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My watercolour book has been a number one best sel

My watercolour book has been a number one best seller on Amazon UK for over a month now, which is just incredible! Thank you SO much to everyone who has ordered a copy, I’m so grateful for all of your support and love seeing your projects as you post them (keep tagging me! 🥰) ❤️

Some loose poppies for my mum’s birthday present

Some loose poppies for my mum’s birthday present ❤️ Hope you’re having a great Friday, it’s so hot here!! ☀️ #watercolorforthesoul #watercolorpoppies #watercolor #watercolorflowers #botanicalart #watercolour #watercolourflowers #watercolourpainting #watercolourartist #watercolorflorals #poppies

We recently went on a canal boat trip for a few da

We recently went on a canal boat trip for a few days. It was soo relaxing and so much fun! It’s not often that I get my paints out whilst I’m on holiday, but I really enjoyed painting on this trip. I only took one aqua brush, a sketchbook and my pans, so whenever I was inspired (which was constantly!!) it was so easy to just grab them and get painting for a few minutes on my lap. It was a bit trickier working with values, but I know if I had taken my normal brushes it would have been too inconvenient to get them out often so it was a productive sacrifice. The other thing that really helped me was not worrying about the end result (which isn’t always easy!) and just focusing on how fun it was to paint quick snippets of the holiday - these are definitely not my best pieces of work by any means, but I really enjoyed capturing bits of the holiday that I didn’t manage to take a photo of, like the baby cow peaking out from the reeds on the bank of the river. And it’s lovely to look through them and remember the holiday! Do you paint whilst travelling? What supplies do you take with you? 🎨

In today’s weekly email, I will be talking about

In today’s weekly email, I will be talking about fear and how we can embrace it as part of our creative process. ✨ There are so many things that can feel scary for us as artists - approaching a blank page or a new sketchbook, sharing our work, trying that new technique… In the email, I’ll be giving you 3 tips for how to embrace that fear so that it doesn’t control you and take away the joy from your creativity! Subscribe to my emails via the link in my bio 💌😊 #watercolordoodles #watercolour #watercolor #watercolorforthesoul #bujoleaves #botanicalwatercolor #botanicalart #botanicalpainting #botanicalillustration #floralart #flowersofinstagram #flowerslovers #watercolorjournal

When I found out it was World Oceans Day this morn

When I found out it was World Oceans Day this morning, I thought I would do a little bit of research... It turned into over an hour of reading about the oceans and looking at old photos so I thought I'd share some of what I found with you! 🤓 I find the ocean SO inspiring for my paintings, which is why the 3 projects in this first photo made it into my watercolour book. The scales bookmark on the left is also featured at the end of the book as inspiration for creating patterns 💙 If you swipe along, you’ll see some of my favourite memories of the ocean, including snorkelling in Borneo with turtles! 🐢 I was looking through some of my photos this morning from the underwater camera we had, and they just don’t do it justice. I’ll never forget how breathtaking the sea life and coral were. It inspired me to read more about the oceans and find some simple things we can do to look after it. Did you know...
🐳 Approximately 70% of the world's oxygen is produced by the Ocean!
🌍 And approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by the Ocean…
🌚 We know more about the surfaces of the moon and Mars than we do about the ocean floor... Only 5% of the ocean has been explored!
🐢 And, just because I love turtles... The biggest turtle, the leatherback sea turtle, can weigh as much as a small car! And a less fun fact:
🐠 By 2050 there could be more plastic in the ocean than fishes 😢 Simple things we can do:
🥤 Take your own refillable cup to the coffee shop! Apparently in the UK, 2.5 billion plastic-coated takeaway cups are disposed of annually, and only 1 in 400 cups are recycled 😱
🛍 When you go shopping, remember to take your own re-useable bags!
🏖 Next time you head to the beach, remove any plastic pollution that you see. Even if it's just a bottle or two that you can take home to recycle, it may inspire the people around you to do the same! The fish will thank you for it 💕 Tell me... What's your favourite thing about the sea? Or let me know below some other ideas for how we can support our beautiful oceans! 🥰 #worldoceansday #artofinstagram #sealifeart #naturelover #natureartist #watercolorpainting #watercolorforthesoul #watercolourforthesoul

Simple leafy wreaths are always a favourite of min

Simple leafy wreaths are always a favourite of mine 🍃 Look at all those beautiful greens!⁠
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I'm taking a break for a week whilst school's out for some family time 💙 Keep tagging me in projects from my book and Skillshare classes and I'll catch up with them when I'm back! 🥰⁠
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Want to learn how to paint realistic wood? 🎨 T

Want to learn how to paint realistic wood? 🎨 This is one of my favourite topics! It’s a really relaxing and fun subject, but also a great way to practice a variety of techniques and for practicing creating layers of texture. It also forms the basis of painting other interesting subjects like doors, birdhouses and more! In this class... 🎨 we will start by covering how to mix a variety of different browns
🎨 we practice a number of techniques and styles to create the texture in the wood
🎨 we then move onto painting three different planks of wood: oak, pine and a darker weathered walnut piece! And once you've practiced it all, you can try out my birdhouse class (swipe to see)💕🐦 If you're not already on Skillshare, you can sign up using my referral link and get your first month FREE! You'll find my link in my bio at the top of the page. Any questions, just drop me a DM! 😊🎨 #watercolortexture #watercolourtexture #watercolordetail #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolortechnique #watercolour #watercolours #watercolourartist #artistsoninstagram #paintersofinstagram #paintingart #paintingoftheday #artteachersofinstagram #arttherapy #learntopaint #artforthesoul #artforyoureveryday #mindfulart #watercolorforthesoul #watercolourforthesoul #artismytherapy #watercolorclass #watercolorteacher #watercolourclass #skillshareproject #skillshareclass #skillshareteacher

Happy Monday! ✍️⁠ ⁠ I've been working on s

Happy Monday! ✍️⁠
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I've been working on some ideas for a botanical doodling class... Tell me, what flowers would you love to learn how to doodle or draw? 🌸⁠
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Today is World Bee Day so I thought I'd re-share t

Today is World Bee Day so I thought I'd re-share this little tutorial I made a couple of years ago! ⁠
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Tag me in your posts/stories if you try it - I'd love to see your paintings 🥰🎨⁠
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