Hello everyone. With Valentine’s day coming up next week I like to think about the importance of loving yourself and accepting who you are as a person. In this painting I added a clay heart to the canvas. I rolled out the clay, added texture with a heart stamp and painted it with acrylics. Once […]
We are inspired by clay this week. It is such a great material to play with. I can hear you saying but that is something I don’t have in my house. I buy air dry clay that is natural and then we like to paint it with acrylic paint. You can find surprisingly good air […]
Hi There, The art classes started this week in my home art studio and it is a great group of kids and adults. We were inspired by Lawren Harris, a group of 7 Canadian painter. We learned about tints (adding white to make a colour lighter) and shades (adding black to make a colour darker). […]
Hello lovelies, I have had the flu this last week and I am just starting to feel better. Being sick has really made me think about health and wellness for myself and my family. Health and wellness is not just about exercising or the food we eat. It is also the way you spend your […]
Hello lovely people, At the beginning of every year I like to make a vision board and think about what I want to do in the new year. I believe that if you see something visually you are more likely to work towards it. This year I decided to do this process for the first […]
Thank you for your support this year. I send blog posts out into the world and I really appreciate you for taking the time to read them and for sending me your comments and support. This year has been really busy and fun. We painted the studio this summer a lovely shade of blue (no […]
The girls and I have been experimenting with scratch art lately and it is so much fun. Any age can do this. Here are some steps and some creative ideas. Materials-Scratch art kit-We bought a kit at Michaels but most craft or art stores would have it. You can also buy the scratch art sheets […]
One of my wise art teachers told me that drawing is taking a line for a walk. So many adults and kids I work with say they ‘can’t draw’. Drawing is like any other skill…..it is something you have to practice to get good at. Zentangles are a good place to start. Zentangles use patterns […]
I love experimenting with new materials. You don’t always have to use a paint brush or paint to make beautiful art. We have been playing with bleeding tissue paper and it is so much fun for kids (and adults!). Materials -Spray bottle with water, water colour paper and bleeding tissue paper. The tissue paper […]
Painting poppies reminds me that “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself” (saying by Thomas Campbell). I like to have paintings of poppies up in my house to remind me to be a hero to my kids and to the students I teach art to. […]
