artist, illustrator, and teacher
Hello friends! I just wanted to pop in with a reminder about Monday’s free online workshop on “Small Acts of Boldness: Colourful Mini Landscapes” as part of this year’s Summer Creative Retreat hosted by The Pigeon Letters It’s LIVE, completely free to join and is part of a creative retreat that runs for 6 days […] The post Make Your Own Tiny Landscapes! Free Online Workshop This Monday appeared…
Hello friends! I’m delighted to share that I’ll be teaching “Small Acts of Boldness: Colourful Mini Landscapes” as part of this year’s Summer Creative Retreat hosted by The Pigeon Letters It’s LIVE, completely free to join and is part of a creative retreat that runs for 6 days with over 50 workshops! This session is […] The post Make Fun Tiny Landscapes with Me – For Free appeared first on Shelley…
Creative affirmations are the last of the activities I mentioned that I’ve adopted after reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. I’ve left talking about it until the end as it feels a bit… ‘woo-woo’ and consequently I’m less confident writing about it than I am Morning Pages or Artist Dates. But, here we go. […] The post Creative Affirmations – What, how, and why appeared first on Shelley Skail…
Hello friends, I wanted to let you know about this lovely, cosy, and (best of all) free online creative retreat I’ll be teaching at in July called Paper People. It is a gentle creative online retreat for people who want to slow down, reconnect with creative activities, and bring small acts of paper-based creativity into their […] The post Paper People: Free Online Creative Retreat July 3-5…
Last week I talked about ‘Morning Pages’, today I’m going to talk about its very necessary accompaniment – Artist Dates. This is another exercise from ‘The Artist Way’ by Julia Cameron and one of three that, for me, have given long term benefits (the other two being morning pages and creative affirmations). So let’s get […] The post Artist Dates – What, how, and why appeared first on Shelley Skail…
I heard a few different creatives casually mention doing their ‘morning pages’ over the years and had no idea what they were on about. I didn’t even know it was a thing. But after a recommendation to read ‘The Artist Way’ by Julia Cameron I found out what they were all about. I didn’t particularly […] The post Morning Pages – What, how, and why appeared first on Shelley Skail .
Hello friends, this week I made a stock drop at Leith Makers, topping up my stock of Edinburgh Dreamscape prints and postcards, and – excitingly – I’ve added a new product into the store: signed A5 and A4 fine-art prints of my original watercolour painting, “Awakening”: I know you’re not supposed to have favourites, but […] The post New Stock Drop: Signed “Awakening” Fine-Art Prints Now at Leith…
Boldness is All: Mini-Adventures in Line and Shape is a playful art class designed to help beginners build creative confidence through a series of 7 creative prompts and intuitive mark-making. I released this class a couple of months ago and have just given it a little glow-up with a new bonus Bloopers lesson, and a […] The post Boldness is All: Mini-Adventures in Line and Shape appeared first on…
In my 12th interview in this series, I interview ceramic artist Natalya Babych who is also my studio mate! In this lovely conversation we talk about nature-inspired art, the structures she uses to give herself creative time, and navigating Scottish accents as a non-native speaker. Shelley Skail: Where do you get ideas or inspiration for […] The post Artist Interview: Natalya Babych appeared first…
Composition can feel intimidating – so many rules to follow that it can suck the joy and creativity from art. Well, I have an alternative proposal: intuitive composition. In this easy composition tutorial, we’re going to compose a simple floral piece using basic art supplies to make it super achievable. And if you want a […] The post Bright Breezy Flowers: Easy Composition Tutorial for Beginners…