by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Mar 2, 2015 | How To, Paintings
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...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Feb 19, 2015 | How To, Paintings, Uncategorized
Over the years I’ve tried a lot of brands of acrylic paints. The great thing is that you can mix and match paints, but it’s nice to learn what to look out for in a paint and figure out what your favourites are. Check out the Series number as this will...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Feb 9, 2015 | Online Paint Alongs, Paintings
Come and flex your art muscles (especially if it’s been a while since you stretched!) and paint 15 flowers with me. Registration opens on Monday 9 February 2015 (my birthday!) Earlybird price of AU $90 until 17 March 2015 (regular price $120) Class starts 6...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Oct 3, 2014 | Paintings
Geez it’s been a busy week! Last night one of my closest friends rang me from Brissie at 10:30pm. She needed to tell me that after her single mastectomy, aggressive radiation and chemo, TRAMS rebuild and then a single breast reduction only last Monday, they had...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Sep 9, 2014 | How To, Paintings
Now, this tip applies to artists that use lines in their work (as I do with my illustrative style), as well as people looking to paint darks and shadows… The background story – my mother, Diana Battle, is a very talented artist. She can paint beautifully...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Aug 22, 2014 | Paintings
Just a couple of weeks ago I was asked (by my friend Jo Capp) if I’d like to create a Daffodil themed Paint Along to help launch Daffodil Day here in Toowoomba. How could I say no? It was a Paint Along subject I hadn’t covered yet and I knew I could create...
