Hello friends, I hope you have had a good week. No change with the heat here I’m afraid. However I see that next week will be slightly cooler. It’s still difficult for me to create in my art room as we still haven’t had air conditioners installed. I’m hoping that I won’t have to go… Continue reading Change in the wind
Hello everyone! I hope you are well! As some of you may know I decided to take most of August off to recharge my batteries and survive the extreme heat. I certainly enjoyed the break. Still no sign of the cooler weather. I think September will be hotter than average here in Southern Spain. This… Continue reading ‘The graveyard shift’
Hello, well another week has flown by! I hope you all are well. Still very hot and sunny here. Beautiful blue skies and sometimes a welcome breeze. This week’s project goes larger scale compared with the mini project last week. It took several sessions with welcome breaks in between. You may find the video tutorial… Continue reading Let there be light
Hello friends! I hope you have had a good week. Spain continues to be hot. The wild fires have been terrifying and tragic. Thankfully they are not near us and we are safe. Our thoughts are with those not so fortunate. In actual fact we had freakish rain yesterday for a couple of hours before… Continue reading ‘Brave new world’
Hello from a sweltering hot Spain! I hope you are all good. This week I decided to use my new Kuretake limited edition paint set along with some of the new loomweaver stamps . You may find the video Here I’m glad to see that the new fairy foxglove collection, being exhibited in the forest… Continue reading Foxglove couture
Hello! – it’s been a while. I took a break, had a little trip to Marrakesh with my family and also had family here to stay with me to celebrate my Mum’s 80th birthday! It’s been a busy and enjoyable time and I have welcomed the break. I’m back with a commissioned video for Lavinia… Continue reading Made to measure
Hello, I hope you have had a good week! This week’s post invites you to explore the creation of quick and easy backgrounds using a gel press, a stencil, some elements ink and distress oxide sprays. I love the combination of the chalky oxides with the elements ink. I then layered on the stamping using… Continue reading Easy, colourful Gel press backgrounds
Hello, hope you are well. This week I really craved colour . So this piece is a bit experimental again using pastels on pastel Matt. The video tutorial can be found Here Thanks to everyone who watched so far and left encouraging kind comments on YouTube. I know it’s not my normal style but I… Continue reading Meadow cottages
Hello! I hope you are all well. Just a little catch up on recent projects in case you missed them. The weather here continues to be beautiful. Lots of golden light and dramatic skies! So I was inspired to get out my pan pastels and pencils to create this peaceful dreamy scene. A big shout… Continue reading Silence is golden
Hello friends! Another beautiful week here. We planted roses and alliums in our garden and are enjoying seeing what we planted last year come to life! The sunshine really makes a difference to the flowers! For this week’s project I wanted to create a forest scene full of sunshine, paying particular attention to the light.… Continue reading Faelorn rest
