Watch the painting unfold

I’ve filmed/timelapsed a few of the Spring Floral paintings that I’m doing this month. They’re being released onto Instagram each day – $55 each. Today’s sold in 6 minutes flat – bought by someone to give to a friend that needed...
4 days in 4 minutes

4 days in 4 minutes

I’ve been itching to paint a larger-than-my-usual canvas with a vase of bright flowers in it – so late last week I got started on it and timelapsed the whole thing, from wo to go – enjoy! I’ll get this baby varnished and it’ll be...
Dragonfly practice video

Dragonfly practice video

Pretty much anyone who’s been to a Shiny Happy Paint Along knows I love my dragonflies. They add a little “somethin’ somethin'” to a flower painting and fill in simple backgrounds quite nicely. They add movement and detail and sometimes a bit...
Comparing Greens

Comparing Greens

There are stacks of premixed green acrylic paints on the market. Here I compare NINE of them (oh wow!) and you can decide which ones you like! Here’s a link to my sample sheet so you can download it for yourself. Please remember that colours may differ screen to...
Comparing brands of coloured pencils

Comparing brands of coloured pencils

It’s no secret that I recommend Prismacolor coloured pencils. But what about that tin of pencils you were given as a gift last year? Well I compared a few brands and this is what I think: If you can’t see the video here, you can watch it through...
Setting up your space

Setting up your space

Do you have a special space to paint and draw? Or are you a ‘portable person’ and you simply make space wherever you go? While you’ll sometimes find me sketching in a notebook or scrapbook in front of the telly, I do prefer drawing at a table and...