Things to remember when using watercolour

Things to remember when using watercolour

Watercolour has become my primary medium over many years, and now all my creations originate from my watercolour illustrations. During my childhood and school years, I never really used watercolour....
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Making new patterns

Making new patterns

I have a ‘to paint’ list pinned to my notice board in my studio. But I’ve found that while having a list can be useful, it can be overwhelming deciding...
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How I created Tropical House illustration

How I created Tropical House

My new Tropical House print is becoming popular! This piece took a lot of turns as I worked on it, so I am sharing ‘behind the scenes’ how I created...
Drawing wildflowers for 100 days

Drawing wildflowers for 100 days

I joined The 100 Day Project again! I did a handlettering project last year and this year I am drawing wildflowers. I decided to use my Lamy fountain pen and...
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My daily art in December

My daily art in December

My creativity in December has been fantastic, apart from when I felt too ill to draw for few days at the end of the month. There was a spike in...
Festive handlettering in December

Festive handlettering in December

I really enjoyed handlettering this year - I did the 100 Day Project of handlettering in spring, and then got commissioned to handletter titles for an e-book! Last month I...
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My daily art in November

My daily art in November

In November, I was all about mushrooms! I started a watercolour painting series of British woodland fungi. I researched the most common ones found in UK and then painted several of them....
Drawing inspiring women for the Inktober challenge

Drawing inspiring women for the Inktober challenge

When October arrived, I jumped to join Inktober, where artists all over the world take on a drawing challenge by creating one ink drawing a day for the entire month....
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My daily art in October

My daily art in October

If you were following along, you will know that I tried to be a 'wild sketch-er' using pro markers I very rarely use and fine liners, without overthinking and using pencil...
My daily art in September

My daily art in September

September wasn't my good month in terms of painting every single day. I had to miss 5 days because of my road trip to Idar Oberstein, Germany with my sister - she needed...
My daily art in August

My daily art in August

In August, I was finishing my butterfly series and as many of you know, I turned them into a print. Read all about them here. Small tortoiseshell butterfly in particular...
My daily art in July

My daily art in July

I was slowly improving from feeling uninspired few weeks before. I think starting my butterfly series helped a lot, and it was a hit! I wanted to do more oil paintings...