Releasing and Inviting - did you miss February's Art Date Video?
Tag: LILLIBEAN DESIGNS
HAVE AN ART DATE WITH ME…
· AMAZING THINGS ARE HAPPENING · I am so happy to share the first of my artist date videos. It’s a long video format, (just under two hours)so if you want to paint alongside me, you can. This is about as real as it gets in the studio, a sometimes shakey desk, my neighbours decided to chop down a tree, my cat chasing a spider in the studio and letting us all know how unhappy … Continue reading HAVE AN ART DATE WITH ME…
ROUND HERE AND ASK ME A QUESTION
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
PAINT – LAPSE: COURAGE
· 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.
A CREATIVE TIP – AUGUST 2023
· 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
I HATE HILLS…. MY DAILY STRUGGLE.
· R O U N D . H E R E · I want to share a story with you today about hills. Yes, you read that correctly - HILLS. I hate them. And the irony of moving to my valley town and buying a house on a hill is not lost on me. It doesn’t matter the size of the hill - it could be a steep mountain or a gentle incline - … Continue reading I HATE HILLS…. MY DAILY STRUGGLE.
PAINT-LAPSE VIDEO: SERENTITY
· N E W . P A I N T - L A P S E · https://youtu.be/2IWs78J3fbU Serenity was such a fun painting to make and prints are available now in the LilliBean Designs store (HERE). If you enjoyed the video, give it a thumbs up or leave a comment and I will make more paintlapse videos in the future!
A CREATIVE TIP – JULY 2023
· MAKE A PATTERN REFERENCE SHEET · Have you ever made a pattern reference sheet? As part of my courses and mixed media classes the first thing I will have my students do is to create a pattern reference sheet. Having a pattern reference sheet gives you a visual collection of patterns that can be used as inspiration for your doodles and other artworks. So when you're feeling stuck or in need of ideas, you … Continue reading A CREATIVE TIP – JULY 2023
EMBRACE
Last week I shared with you the very funny story of how I thought my inner voice was speaking to me during a sound bath session (read it here) but during that session, I also had a fully formed painting pop into my mind. This painting is about embracing all parts of yourself - the light, the dark and the black. EMBRACE is now available as a print and is part of my oracle series … Continue reading EMBRACE
THE VOICES IN MY HEAD
· R O U N D . H E R E · A few weeks ago, I stumbled out of bed at some indecent hour of the morning, woke up the two big girls and drove to Bathurst to catch the ‘fast’ train to Sydney. The Mind, Body, Spirit festival was on, and, as I signed up to be a part of the festival in October and November, and I had never been to one … Continue reading THE VOICES IN MY HEAD