Over the past few months I’ve been working on turning a number of my linocuts, sketches and paintings into fabric designs. I have been slowly ordering samples of fabric and loading a few of my designs onto a website called Fashion Formula. I was very excited to be contacted by …
Hi again, Time for another demo video! Yes, a free tutorial video of something creative that can be found in one of my online art courses. These are hopefully handy tutorials for things to do in your sketchbooks when you are at home and need some creative inspiration. And today …
In my blog post today I wanted to discuss Positive Language and Sketching and share with you a recent mindset video that I have recorded all about this subject. Over the course of January 2020 I have been running my annual 30 day sketchbook challenge and as usual this brings with …
The cube is a six-sided, three-dimensional shape that is a useful shape to learn to draw to master the art of creating three-dimentional shapes on paper. It is a subject matter tackled by most people learning to draw in art classes and art college and something I would like explore …
I am super-excited to announce that the 30-Day Sketchbook Challenge will be running again in 2019, starting on 1st January 2019 – New Year’s Day! The very first 30 Day Sketchbook Challenge ran at the start of 2018 attracting over 1600 people to draw something in their sketchbooks every day …
I get asked by many people to explain what I mean my mindful drawing and so I thought I would use a blog article here to do so. Now I use mindful drawing and doodling personally as a way to relax, re-centre and get back into a creative frame of …
When time is precious and life gets in the way, building a daily drawing habit can seem like a really difficult task (and one that often slips to the bottom of the list). However, I know that a daily drawing habit forms the basis of some of my most creative …
One of my favourite things to draw at the moment is a Mandala. What is a Mandala? Mandalas are circular designs symbolizing the notion that life is never ending. They represent the universe and originate in Hindu and Buddhist cultures. They are beautifully circular motifs that allow artists to get …
