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…
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…
Happy New Year! I hope you had a really lovely festive season and are ready for some New Year Inspiration as I have some small scale art inspiration for you today that is just perfect for making into cards. I think I am also in a bit of a looking back mood too, as you will hear in the video! …
I am painting some mini abstract acrylic paint pieces today and I thought I would share them with you in my Wednesday art video and also turn them into something useful, not just pretty! You will see what at the end of the video but I am sure you can guess from the photo can't you?! I am also just sharing…
I have an easy art journal page for you today using different layered acrylic paint techniques. It is one of my 'scrappy' pages that I have been working on recently! Well I am kind of calling them 'scrappy' because they start from leftovers on the page and then they end up a little scrappy too, but hopefully not in a bad…
Ok, so this is an odd one. I had started my day full of those noble intentions, you know the type of thing? I had plans, deadlines and things to get done and look what happened instead! Some unintentional art! I don't know how else really to describe it, everything about this page is unintentional. But you will hear all about my…
I'm art journaling again today and sharing some news in my video too! This page is made up of leftover paint, so if you are looking for some ideas for using up your leftover paint and how to get those leftover paint art journaling pages finished then try this one! And whilst you watch this art journaling video have a think…
I'm using acrylic paint like watercolor in today's video show and tell, to make some lovely, bright and translucent paint layers. It's a great technique and fun to do! I think that one of the things that I love about acrylic paint is that it is just so versatile. I mean you guys know that I adore watercolor paint, but I also love…
I promised you something different today didn't I? So I thought I would share a creative exercise that is great for anyone who wants to get started with watercolor paints, or for if you have been dabbling but aren't sure what to do next. So this exercise uses three ways to make easy abstract watercolor flowers and helps you to get…
Where do you get your ideas? How do you keep inspired and do you have any tricks for when you aren't feeling inspired? I'm sharing some of my go-to habits and ways that I generate ideas and keep inspired but I also want to hear yours too, so do share, either here or over on my YouTube channel. I'm also practising…