity E-book! It is called 'Get Creating' and did I mention that it is FREE! What?! A FREE Creativity E-book?! Before you rush off to get a copy I have a video to tell you more about it below and how you can actually get your copy. But I also have some really big…

It is art challenge time and I have teamed up with Gerry van der Velden from Gerry's Craft Room to bring you some inspiration for using fabric in your art and craft projects. So in this collaboration we both went off and made some projects and the only rule was that they had to include fabric. And it was kind of lucky because…

Sometimes I plan my art, yes I do, and I've talked about the power of planned art before in my videos. It can be a really useful tool to have in your creative process repertoire. So I'm chatting about it again today, because this piece is partly planned art and partly unplanned art. But I have some other things to share with…

Are y ready for another speedpaint? This week I am mixing it up with gouache and acrylic paint again. But I have also thrown in some other materials into the mix. Look out for acrylic ink (paint pens) and some crayon and pencil layers too! I know! It is going to turn into a challenge soon to see how many materials I…

I am flexing my mixed media muscles today with a double page spread in my junk journal that is all about experimenting with gouache and acrylic paint. You have seen me use gouache before, I go through my gouache phases! And you have seen me use it with acrylic paint in the same piece. But usually it will be as just a…

Have you had pieces change direction on you this week? So you are working on an art project, it starts off as one thing but ends up something else entirely! Much like my piece for you today, it started as an abstract, went through a doodle phase then finished as a stylised flower. A rainbow stylised flower. So I hope you enjoy…

I love layering and I have lots of layers for you today in my art video. So I hope you like some layers too?! It is another floral piece and if you remember last week's art video I was showing you how to use transparent and translucent paint to add a focal image with a flower painting demo. Well this week I have…

You have spent ages making a beautiful, textured background. You are really pleased with it, but the piece still needs a focal image and you are finding it really hard to cover up that lovely background. What do you do?   Don't worry! There is a solution and I am demoing it in today's video. So I hope you have a lot…

How have you been getting on with your layering? Have you managed to keep on layering and working through the stops? Well I am back to some abstract layering this week for this piece today and I have a little art challenge for you. Watch the video through to find out more. And I hope you have fun with it! Now as…

If you have ever found yourself struggling with complex backgrounds or perhaps you don't have a lot of time but you NEED to art, (I know that feeling!) then today's tip and art video inspiration is, hopefully, going to hit the spot for you! Because today I am sharing one of the quickest ways to build up a simple, colorful acrylic paint…