Hello friends, can you believe that the summer (winter ) is nearly over! The leaves have started to fall and the air is even cooler than normal . Unless of course if you are in southern Europe where mostly you sit beside a fan! Today’s project uses the new sticker stencils from Lavinia stamps. I’ve… Continue reading Glow
Hello friends! I hope that life has been treating you well! This week’s painting has been inspired by today’s super blue moon (19th August.) Apparently it’s larger than normal as it’s closer to earth. I may not see it myself tonight due to overcast skies but I have spotted it the last couple of nights… Continue reading Blossom moon
Hello friends! I hope you are well. The sun is shining here. A lovely day! It’s wonderful how it makes you feel more joyful and enthusiastic! I was in my local post office posting one of my pieces of artwork to a customer when the post office lady recognised my Inkybliss branding from the envelope… Continue reading Riverdale cottage
Hello friends, I hope you have had a great week. I’m looking out at rain again but at least the garden is happy. August looks like a mixed bag in terms of sunshine. I’m mindful that some of you are having heat waves – that’s not pleasant either! This week’s project escapes to sunnier climbs.… Continue reading Lavender fields
Hello friends! I hope you have had a great week! This week’s project is the result of a special request from my Mum. She wanted me to combine both hummingbirds with the shadow bloom flowers. – I liked the idea of using the bokeh technique for this one. This helps haze the background sufficiently to… Continue reading Grace
Hello everyone, I hope you had have a great week! It’s quite warm here but no sun really. I’m Hopeful for what August might bring. This week’s project combines themes from my last two projects in terms of the new release stamps and a mountain scene. I was a lot more in my comfort zone… Continue reading Splendour
Hello friends! I’m back with something a little different from my usual projects. When I did my abstract floral cards video recently it got me thinking about the possibility of using my gel press for a landscape painting. This was an experimental session for me very much feeling my way and certainly outside of my… Continue reading Abstract landscape (bees)
Hello friends! I hope you are well! I’m gradually getting over illness. Thank you so much to all of you who continued to watch my videos in my absence. It meant that YouTube still shared my videos and didn’t abandon my channel! The algorithm can be cruel sometimes! As I write today the sun has… Continue reading Bumble and bloom
Hello everyone! Hope you are all keeping well! This week I’ve been having a play with the Lavinia stamps new releases Forest realm I created the tutorial for them. I decided to do something a little different and do most of the stamping before beginning the colouring . I relied of course on the handy… Continue reading Woodland wonders
Hello! Well what week!…hot sunshine, northern lights and now hail stones! Just your average Irish summer! This week’s project is an ode to the underrated and misunderstood dandelion. My son is very interested in plant medicine and herbal remedies, I call him ‘Merlin’ (not his real name). Anyway, he introduced me to the virtues of… Continue reading Misunderstood
