by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Jan 30, 2024 | Drawing, Online Paint Alongs, Press
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...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Jan 27, 2024 | Online Paint Alongs, Press
How good is radio? And being interviewed!?! I spend so much time videoing and talking to myself on camera, it was a delight to be properly interviewed by the lovely Rosemary Peterswald. Rosemary has known my parents since the 60’s and invited me to speak on her show...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Mar 1, 2022 | Press, Shiny Happy Ideas
With so much going on in the world, it’s difficult to write about and make art. The news of war and flood weigh heavily and donations don’t seem enough. But having offered Drink and Draw’s since the early days of covid, I know that so many people...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | May 3, 2018 | Press, Workshops
And it was fabulous to speak with Patty Palmer of Deep Space Sparkle. I have been following Patty’s blog for years, and regularly recommended her site to teachers who asked me about art for kids, and last year I signed up to be a ‘Sparkler’ on her...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Sep 16, 2016 | Carnival of Flowers, Paint Alongs, Press
it’s my favourite time of year and I’m delighted to be the Cover Artist for this Souvenir Guide for the second year in a row. See you at the Carnival!
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Sep 11, 2016 | Carnival of Flowers, Paintings, Press
Hot on the heels of a very successful Downlands Art Exhibition, Mum and I are having a small, joint exhibition from next Saturday! We’ll be trying to capture the fun of the Carnival in our paintings, and you’ll see them (and us, and possibly Dad, and maybe...