Always wanted to try watercolour florals? Here's your chance... Hey ReaderMy Autumn watercolour workshop has SOLD OUT! š„°And I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has booked.It genuinely means so much to me that youāre choosing to spend a whole day painting with me. Iām really looking forward to getting everyone together, switching off from the outside world for a few hours and getting properly stuck into some Autumn watercolour.Thank you. ā¤ļøAnd if you didnāt manage to get a...
12 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
The best thing you can do for your painting is to let it rest... Hey ReaderHereās something Iāve learned about watercolourā¦Sometimes the best thing you can do for your painting is leave it alone.Put the brush down and walk awayā¦Stop fiddling Go and make a cup of tea.Do literally anything other than add just one more bit.Because there comes a point where youāre no longer improving the painting.Youāre justā¦ interfering.Honestly...Iāve done this SO many times.āHmmmm. It needs a little more...
18 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
The power of purple... Hey ReaderI think Iām going through a purple phase. šFor the last few weeks, I seem to be reaching for purple every time I sit down to paint. Thereās something about purple in watercolour that just feels a little bit magical.Itās moody, itās soft, itās dramatic and, depending on how much water you throw at it, it can be about 17 different colours. šBut hereās what Iāve really been lovingā¦Purple + Sap Green + Orange.They just work.Purple and orange are opposites on the...
24 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Autumn Floral Workshop - Sept 26th Hey ReaderJoin me for an in-person workshop where you'll get to learn to paint stunning Autumn watercolour florals. For this workshop we'll be located at the wonderful Carnegie House in Bridgend Centre. š
When: Saturday Sept 26th / 10am - 3pmšWhere: Carnegie House (Upstairs - lift access), Bridgend. CF31 1EFšØ All painting materials provided - feel free to bring your own tooPerfect for anyone who's looking to get started painting beautiful florals in...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
You know this feeling? Hey ReaderI painted a wild poppy painting the other day.And I'm going to be completely honest with you...It isn't my best work. It's not one I'll be framing and proudly hanging on the wall.But actually, I donāt care, not one little bitā¦I was having one of those days.You know the ones.Your head is fuller than full. š¤ÆThere's too much going on. You're stressed, a bit anxious, and your thoughts are running around like a rabbit on speed!I needed to get out of my own head.So...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
"The more time we spend on screens, the more we long to create with our own hands". And..."The easier it becomes to consume, the more valuable it becomes to create". "The Joyful Watercolour Collective - A place you return to when life feels too loud". The Joyful Art Collective - for me as well as for you.If youāve ever wanted a regular moment in your month just for you, where the noise quietens, you disconnect and create, and nothing else matters then this space is for you.If you'd like to...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Painting and creativity took a back seat...again! Hey ReaderWhen life gets busy... creativity is usually the first thing to slip...Can I ask you a question?When life gets busy...What usually slips to the bottom of your list?I'm guessing it isn't work. It probably isn't the school run, looking after family, paying bills, doing the washing or remembering to buy milk.No...It's probably the thing that deep down helps you have peace, clarity and joy - more than anything else.Your painting. Your...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
The one's that end up as scrap... Hey ReaderCan I let you into a little secretā¦.Thereās a messy pile of rejects in my studio - probably double those shown in the photo above.Because..Not every painting I create makes the cut.In fact... loads up in the recycling pile.Yep... we all have a stack of āthat didnāt work outā paintings too and thatās fine... Because those flowers that actually turn out looking like potatoes - those paintings have an important job too.They're the ones that teach us...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
It's time to ring fence and protect your creative time.. Hey ReaderItās been a little while, hasnāt it? š Sorry - let me try and explain...My nan had a phrase... please try not to take offence - her phrase was " We've got it all 'arse backwards'" I THINK SHE MEANT LIFE...ā¦work, family, to-do lists, all the everyday things that quietly take over. And somewhere in all of that, creativity slips behind. So, the one thing that I know that protects my mental health, helps me to switch off and...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read