A Beginner’s Guide to Printmaking: How to get Started
I got into printmaking last Autumn when I enrolled on a course to learn more about different printmaking techniques. It is such a wonderful art form, and the more you…
Sketching Greens
I recently joined Koosje Koene’s Patreon, as I have been such big fan of hers since I started sketching again, and was really delighted to see she was hosting an…
My Artistic Journey: 5 Reasons Why I’m Starting a 100-Day Drawing Challenge
Challenge Time! I rediscovered my love of sketching around 5 years ago, and have come a long way since my first tentative sketchbook. Along the way, I have captured many…
Sketching Pigeons
As a member of Emma Carlisle's Patreon club, I get to join in on some live zoom sketch-a-longs, which I find really fun, and inspiring! It is lovely to sit…
Nature Journaling Week – Part One
This week sees the 4th year of International Nature Journaling week, run by the lovely Bethan Burton, from the Journaling with Nature podcast. This year, the week will take us…
How to Start a Nature Journal
In this fast-paced world dominated by screens and technology, taking the time to connect with nature has become increasingly important for our well-being. A wonderful way to foster this connection…
Experimenting with new Art Materials
Kosovo Landscape My sister bought me some gorgeous Derwent Graphitint paints for my birthday. They have lovely muted colours, and seem to granulate with the graphite particles in them. I…
Weekly Round up 18th April 2021
This week has been a busy week with the boys home for their last week of the Easter holidays, but I have managed to squeeze a fair bit of time…
Week 1 Liz Steel SketchingNow Watercolour Course
I’ve been a fan of Liz Steel’s work for a long time now, and she has been an instructor on a couple of courses I have taken with Sketchbook Skool,…