This weekend we had our Mason Jar paint party. I was only expecting 1 friend but had a surprise show-up. Susan had never painted before....

Charlie Chaplin Contemporary palette knife portrait. Acrylics on canvas pad. Here's another one of those messy, mess with my brain...

Trains & Spring Blossoms This week's acrylic on canvas pad came with a variety of new techniques with various layers of paint. Start with...

This week I celebrated 2 years victory over a lifelong struggle with anxiety & depression. I'm excited to have been able to celebrate...

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Last weekend I hosted my final paint party for this year. I had a full table for my Christmas paint party. It was a tight squeeze but fun...

This week we had our final art class for this year. Due to lockdowns we started much later that originally scheduled & will complete the...

On Friday evening I had a small but seemingly successful paint party. We spent about 3 hours painting & testing techniques to create all...

Country Cottage Last week we did a cosy cottage in watercolour pencils. Well that quite a challenge & tested my patience to the utmost. I...

I had another session of drawing lessons with watercolour pencils yesterday. Sweet Peas These sweet peas turned out ok, although my...

I was just playing around with brush strokes, techniques & colours today. Brush strokes, techniques & colour mixing with student acrylic....

Sometimes you've just got to show up & do something... I learnt through my healing prayer session last week that one of my stumbling...

Today we tried to recreate some landscape images. I must admit this was a bit overwhelming & frustrating because trying to mix matching...

Some more watercolour techniques & a pansy. Mixing your own colours & managing the water levels on the brush are not as easy as it looks.

This week we learnt watercolour techniques, colour mixing & finished our lesson with a monochrome seascape.

Another messy pastel session. This week we did pets. I failed dismally at the lion & created a monster. Second attempt at rooster turned...

This week we played with oil pastel techniques. Creating this apple was very messy, but fun.

This week we did a portrait. Copying animals & items identically seems so much easier than a face. Just following instructions &...

This week we had to copy what we saw even though our reference picture is anatomically incorrect. Our second half involved learning about...

I took up an art class this week for some formal training to boost my confidence. These were week 1's lessons & assignments. The portrait...