Art making ideasi
Ideas. Inspiration. A little creative mischief.
If you’re drawn to abstract and semi-abstract art, sketchbooks, colour and a little art-related mischief, this is your corner of the internet.
Here you’ll find stories, videos, inspiration, art making advice and small creative nudges to help you create art that feels exciting to you.
The art of not knowing
I’m in the middle of a series of new paintings and I’ve been thinking about the process of creating paintings.
What a sketchbook practice has given me
I’ve been thinking about what my sketchbook practice has brought to my life and creative life beyond the actual pages…here I share some reflections.
Bring an improvisational spirit to your art making
A chat about art books and sketchbooks and what improv comedy taught me about art making…
Cutting, sticking and colouring in…
I’m welcoming in a gleeful disregard for how my sketchbook pages turn out. I’m craving cutting, sticking and colour.
Is this good enough?
Earlier in my art career, I always seemed to be asking, "Is this good enough?"
I've been thinking about what's underneath that question and the one that's replaced it.
Pleasing yourself in your art
Thinking about the energy we bring to our creative practice…