If you are feeling inspired this Autumn, to be creative or to explore grounding in nature as the leaves turn gold and fiery red, then I invite you to enrol in a workshop with me.
Read More4 Essential Ingredients to Creativity
Any truly creative process is by nature not formulaic or simply mechanical.
It’s even possible to make something like a painting or a piece of writing, without truly engaging your creativity.
Read MoreDo More of What You Love.... Painting Workshops for 2023
I'm going to add to the words Do more of what you love and say also, Be more of who you love. With this in mind, I'm truly excited to invite you to join me in some new workshops that I have designed for this purpose.
Read MoreUpcoming Artist's Talk
Perhaps you are wondering why I start my paintings with bright acrylic washes, why I have so many paintbrushes, or how I work out what to paint next... These questions and more will be explored in my forthcoming artist’s talk.
Read MoreBlue Mountains Artist run Paint & Sip!
I’m excited to be offering authentically creative Paint & Sip workshops, either in my Blaxland studio or in the majestic landscape of the Blue Mountains. You will leave with an artwork that is totally unique to you, using the essential painting skills that I teach you.
Read MoreTransform the Way You See the World - Colour Painting Workshop
In this full-day colour immersion, you will acquire practical know-how on mixing and arranging colours, understanding warm and cool, intensity, hue and value, contrast, relationships and dynamics. By the end of the day, you will know how to lighten red without losing intensity or how to create a warm blue to vibrate next to a cool one. You will leave with a finished painting and a renewed experience of the world!
Read MoreJoin Me to 'Capture the Spirit of Landscape'
My last workshop for the year is happening next month, 24 & 25 November. ‘Capturing the Spirit of Place’ will be a wonderful opportunity for you to learn new skills, meet like-minded people and have fun.
Read MoreOut of 'The Blues'
I’m always saying to my kids, ‘You are the driver of your life…’ yet somehow recently I felt like I’d climbed into the backseat.
Perhaps you have also been through times of feeling blue, unmotivated and numb – an observer of your life rather than an active participant?
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