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...

Today is a post about yesterday, but it fits so well for today's WednesdayWins! Today's win goes to Jenny ("VanHair") at Raw Beauty. I have been going to Jenny for many moons. In reality, we have grown together... Jenny as a single, Jenny dating, Jenny married, Jenny gave birth to beautiful Myra, My...

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Last week I shared about the Element of Design called form. Now we will begin with the concept of colour. There is a lot to cover in this beautiful rainbow of colours, so I will be breaking it up into smaller bite size pieces! Yummy!

What is colour? To explain colour, I need to talk about scie...

Today is Thursday! What that means is it is #ThirdDegreeThursday ! Today's question is: Would you rather be a famous director or a famous actor? I gave my answer and a reason. It might surprise you!