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,…
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…
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…
Grab your paints and paint with me! I have an easy abstract summer meadow painting tutorial for you today and I thought I would take you step by step through how to put this piece together. Everything you need is listed below the video, but don't feel you have to get exactly the same as me to make it work The list…
Today is the day! My interview with Tamara Laporte, the creative force behind the Life Book Creativity and Welbeing Summit, is up! You can learn some more about me in the interview then have a go at my activity! For my activity I thought I would share more about my Daily Doodle Diary practice. Since I started doing it I have found…
Hey lovely creatives, I am giving away a free spot on the year long, mixed media course Life Book 2020 over on my Instagram. Oh and did I mention that I am teaching on it?! Ok, so maybe I have, a few times! If you want a chance to win, hop right on over to my Instagram feed now and look for…
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…