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Making Good Use of my Watercolour Practice

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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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

Pencil Study

Today I decided it was about time I did a little pencil study to better understand the behaviour of my pencils. I use mark making a great deal in my […]

Art For Sale – Abstract Meadows

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

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Today I created my You Tube channel and I have added my first video tutorial. It is a very useful little tutorial on how to solve the problem of buckled […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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 […]

How to Make Textured Papers

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Latest Acrylic Paintings

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Blind Contour Drawing

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“Abysstract” – Delving into Abstract Art

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Welcome

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Watercolour Play

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Current Painting in Progress – Knowing when to stop

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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 […]

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