"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 you’ve 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...

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...

The one's that end up as scrap... Hey ReaderCan I let you into a little secret….There’s 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 “that didn’t work out” paintings too and that’s 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...