Hi! I’m Anna Battle, the original shiny happy artist, founder of the Shiny Happy Art Club and author of ‘Painting Party: Acrylic Painting for Beginners’. And I don’t mind a bit of colour! I’m a mum with two kids still at home and we live...
You see things differently in person than you do in a photo. Have you ever been awed by a landscape, snapped a photo to capture the memory, and then when you get home that same photo just doesn’t do your memory justice – it hasn’t captured what you remember...
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...
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...
How many times do you have to do a thing for it to become a habit? The book ‘Atomic Habits’ talks about ‘habit stacking’ – “One of the best ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day and then...
Did you know that SHA Club Members get each month’s Demonstration Collection in their Club library for free until the next Collection begins. And when that happens they’re offered a discount to purchase them. It’s a great way to learn to paint. Why...
