Hi Loves, So apparently there is an arctic blast hitting southeast Australia and I can tell you that from my little studio in central west NSW we are definitely having an arctic blast and feeling the cold to our bones. Looking out my window this morning and seeing the sky thick with heavy black clouds I said to the terrible trio that if we lived just a little higher (as in elevation) we would have … Continue reading Studio Update [June 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]
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]
The annual LilliBean Designs studio clear out: THE END OF COLLECTION SALE is almost here for 2022. For five years I have been having this sale in February for my LilliBean peeps. And the reason I have it every year is two fold. I don't have sales at any other time of the year, so I want to make the one sale I do have count and reward my loyal fans by offering them massively … Continue reading 2022 END OF COLLECTION SALE
I AM ADDICTED TO MY DREAMS Vivid dreams. I have them all the time. Full colour, full drama, full immersion into a world that is sometimes a lot more interesting than my own. Sometimes I don't want to wake up. Sometimes I just want to fall back into the colourful world I have dreamed that night. I am addicted to my dreams. The fun ones, the sad ones, the ones where I am constantly trying … Continue reading I AM ADDICTED TO MY DREAMS
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]
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]
I have a little notebook that lives in my car (well it lives in my car when I am not in lock down!) and when I have to pick the terrible trio up from school or dance or wait for covid tests and doctors appointments, I'll sketch little drawings. Part of this is boredom - I could spend the time scrolling through socials (and sometimes I do) but I like these five minute sketches made … Continue reading OPEN HEARTED
P R E O R D E R S N O W O P E N Pre orders are now open for the 2022 LilliBean Designs Art Calendar! Each month features a print of an original art work by LilliBean Designs all of which are brand new and have never been in a previous calendar. This years calendar will feature paintings from my art journalling practice, from my water colour play, from the minis that … Continue reading 2022 Art Calendar
Today I am share the third of 5 paintings created on wooden disks. Last year I bought five large round wooden disks from our local hardware shop. At the time I didn't really have a plan, but I was also slightly enamoured with wreaths, and starting to follow the moon phases. Earlier this year I found these disks hiding behind some canvases and decided it was time to create something with them. I have already … Continue reading WANDERING STAR
