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Watercolour Fun

I forgot to post photos of a couple of paintings I did just before the summer this year. So, here they are at last. The first one was the direct […]

Mark Making Ideas 3

Today we will be using fun foam again to make more mark making tools. We are going to make a stamping tool. First of all you will need your fun foam. […]

Paint Storage & Display Idea

I have just had this great idea which I thought I would share with you. Here is a photo of my stencil display rack in my art room. My stencils […]

Painting Whimsical Portraits

Well I just had to paint another big eyed girl. I love painting whimsical portraits. They are a little bit addictive and I do love whimsy! So now I have a […]

Mark Making Ideas 2

After showing you the Mark Making Roller yesterday I thought I would continue on the rolling theme today. So, here is another simple rolling tool that you can make. [easy-image-collage id=234] […]

Beach Babes Acrylic Paintings

I have only recently begun to sell my art and have been flattered and honoured that so many people like what I do. I found that my Beach Babes series of […]

Mark Making Ideas 1

[easy-image-collage id=158] I will be posting a series of posts here over the coming days with ideas of mark making tools that you can easily make for yourself. I hope […]

Painting Quirky Portraits

Today I have been painting more of my Quirky Portraits and I have finished one already. The background I had already painted with acrylic paints back in April last year. […]

A Couple of Days of ArtPlay

At last I have found some time for creativity including some abstract art. I have had a couple of days of art play and am so-o-o-o happy to have completed four […]

This Quirky Portrait Needs a Name

I have finally got around to finishing another Quirky Portrait today. I started her in October. Here is her sketch drawing. Then I prepared her background. And here is the […]

Abstract Watercolour

Yesterday I had an idea buzzing around in my head to paint an abstract watercolour in a minimalist style. First of all I decided on a colour scheme and played […]

Mark Making Series

[easy-image-collage id=186] As from tomorrow I will begin a mark making series of posts for the coming days. I will be showing a selection of mark making tools that you […]

My Little Storybook

I have recently signed up for a class with Carla Sonheim and she encourages you to draw random lines on paper with your eyes closed and then to find imaginary […]

Frog Drawing

I have been practising drawing frogs and become obsessed. Just can’t stop drawing them. I am struggling with outline drawing instead of sketching though. This is something I have been […]

Happy Accidents

I have just completed two more little story books of imaginary creatures, which means I now have three. I really love these and can’t wait to give them to my […]

Quirky Portraits

Today I am back to painting quirky portraits. I do love painting these. They are such fun to do and there is no pressure because I can just use my imagination. It […]

My favourite Easel – Leap Day Sale

I have just noticed that Artristic Easel – my favourite easel are having a Leap Day Sale for 29th February only. I know many of you have shown an interest […]

Off the Top of My Head

I am having such fun with my watercolours creating some new style Quirky Portraits. I am working on my own style. But you could say Danielle Donaldson meets Toni Burt. […]

New Quirky Portrait

I do love to paint Quirky Portraits and every so often I have to get one out of my system. And today was one of those days. I have named […]

Sketching Quirky Portraits

I am still away from my art studio and only have limited supplies with me. So, I am having to console myself with sketching quirky portraits with pencil in my […]

Art For Sale – Abstract Meadows

At last I have my art for sale on my website Buy Art Yay! I have just realised that I have not blogged about my art here for 3 months now. […]

Watercolour Play

I have been spending a long time organising and playing with my watercolour paints recently. I think I spend more time playing and practicing with my paints than I do finishing […]

How to Make Fabric Cords

I have been playing with surface design techniques again today working on making fabric cords. I am so-o-o pleased with the results. They are even better than I had imagined. This […]

Mark Making Ideas 5

Today I have a great tutorial for you on how to make your own rubber stamps for mark making. These are so quick and easy to make and VERY inexpensive. I […]

Face Portrait using Charcoal

I sketched this face portrait from June Biagioni’s ‘Drawing in the Soul’ online class using charcoal pencil and pastels. This is an exceptionally good class and I am enjoying every […]

How to Make Textured Papers

Today I decided to have a play …….. painting textured papers to incorporate into my artwork. [easy-image-collage id=410] What fun! and some great results. This is how I painted them……… […]

Welcome

Welcome to my Art Happy World. These pages, posts and musings are my attempt at sharing my art journey with any fellow travellers who wish to explore their creative side. As […]

Acrylic Painting of Beach Babes – More Quirky Ladies

I have just completed a new painting. It is an acrylic painting with a collaged background. This is branching out for me as I usually do faces not bodies. But […]

Mark Making Ideas 4

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Abstract Meadows Leap Day Sale

Today I am offering a one off Leap Day Sale of six of my latest Abstract Meadows paintings. Leap Day only comes once every four years so here is a […]

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