R O U N D . H E R E The winter holiday break is over for another year, and just like last year, we jammed as much as we possibly could into the two weeks while trying to balance the need for rest and reset to be ready for an already busy term three. There were many highlights, but some of my fav’s were heading out to the hills where we cooked sausages on the … Continue reading ROUND HERE AND ASK ME A QUESTION
· N E W . P A I N T - L A P S E · https://youtu.be/5qt99FmUKio Courage will is available as a print in the print shop now.
· W A T E R C O L O U R . F U N · Draw any shape on watercolour paper and fill that shape with a bit of water. Make sure your watercolour paints have been activated (i.e. add a bit of water to them) Using your paint brush dab different colours around the interior of your shape - DON’T MIX the paint together! Let the colours merge on their own. Let … Continue reading A CREATIVE TIP – AUGUST 2023
YESTERDAY I STOOD IN MAGIC - A NOTE FROM MY JOURNAL Yesterday when I was on my soul walk, I stood in magic. And no it wasn’t the dog poo that litters the path I walk, I stood amongst hundreds of dragonflies! If you have been reading my newsletter for a while you know that dragonflies are one of my spirit animals. (And if you have only just joined me here you now know they … Continue reading YESTERDAY I STOOD IN MAGIC
THE EMPRESSES AND ANGELS COLLECTION Selene the moon godddess is the latest in my Empresses and Angels Collection (although since this is the second goddess that I have painted I am thinking of calling it the Empress, Goddess and Angels Collection!) My wee beastie was unintentionally named after two goddesses. In fact one of her names is a derivative of Selene. So when she saw I was painting her next she was naturally beside herself … Continue reading SELENE the Moon Goddess
THE MORRIGAN Last year my nephew had a god and goddess party for his birthday as he was slightly obsessed with the Percy Jackson books. But instead of going as a greek or roman goddess I decided to delve into my Celtic ancestry and choose a goddess from that pantheon. I have always loved the idea of the Morrigan: a triple goddess, the phantom queen, the keeper of both birth and death. A goddess of … Continue reading The Morrigan
I have totally been putting this painting off. I started it last October, and for the next four months, every week I would put 'Finish Draco' on my to do list! Seriously every week. So I didn't want to keep disappointing some of my HUGE HP fans who have been asking me if I have done any more and I was sick and tired of writing down 'finish draco' every week. … Continue reading IT’S FINALLY FINISHED!
CIRCE. Circe is the queen that started this series! A couple of years ago I painted the Winter Princess, which although bares a striking resemblance to a certain Disney princess, was actually inspired by one of my favourite authors Kristen Ashely and her Fantasy Land series. (I will share her in one of my flashback posts in the future so you can read the back story!) Since finishing off Finn, I have longed to paint … Continue reading THE QUEENS: Circe
Beatrix and Grace have made an appearance in two paintings this year so far. I have already shared the Beatrix and the Butterfly painting in another post. The next painting I did with Beatrix was with her friend Grace. As a kid I would often climb my tree in the backyard. My tree (mine because I didn't want to share it with my sibs) was this big ole gum tree which had a branch perfect … Continue reading Beatrix + Grace: A Quiet Afternoon
After I finished my Sheltered painting I was bitten by the big canvas bug! I really enjoyed the freedom that a bigger canvas was able to afford me, and seeing my big eyed girls on such a large scale was super exciting. So I had been thinking about a series of paintings that were inspired by the fairy tales that I grew up on, the ones that for centuries have stood as warnings to young … Continue reading Goldie and the Baby Bear
