A SHINY HAPPY CHALLENGE FOR YOU

I'm often asked about different art supplies... and it's true... I do have a BIT of a collection 😉 (I remember an old friend and student, Ros, saying that coming to my studio was like visiting an art shop but being allowed to try everything 😅 ).

What I'd like to do is CHALLENGE YOU TO GET OUT THE ART SUPPLIES YOU HAVE - or at least one box of them if you have a lot 😉 - and MAKE THIS THE YEAR THAT YOU USE THEM - not necessarily to produce art for your walls, or to even show anyone.

To use them, either love them or loathe them, get to know what they can do.

DON'T KNOW WHAT TO PAINT? Start with a colour chart - you'll impress yourself. Seriously.

WHAT'S NEXT? Drop by here and see what I've been drawing or painting - then do that. Simple. Decision made.

Because you won't get any better at painting or drawing without actually painting or drawing. And each time you paint or draw there is learning to be had. And QUANTITY will lead to QUALITY.

These are the supplies I have on my desk at the moment - different brands of acrylics, mainly, and they all act slightly differently. Some are more transparent, some are more expensive, some are thicker others more fluid - by using them I build my 'library of knowledge' about them.

So let's do it, huh?