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paint a snowy landscape in just 2 colours

paint a snowy landscape in just 2 colours

5 January 2023

Beautiful greys and a very limited palette are the focus of this lesson. We'll use just two colours (a blue and a brown) to mix a range of greys to paint a little cabin in the snow. You can choose you...

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15 minute christmas cards

15 minute christmas cards

20 November 2022

Christmas is coming! Did I just say that?! I thought it would be fun to paint some super quick Christmas cards. Each one you do will be a little different and there's lots of fun to be had with experi...

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painting waves

painting waves

20 September 2022

Last month when I asked my patrons for feedback, I had an overwhelming request for seascapes :-) And sooooo ... next months lessons are going to all be about the sea! To start you off is this skills l...

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sketching a lavender field in france

sketching a lavender field in france

16 September 2022

In July Harrison at Perigord Retreats filmed me painting their beautiful lavender field. So much fun to be painting outside in lovely morning light and have someone else be thinking about all the tech...

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tutorials on patreon

tutorials on patreon

1 July 2022

I'm on Patreon! For a small subscription per month you can join me there. You'll have access to real time videos and other tutorials about how I paint in watercolour and my drawing techniques. Once yo...

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new app for artists - real sketch

new app for artists - real sketch

14 April 2022

We're super excited to announce the launch of our new Android app for artists - Real Sketch. Real Sketch provides 6 drawing tools for professional artists and students... 1. TRACING (Free). Use the tr...

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we painted pretty old barns & ruins

we painted pretty old barns & ruins

30 March 2022

What a wonderful 3 weeks painting my favourite subject and sharing it with 16 hardworking folks from around the globe. Week one we covered storytelling in our paintings and then we painted the mid-dis...

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