(This is from the #marchmeetthemaker instagram challenge – let’s see how we go!) So where did Shiny Happy Art actually come from? Well waaaaay back in the very early 2000s I was watching Sesame Street with my son, James, and REM came on and sang...
I woke up this morning thinking about ways to finish what you start (in a bedroom still with unpacking to be done – that’s probably why). Of course, it applies to art. It always does. There are the usual things like: Choosing your project wisely and...
If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you’ll know I am a BIIIIIG fan of ‘filling the page’. So many of us, beginner sketchers and painters in particular, just paint the thing. And leave it floating there, in mid air. Thinking...
I know, I know. You want it, but it’s hard… hard to fit sketching into your day, let alone your Christmas. And if it’s on the To Do List inside your head, it might be down the bottom. Look, just as exercise is important for your physical health, art is a truly easy...
