The Mighty Salmon
This week I am inspired by the Atlantic Salmon that swims up rivers in Scotland at this time of year (October - November) to spawn. How they navigate waterfalls involves…
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Getting to Know Acrylics
What are acrylic paints? They are a water based media that dries permanent with a plasticky finish. They are made from pigment in an acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylics come in different consistencies: High viscosity or heavy body: these guys really give a textural finish, I love them. Normal, medium viscosity: great for flat painting. Low viscosity or fluid acrylics: lovely for dripping or using in an airbrush. Acrylic inks: enjoy for graphic work, permanent backgrounds, writing.
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5 Background Techniques to Play with
Background techniques are a great way to start an art journal page. On my art journaling courses people often tell me that they don't know where to start. The blank…
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Supplies
Course Notes In the table below I provide links to products I use in my art journaling. I have found them to be good but you may want to try…
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A Frightened Bunny
Course Notes Fear can be an overwhelming emotion ... especially when we can't escape from or fight off what is frightening us. So exploring this emotion can be tricky. We…
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Getting to Know the Path
My journey to the art I now make started with walks along the portion of the Wales Coastal Path near where I live. When I was unwell I used to walk there with my mother who is very knowledgeable about plants, being a scientist by degree. She would help me identify the many little flowering plants we found there and the birds that came and went. I loved the shapes and colours and soon started photographing them as reference for sketches and paintings I then made at home.
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About
Art Journaling FacilitatorCeri started leading her own courses in art journaling in 2015. This was after a period of severe mental ill health during which she started watching YouTube videos…
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Your Courses
Here Are Courses You Enrolled On If you login, below you will see links to the courses you are enrolled on. If you have not yet enrolled head over to…
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