From Life: Drawing/Painting while out

I have often wondered what it is like to be someone who could travel with a palette and paint while out on the field i.e "en plein air". So I took a make-shift bag of supplies out with me on the family's recent camping trip to see how I do. I wasn't sure what I …

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It’s been sometime.

I just realized its been sometime since I last posted here. But believe me this isn't the only social media that is suffering. My facebook page and my instagram has too, been quiet. Sorry for my absence! My family has been quite sick, including myself. For all different reasons. I feel the end is near …

Beginnings in Gouache

"GOOOU-WAASH" I had some amazing support and inspiration from a dear art friend (please go see her beautiful work @sofierimmer_art) from Denmark to try my hand at Gouache. And let me say, I really love it. I was feeling pretty beaten by watercolours (perhaps uninspired) but after a few dapplings in gouache, I can finally …

Welcome to Instagram

So.... I joined Instagram (never thought I'd say that) and I'm loving all the art I'm discovering, and people discovering me. I think if you want to spread your art fast and wide, Instagram is probably the fastest to pick up followers and interest especially if you are also busy liking and following others in …

Celtic Knots

Celtic Knotwork is something  I'm adding to my repertoire, and possibly will be looking at adding them in through watercolours or coloured pencil work in the future. What I really love about doing them is that they require you to just sit there, I don't need a reference.. you can just keep working on it …

Paper is important

So I'm on a quest to find myself a good Artist quality paper. I'm no money tree so it won't be a crazy $100 paper made by the water god Poseidon but it's going to be good regardless! Cheap Watercolour Paper There's so many out there! And it's easy to fall for the cheap pads …