· PAINT LAPSE VIDEO: CRYSTALS AND PINK · This was a painting I made one sunny Sunday afternoon when I had absolutely nothing to do! No cleaning the house, no washing and no if memory serves I don't think I even had any kids in the house! Enjoy this short time lapse video of the painting I am now referring to as 'Crystals and Pink'. Prints of 'Crystals and Pink' are now available in store CLICK HERE … Continue reading PAINT-LAPSE VIDEO: CRYSTALS AND PINK
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NEWS FROM THE STUDIO
·WHAT I AM WORKING ON IN THE STUDIO· There is a lot happening around here at the moment and it is not only the studio that is a hive of activity. We decided to renovate our bathrooms this year, so in the studio the usual music that plays all day has been accompanied by the sounds of jackhammering and grinders. In the studio however I have so many exciting ideas in the works, and I … Continue reading NEWS FROM THE STUDIO
ART JOURNALS [May – July 2022]
MAY - JULY 2022 Journalling over the last few months has been a blessing and a curse. A blessing because I love creating new pages, I love being able to express my emotions through the pages. But a curse because I don't seem to have the patience for the bigger paintings at the moment. Currently I have three paintings that are in various stages of completion.... and no desire to work on them at the … Continue reading ART JOURNALS [May – July 2022]
Three Ways to Art Journal: Quick and Fun Projects to Make Anytime…
Hey Loves! I am super excited to share with you a little project I have been working on this month. Since I started sharing my art journalling paintings on my socials a lot of you have been asking about art journalling and how you can do your own art journals. So I have put together three very easy, very fun projects for you to do yourself. Seriously these are very easy and don't take a … Continue reading Three Ways to Art Journal: Quick and Fun Projects to Make Anytime…
ART JOURNALS [January – April 2022]
JANUARY - APRIL 2022 It's hard to believe that we are now in June and the first half of 2022 is almost over. My art journalling practice has changed slightly this year from the last. As the country has opened up as to have in person markets and other social and school activities. We have gone from hardly any school events and lockdowns to our calendars exploding with the all the things - it's like … Continue reading ART JOURNALS [January – April 2022]
ART JOURNAL [November and December 2021]
END OF 2021 UPDATE It hardly seems real that it is April in 2022 and that I still hadn't shared an updated post of art journalling from the end of last year. I am still painting in my journals, so I will have some updates from 2022 to share at a later date! But first I need to finish 2021 NOVEMBER A selection of November journal pages - lots of dark backgrounds for this month. … Continue reading ART JOURNAL [November and December 2021]
ART JOURNAL UPDATE [October]
OCTOBER UPDATE I have almost finished a year of art journalling and I have a lot of thoughts about the practice and how it has helped me survive lockdowns and isolations. At the end of the year I will be sharing a little video of the entire years worth of journalling but this is a quick update to share some of Octobers pages. Octobers journal pages were created in the midst of a second isolation … Continue reading ART JOURNAL UPDATE [October]
ART JOURNALLING [August and September update]
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2021 UPDATE. 2021 saw the addition of an art journalling practice to my weekly rituals. I have written about it in depth here . My practice during lock morphed into a daily art to a little longer session with a bit more detail. Anything to avoid home schooling with the terrible trio and to manage my anxiety with the whole lock down situation we were in! AUGUST SEPTEMBER I would credit this art … Continue reading ART JOURNALLING [August and September update]
ART JOURNALLING [JULY UPDATE]
JULY 2021 UPDATE. 2021 saw the addition of an art journalling practice to my weekly rituals. I have written about it in depth here . Today I want to share some more of the journal pages I have been creating lately. Some of which have inspired new larger paintings. I am so happy I had added this practice before covid and lockdowns began again, with toilet paper again being rationed and with so many plans and … Continue reading ART JOURNALLING [JULY UPDATE]
Inviting Whimsy into Life
whim·sy /ˈwɪmzi/ noun 1. playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour 2. a thing that is fanciful or odd. I often talk about how the terrible trio have inspired me to live this creative life, how I want to show them they can be, do and have anything they wish, if they work for it. But LilliBean is also about inviting whimsy into life, inviting whimsy into MY life. It wasn't until recently when … Continue reading Inviting Whimsy into Life