painting holiday in Tuscany, Italy
26 January 2025
Ever wanted to paint in Tuscany? It’s an artists dream and I know I can’t wait. I’ve been invited by the Steinberg family to guide a small group on a painting holiday in October 2025. We’ll be...
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my surfinias
14 January 2025
I'm thinking about those of you in the southern hemisphere - are your social feeds full of snowy scenes like ours in the northern hemisphere? If so, you're probably hankering after a more summery scen...
yacht at sunrise
12 December 2024
Lesson 100 on Patreon and Renee's Studio today! Wow. This feels rather momentous and I think maybe we'll open a bottle of bubbly tonight :-) Such a pretty scene for this one. Very calm and peaceful to...
sardinia seascape - free step by step tutorial
7 December 2024
Paint along with me! I've created a free step by step tutorial of this scene from the east coast of the beautiful granite rock formations that are typical here. Fill in your details on this sign up fo...
sardinian coastal tower
21 November 2024
I'm on holiday in Sardinia at the moment, enjoying swimming in the sea and sketching seascapes. All along the coast of Sardinia are these historic watch towers. They were to protect the inhabitants fr...
venice at sunset
7 November 2024
A very famous scene in this lesson - Venice at sunset. I was lucky enough to go on a solo sketching trip to Venice a few years ago and I did sketch the Grand Canal at sunset one evening. It was magica...
mushroom season
24 October 2024
It's that time of year when our forest walks take forever as I have to stop at every mushroom not matter how small. There's so many different ones this year because we've had a very wet autumn and, al...
nightscape in watercolour
10 October 2024
A few weeks ago I painted an imaginary nightscape in my sketchbook. It was so much fun I thought I'd like to do it again on a piece of fine art paper. I know that each time I do this kind of scene it ...
a yellow bicycle
3 October 2024
This week we paint a very cheerful yellow bicycle. One that has been left to end its days in the garden and in the sun. I always find these so charming! The bicycle itself is so pretty, but what reall...