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A scene of pure calm, just to drift away.

A simple scene can sum up so many thoughts

which is a great gift for everyone.

Your painting starts long before the paint hits

the paper its starts with your

An idea turned into a joy

Just like flowers it grew and turned beautiful

Simple things bring the most pleasure …

So go on give it a go you may just love it

Looseness can be delivered in various forms, delicate and light or heavy and brooding.

Choose the mood to suit the subject and the feeling your

want to evoke. This painting was of a local entrance and was my

Be inspired every time your journey, take a sketchbook a nice one to make it special, take photos from different angles not just straight on your trying to gather information on how to create your painting and

When you want to paint and your not sure of a subject just

paint something you know and are familiar with, this will kick

start your mood and give you confidence for a new project.

It will also a

All that you see is not always the way to interpret your paintings especially in a loose way. Try to think of the end painting that you want to capture and use the real life scene a just scaffolding for your work.

A little diversion on my way home from Norfolk I decide to drop by the beautiful coastal village of Blakeney, and try and capture The Blakeney Hotel before the sun set.

We have a great new tutorial arrived in our Sketchbook Challenge section!

Meet ‘Maggie’ a cute little puppy sent in by Jennifer Curry Wingrove (Thank You Jennifer)

Now it’s your turn to enjoy Maggie’s

A recent road trip to Blenheim Palace

was great fun and chance to paint a little too!

Always enjoy your journey!

We have a new tutorial arrived in the academy to enjoy!

‘Domino’ from a great image sent in by Sue Carter Martin (Thank You) Drop by and enjoy the moment

Welcome to this weeks Live Broadcast (See it in the Live Broadcast area)

Were we threw the paint about in a slightly wild way and watch the sunflowers emerge

for thin air…almost!

Watch along and sing a

Our latest Live Broadcast went out on 17th June 2019

(See Live Broadcast area to view) were the roses took

over the plant pot!

See how we build up the painting and dive into your florals

this summer!

It’s that beautiful time of year

when the magic of nature reveals its self

in all its glory…enjoy the moments!

Take a step inside e the Greenhouse

and capture the warmth and life that slowly emerges

from your earlier ideas with planting.

Much like painting, start of with your imaginings

of the painting you

This was a fun broadcast were we celebrated the beginning of summer!

See the full tutorial broadcast in the ‘Live broadcast’ section and

celebrate along too!

Its the time of year when all the little guys

are flying, buzzing and making the most

of their day.

Watch how they move , how they sit , how they land

this will give you bauble information has

Beauty can be seen almost everywhere, just look around you

and you will notice it.

An old discarded dish laying in clover caught my eye

and just had to be captured.

Don’t always look for the obvious

A quick plein air painting of a local walk

was fun to capture the moment in around 30 minutes

An interesting lesson to take from this is to expand

the image in an impressionistic way, don’t be tied to