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 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 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
Hello, I hope you are all well. Rainy here today after weeks of sunshine. Due to continue all week. I wouldn’t complain but of course it’s the week our daughter comes to visit! Oh well. This week’s project is a little more cheery- Spring and the glory of lush green and early blossoms. It’s a… Continue reading Nature’s gift
Hello lovely people from a beautiful sunny day in Spain! I hope you have had a great week! This week I really wanted to throw caution to the wind and paint something colourful and vibrant using the kuretake paints which are a cross between watercolour and gouache in terms of their varying opacities. It’s done… Continue reading Lavender view
Hello again, Well the wind and rain has stopped and the sun has finally made an appearance! It’s so lovely here when that happens. I believe that it’s to last all week. What a treat! Another treat was when the postwoman brought my new stamps from the new Lavinia stamps kindred creatures Collection I’m absolutely… Continue reading ‘Feathered friends’
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! I hope you have had a great week. The cooler air is definitely here now. We have no heating in Spain so we are cozy under our heated throws! Hopefully we will get a log burner installed in due course. This week’s project is another Christmas card idea. I have always been fascinated by… Continue reading Gingerbread snow globe
Hello lovely friends I hope you are well. It’s been busy here at the Casa, gardening, fencing and finishing the shed. Still beautiful weather. Feels strange to see not sign of autumn colours though . I really miss the colours of Ireland but not the constant wind and rain! Never mind Autumn the winter creations… Continue reading The magic tree
