by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Aug 27, 2021 | Paint Alongs, Uncategorized, Workshops
An ice cream bus showing up at lunchtime? They know how to show a huge group of women a good time at the #injunecreativeodyssey!!! Great job Sue Pukullus, Fiona Vincent and team! Paul (“Squeezy Man”) and I wrapped up the weekend with the first live class of “Natalie...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Jul 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m often asked whether I prefer acrylics to watercolour and I honestly have to say I love them both. ACRYLICS are great to get stuck into a painting on canvas and hang it straight on the wall. I usually work from darks to lights and can easily alter the...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Aug 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s a Shiny Happy Art Card – and the hashtag I gave to my July/August 2020 Facebook Live project! I painted all 54 playing cards in a jumbo deck, in acrylic, with flowers, birds, cups and landscapes. It was a painting a day (ish) and I had a lovely group...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | May 12, 2020 | Drawing, Drawing, Freebies, Group Paint Alongs, How To, Uncategorized, Watercolour
It seemed, that because we’re all home on Saturday nights during COVID, it was a great opportunity to have a global Drink and Draw – social drawing session. So I did. For 8 weeks in a row. And it’s been AMAZINGLY GREAT. All the live videos are still...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | May 12, 2020 | Drawing, Drawing, How To, Uncategorized, Watercolour
Just because there wasn’t enough going on, I got it in my head that I REALLY needed to do a #5minutemay sketch challenge. And of course, June wasn’t going to cut it – alliteration rules my life. So I have begun! Each day in May I’m doing a LIVE...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Mar 12, 2020 | Drawing, Drawing, How To, Uncategorized
Or even your second favourite place? One of my favourite places is Rainbow Beach. I have lovely memories from my childhood, and have a fun bunch of terrific rellies to visit there… I just feel really connected to the place. I visited last weekend and finally...
