An Idea
Hi Everyone How are you all? For those of us in the UK, it’s taking some time for the lockdown to change isn’t it. However, it will change because life simply does and nothing can go on forever. As you know, I normally send out four newsletters each...
read moreHappy New Year
Hi Everyone and a Happy New Year to you all. May it be a healthy and joyful one for you with abundance in all manner of things. Here, on the Isle of Wight, it’s been a strange start to the year. Like most of the UK, we have gone into lockdown but there is hope...
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Wishing you well at Christmas
Hi Everyone I hope you are all keeping well and have plans over Christmas where you will be with another or others as I think it is friendships, family and all those social interactions that make the world go round. I would love to share my Christmas...
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The Benefits of Tissue Paper
Have you ever thought of the benefits of tissue paper to add texture to your background? I came up with the idea illustrated in the photo, the aim being to paint a postcard in a short space of time for a craft evening. What people didn't realise is...
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Autumn has Arrived!
Hi Everyone How are you all and how are you getting on with this second lockdown? I know that the world of painting has exploded with so many people looking for activities to persue from the comfort of their own homes. Not only that, Uncle Bob as I call him, ie...
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Using Acrylics & Oils together in the same Painting
Why would someone do that you may ask? Why not – it produces the most effective results and each medium has its individual gifts so used together create a double whammy! Acrylics have a dynamic and wide range of colour and oils do too, but they have a...
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