Today's #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques is all about hand made watercolour pans. Artists, not that long ago, made their paints, now it is a rarity and a treasure. I found out about Wildthorne ( @wildthorne ) from an Instagram fellow artist, Andrea Garvey ( @andreagarveyart ). Andrea had received a Wildth...

Today is #ThirdDegreeThursday .  The summer time temperatures are hitting us now, as today is nearing the 30's. With that said, it is about that time of year that we have a lot of  what I am sharing about today. But then again, this can be down in all the seasons, and I wonder if what you do changes...

Welcome to #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques ! Today is all about another watercolour technique. It is one of the easiest techniques to do: the hard edge. "The hard edge" is for painting objects that have a crisp straight line/edge. Think of the side of the house, a door, a picture frame, a table, a comput...

Welcome to #ThirdDegreeThursday ! Today the question has to do with children and what is important....your top three! Have a listen to the question and share what you think!

Welcome to #WednesdayWins ! Here today it was a mix of sun and cloud; you know the kind of day: sunny then cloudy, then the sun breaks free and then cloudy. Everyday I wear sunscreen and I had the hardest time trying to find a sunscreen that felt good on my face. Well my quest has ended. I have foun...

Did you know you can use wax as a material you can use when watercolouring? Really you can! The wax is being used like a masking technique. First, you place the wax down where you want an area to remain white. Then you take your watercolours and begin painting. This type of masking can be used for c...

Welcome to #ThirdDegreeThursday ! I had a tough time with this question, which you might find very easy! Who knows until you answer it. If you had all your basic needs met (food, shelter, clothing), what would be extra?

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Last Art & Soul Insider, I covered the beginning aspect of colour. Now I will include secondary and tertiary colours. To freshen your memory, blue, red and yellow are Primary Colours. They are considered primary colours because no colour combination can make them.

To explain how to create Seco...

This past weekend was the Walk Her Way fundraiser for Sorrentino's Compassion House in Edmonton, Alberta. I stayed at Compassion House, for 31 days, as I got the radiation part of my cancer treatment. I was so fortunate that I was able to stay there, instead of driving 4 hours everyday to and from m...

Today's #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques looks like we are doing some baking in the art studio. We are taking some coarse salt and mixing it with watercolours. This technique can give your work some texture. It is a fun technique to play with as there is some magic in the lift!

Today's #WednesdayWins goes to a big box store! Really?!?! Yes, you read that right! This store is doing its part at helping the country, and the world, to be a bit greener! I was having a hard time recycling this object. Therefore I was so happy to hear that they did recycling! So, I donated my rec...

Welcome to #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques ! Hopefully you are doing well on this day. Today's technique is a continuation of the drawing techniques of the Tuesdays of past. This isn't really a certified technique but it is used by artists none the less. It is the 'squiggles.' As cute as this name sounds...