30 works 30 Days    Artquest Challenge The 30works30days challenge aims to inspire artists to engage in daily creativity, embrace uncertainty, and explore new ideas. With close to 800 participants worldwide, artists commit to producing a fresh piece of art each day throughout April, showcasing their creations on the Artquest website.    What is Artquest? Artquest is an organisation for artists. It aims to help artists  develop their professional practice...

Rain Spritzer An Abstract Sketch (a small painting or drawing usually made fairly quickly to test an idea, technique, composition or just for fun)    Materials   Pouring acrylics Heavy-bodied acrylics A4 triple-primed canvas sheet Today, I am beginning a 30-day painting challenge, which is run by Artquest. And it started this morning with an emailed brief:   Day 1 Brief   Brief: What one artwork would you take to a desert island?   What one artwork...

Rainbow Revelry Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Chalk pastels Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestone A5 Acrylic paper Are you recovering from the Christmas revelry? Personally, I had a quiet Christmas with my partner, but whether you hosted a large festive gathering or spent it in peaceful solitude, there’s no denying that this time of year is all about celebrating and having fun. So here's a painting to reflect on the celebrations we have...

Phantom Hues Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Chalk pastels Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestones 140 x 95mm Bockingford Watercolour paper This is the last in a series of five paintings painted on postcard sized pieces of watercolour paper. Each painting began with a pastel background which I then worked on with acrylic paints using pallet knives. These little paintings have given me inspiration for a series of larger paintings that I...

Spirits Awakened Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Chalk pastels Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestones 140 x 95mm Bockingford Watercolour paper Here's anther very tiny postcard sized painting. Look for the eyes and find the spirits.      This painting started with a chalk pastel background as seen above. Acrylic paint was applied on top with a pallet knife before I added the Rhinestones.    Check back tomorrow for another painting.....      

Can you see me? Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Chalk pastels Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestones 140 x 95mm Bockingford Watercolour paper This very tiny postcard-sized painting on watercolour paper was really fun to paint. Look for the pairs of eyes - can you see me?   Chalk pastel background. Acrylic was then applied with a pallet knife and the Rhinestones added last.    Check back tomorrow for another painting.....