Art Tutorials, Painting, Top Tips

Mixing all your greens from one tube – One simple trick

Are you struggling with your green mixes? Here is a simple trick to get a range of greens from a single tube, adding only three primary colours that will already be in your painting, reducing the risk of mixing muddy colours. If you are using my Harmonic Shadows method, you already have one of each… Continue reading Mixing all your greens from one tube – One simple trick

Art Tutorials, News 2020

New PDF tutorial – Purple tulip

I'm trying to keep you busy... I listed a new PDF tutorial in my Etsy shop, part of the Colours of Nature PDF collection. This is tutorial number 4, TUT04. (click here to get there) There will be a speeded up video to go with the tutorial on my YouTube channel, which will take a… Continue reading New PDF tutorial – Purple tulip

Art Questions, Painting, Top Tips, YouTube Channel

Top Tips: 3 tips to add depth to your paintings

Do you sometimes feel like your paintings look a little bit flat? Here are 3 simple things you can do to add more depth... 1- Grey haze As things get further away from us, they get greyer. This is because the atmosphere gets in the way. Mostly because of little droplets of water, it gives… Continue reading Top Tips: 3 tips to add depth to your paintings

Art courses, Art Tutorials, News 2019, Painting, Shopping

New Holly tutorial in my Etsy online shop

I don't want to drop the C bomb, but Christmas IS coming... I know that many of you will want to paint Christmas cards so I tried to ignore my it'stooearlyforChristmasphobia and I put together a Holly tutorial for those amongst you who are not afflicted and like to get their act together early. Holly… Continue reading New Holly tutorial in my Etsy online shop

News 2019, Painting, Shopping

My 12 essential colours in a paint set at Jackson’s Art Supplies

Have you ever wondered what essential colours you would choose if you were limited to 12? Jackson's Art Supplies have put together a watercolour tubes set of my 12 essential colours, the Sandrine Maugy set. It wasn't that straightforward because I use several brands... Most of them are Daniel Smith but 1 of them is… Continue reading My 12 essential colours in a paint set at Jackson’s Art Supplies