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, I have a bit of a round up of my latest videos today. As you may know Lavinia stamps released the new Meadow brook tales Collection so I’ve had a play! They are beautiful. You may find the materials used and tutorial on the Lavinia site Here For the version with music find… Continue reading Moonbark Walk
Hello everyone, It’s been very pleasant here for the last week although we have had car troubles . Thankfully, we have shops within walking distance and can take the dogs out around the area where there are some pleasant walks. This week I went for a reasonably quick project small enough to be a card… Continue reading The Magnolia tree
Hello everyone from a still very wet and windy Spain. The weather has thrown away the script! It feels like living in Ireland! So in this week’s project I’ve combined three things-Valentines, bright flowers and sunshine for everyone who needs a little love and cheering up! You may find the video tutorial Here I’ve been… Continue reading ‘So this is love’
Hello, from a rather damp Spain!Luckily we brought our heated throws. The world weather has gone a little crazy. Hope my friends in the North including the US and Canada get through the snow ok. I decided not to do a snow project this week. As you may have noticed my love for soft pastels… Continue reading Courage
Hello! How are you all? Still cold here at night. I’m sitting under my heated throw. Definitely a type of winter in Spain but looking forward to Spring. It’s hard to believe that this time last year I was packing up my house in Northern Ireland and preparing to drive to Portugal to my Mum.!… Continue reading ‘Winter’
Hello friends and a belated happy new year! I’ve been on a little break over Christmas . I had my daughter staying and saw lots of family which was lovely! It’s definitely colder than expected at night here in Spain and we have had a lot of rain. However when the sun comes out it’s… Continue reading The calling
Hello and welcome to my latest creative round up. I hope you are all well! Christmas is very fast approaching so here is another Christmas card or artwork gift idea. You may find the tutorial Here Also for those of you that want to concentrate on practicing with your soft pastels I created this piece… Continue reading The gift
Hello, well the storms are finally over ! It’s been an experience seeing so much rain, thunder and lightening! Nice to see blue skies again today but definitely much cooler. This weeks project is a pastel painting 10 x 12 inches on pastel board using both pan pastel and pastel pencils. I always like to… Continue reading Winter’s gift
