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...

Matisse This week we looked at the work of Henry Matisse. This is acrylics on canvas pad & done mostly with palette knife & lots of...

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

Topiary Study This week we did a topiary study in watercolour. I also learned that sometimes it's just easier to get the finer details...

This week we started oil pastel painting. Tuscan Hills It always amazes me how we all use the same reference but our final products are...

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...

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

Today we did some new techniques for trees in acrylic. I must admit, I'm still lacking the patience to wait for the background paint to...

This week we learnt how to do an abstract painting with acrylics. I'm not so sure about this but I kind of like the unintentional...

This week we learnt some acrylics techniques & then finished a seascape painting with acrylics.

This week we learnt some more watercolour techniques. First we created the sky & foliage for background & then we added the bird on top.

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...