Artiste Botanique
Hello, I have some exciting news: I am running a course at Kew Gardens, painting roses from the wonderful rose garden. Kew's Rose Garden is home to 170 different species and cultivars, so we'll be spoilt for choice. At the beginning of the day, participants will be led by Kew staff to the rose garden,… Continue reading Painting Roses at Kew Gardens: A Unique Workshop
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, 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
Hello everyone, There is a new tutorial in town! We are in full rose season and I couldn't resist painting a petal of this fascinating pink and yellow beauty. This is a really good subject to practice a different kind of colour-mixing, using layering of pure colours to mix by transparency rather than in the… Continue reading Botanical art tutorial: pink and yellow rose petal
Hello everyone, Here are a few dates for the next online classes, for what's left of May and the three June classes. For a change, I thought the first one would concentrate on leaves. As I am preparing a month of June dedicated to roses, we are going to start early and do a session… Continue reading Next dates for online classes
Sandrine Maugy 