Ever want to paint but just feel too….

tired,

under the weather,

busy?

One of the reasons I chose watercolour as a medium in the first place is because it requires very little in the way of supplies, set up and clean up. Even so, there are times when I simply can’t be asked to get off the couch, painting urges notwithstanding.

I’d say that happens to all of us.

Either way, what’s a busy painter to do?

How about this…

Sometimes all it takes to invigorate your sketchbook practice is a change of sketchbook.

Let’s discuss 5 reasons you might want to use a toned sketchbooks and 3 ways you can try one out before you buy it!

Of all the types of watercolour that are available portable watercolour sheets are the most compact and easy to carry. This post dives into what portable watercolour sheets are and how best to use them. I’ll even take you inside my sketchbook and show you one of my projects using my set of Peerless Watercolour Sheets.

This is my 45th monthly painting series! You’ll understand why I wonder about whether you can run out of inspiration for paintings…

Can you guess what the source of this month’s inspiration was?

See the whole series and find out more here…

Are you looking for an easy way to brighten up your sketchbook and quite probably your day?

Let me suggest adding a little coloured ink to your drawing and painting repertoire.

Shall we dig into the hows and whys of coloured ink?

Looking to paint watercolour portraits? Then this is for you. I have some tips and resources for you as well as a real time sketchbook tutorial video to share with you.

You will be happily painting fun and quirky portraits before you know it.

Process art is art that is made with an intention to focus on the creative process rather than the finished product. With process art, the joy is in the journey rather than the destination. Creating a mandala is one of my favourite ways to surrender to the notion of process art. Find out how and why here….

The questions I get asked most often are about how to get started with watercolour painting. Here are my best answers and everything a new painter needs to know about the kind of watercolour paint that comes in tubes and pans.

This month I have been painting Portraits in Watercolour. Painting faces is fascinating work for so many reasons, its no wonder we still paint faces even in era of the omnipresent camera.

See the whole series and find out more here…