Artiste Botanique
Hi everyone, Last month I had an article in A&I magazine (November issue), giving 17 tips to design greeting cards. This month (December issue) is a follow up article, this time a full tutorial, putting in practice the tips from last month. The tutorial is an ink and watercolour botanical tree, using winter garden foliage… Continue reading New article in Artists and Illustrators Magazine
Hello, Well, it's been a while... I have been so busy with making contents for Patreon that I have been neglecting my website and my YouTube channel a little this year... I have lots of exciting news though, so you will hear from me a few times in the not-too-far future... For now, here is… Continue reading Daniel Smith Quinacridone Coral: review, test, mixes and tutorial
Hi everyone, New season, new venue! To start the spring in style, I am teaching a Camellia painting day at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest. Exbury is a lovely place to spend a day, surrounded by the Camellia collection. The date is Friday 31st March 2023, the place is the lovely room adjacent to… Continue reading Camellia Botanical Painting workshop at Exbury Gardens
Hi everyone, I wish you all a happy, healthy and creative 2023! My third video tutorial for Fabriano is out... This time we are painting three Ginkgo leaves. I have really enjoyed working with the team at Fabriano. They are really nice to work with and they also taught me a couple of technical things… Continue reading Ginkgo leaves video tutorial
Hi everyone, Have you ever tried painting a pattern on a petal? It can be tricky... If painted too wet, it spreads too much and the pattern disappears, melting into a blotchy mess of colours (which actually sounds rather nice...). If painted too dry, it stands out too much and looks like it's painted on… Continue reading Painting pattern on a petal
Sandrine Maugy 