
Paint What You Love (And Ignore The NaySayers!)
How the story behind The Vesuvius Ladies collection of paintings proves the importance of this idea!
How the story behind The Vesuvius Ladies collection of paintings proves the importance of this idea!
Five obstacles that can come up to prevent us from getting out and painting on location and how to get past them
Shower ideas. I love them! What is it about the shower that inspires our creativity and unlocks our problem-solving abilities? Let’s find out!
A painting buddy can offer valuable feedback, emotional support, and motivation to help you grow as an artist. Here are five benefits.
Every day on my walk, there’s at least one thing that will catch my eye. Inevitably the camera (well, my phone) comes out, a pause to compose, and snap. And sometimes, someone else will pause to see what I’m noticing. They may even ask me about what’s caught my eye as there’s nothing obvious, that
The October 31-pastels-in-31-Days Challenge is well behind us now. The primary purpose of the Challenge is to get something painted each and every day. And this can be oh so hard!! One thing that helps me make this daily practice happen is having a sketchbook of thumbnails. Why is this useful? Because a lot of
Okay, pet peeve coming up! How do you write inches? Let’s say we’re talking about a painting that’s five and a half inches by seven and one eighth inches. Do you write 5 1/2 x 7 1/8 in? Or do you write 5.5 x 7.125 inches? I hope you write the former rather than the
It’s the start of a new year and like many, I use the first few days as a time to reflect and plan, to look back and look forward, and to begin filling my calendar with actions towards my goals. There’s a part of me that feels that I need to get a move on
I recently returned from a Caribbean cruise with my parents, my sweetheart Cam, my sister and brother and their partners. This family gathering was to celebrate my Mum and Dad’s 65th (yes 65th!!) wedding anniversary. The cruise was marvellous in so many ways. It refreshed and reconnected our souls. And it slowed me down…..I took
WARNING: This is a very personal blog post. In it, grief and art come together. Yesterday I was shocked and stunned: I found out that Ray Dorge, my former life partner of 25 years, had died. Even though Ray and I separated 10 years ago (by my instigation), we kept in touch with the odd email.
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