by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Jun 23, 2021 | Paintings
Ahh! I love a #collection! One painting invites scrutiny. It’s easy to pull apart and be critical. Two are a pair. Your eye is looking for the similarities as well as the things that ‘don’t quite fit’. And they’re often easy to find. Three? Well that’s a ‘few’ and...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | May 13, 2021 | Drawing, Drawing, Freebies, How To, Video, Watercolour
I’m not a huge Star Wars fan, but I love the challenge of painting or sketching something for May the Fourth Be With You day each year, and seeing the progress in my art. This year I surprised myself with this sketch, and I can honestly say I have NEVER sketched...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Art Holiday, Drawing, Watercolour
What’s better than one #mooloolabasurfclub ? FOUR. The first was sketched on our first morning at the beach (fun), the second from a photo that night (a bit staid), the third on the beach (while my students may have been taking bets on how long it would take me...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Feb 18, 2021 | How To, Paint Alongs, Paintings, Shiny Happy Ideas, Watercolour
Ahhh, what’s so good about a #collection? You get to explore a topic, or an art supply, with purpose. You create an impressive body of work. You have the opportunity to see your skills improve between artwork 1 and Artwork 8 (or 12 or 20 or 31 or 54 or 100) You...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Feb 18, 2021 | How To, Shiny Happy Ideas
I’ve had five Zoom calls with lovely Shiny Happy Art Club Members this week, and I found myself recommending SAMPLERS a few times. These two are on Scrap Book Covers (I use them for planning) from 2017 and 2018. The thing with Samplers is: – you get to...
