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Lemons 24 Jul 2013 | 08:17 pm
I’ve probably said it before, but sometimes I want to paint but don’t know what to do. So that is when I look in the fridge or larder to see if there’s something to inspire me. So here is a cut lemo...
Playing with Purples 17 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
I’m having a bit of a play today, playing with purples. Try mixing the colour for lavender or bluebells, or delphiniums. These are just three of the range of floral subjects which teeter on the brink ...
Out of my Head Painting ‘French Foodie’ Pictures 8 Jul 2013 | 06:18 pm
‘Out of my Head’ paintings because that’s exactly what they are. No sketching, no reference, just pulling something from the old ‘memory banks’ just for FUN. I’m having a ‘playtime with my paints’ tod...
Provence 5 Jul 2013 | 10:57 am
I saw a photo of a little cafe somewhere in Provence and thought…..I’ll have a go at a little painting of that. So here it is in a pen and ink, sketchbook style. Executed very quickly and with a sense...
Paintboxes. 2 Jul 2013 | 07:46 pm
What does your paintbox look like ?
Play Time ! 30 Jun 2013 | 07:34 pm
I have found a super group on Facebook called ‘Artist’s Journal Workshop’. It’s a group where people post whatever they have drawn, painted or scribbled in their journal or sketchbook. It’s about cre...
Guest Artists on SAA Blog 28 Jun 2013 | 01:09 pm
When the going gets tough, think outside the paint box PA Nicola Blakemore has had to turn her hand to many creative opportunities since she moved to the south of France five years ago. “My timing was...
FREE Online Courses to give you a Taste of my Painting Magic 27 Jun 2013 | 10:22 pm
There are FREE online workshops available for these three paintings. The two flower paintings are very simple, yet just following through my process might make all the difference to how you tackle flo...
Top Tips 29 May 2013 | 03:30 pm
As I continue to work on, and build up a selection of online courses, I am creating a list of TOP TIPS You may or may not know, but worth mentioning none the less. TOP TIP : Always have a scrap of pap...
Learning to Paint can Change your Life. 26 May 2013 | 03:18 pm
I have just received the most delightful e mail from a recent client who had never picked up a paintbrush in her life, until she came on one of my painting holidays. Now I know why I love the teaching...
