Watercolour Archives - Shiny Happy Art

What’s with the mess???

by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Jan 30, 2024 | Quotes, Shiny Happy Ideas, Watercolour

Are you a messy painter? Or a neat-ster? You know what? The only art supplies wasted are the ones left in the tube… or the pan… or perhaps the shop! And it doesn’t actually matter if you’re naturally neat or naturally messy. That’s a by...

What’s so good about sketching on location?

by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Aug 8, 2023 | Drawing, Drawing, How To, Watercolour, Workshops

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...

How to fill a page

by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Dec 29, 2022 | Drawing, Online Paint Alongs, Shiny Happy Ideas, Watercolour

If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you’ll know I am a BIIIIIG fan of ‘filling the page’. So many of us, beginner sketchers and painters in particular, just paint the thing. And leave it floating there, in mid air. Thinking...

7 Ways to fit drawing into your life – at Christmas

by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Dec 22, 2022 | Christmas, Drawing, Freebies, Gifts, How To, Watercolour

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...

What do you do with all the paintings?

by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing, Drawing, How To, Uncategorized, Watercolour

I loved receiving this question from Louise in the UK: What do you do with all the paintings! If you paint something every day for 30 days that’s a lot of art! If you’ve ever wondered the same thing, here’s my reply: Hi Louise, great question! I...