Skyblue Art Classes

The Colourful Cacti lesson is purposefully designed by me for beginners. Some of the online lessons are more suitable for improvers or those with some experi...

I do enjoy planning lessons for the classes and sometimes the classes can be a little challenging! This weeks watercolour online class was one of those, Yell...

Is it just me or are the weeks blending into each other in a very strange way? Normally I am busy exhibiting my paintings in May in the Brighton Open Houses....

This has been such fun, my friend and art historian Dr. Alison Bracker posted a photo of her gorgeous flat in Nice on her Instagram page and I asked if she w...

Goodness I expect I am not alone in saying that I never thought we would all be still confined to home for such a long period of time. I hope that you are al...

Tomorrow, Thursday 23 April, you will be able to join in the latest French Balcony lesson, see previous blog post on this and, in addition, I have asked Alis...

I am always excited looking for new subjects for us to paint at Skyblue and when I saw my friend's lovely Instagram posts of her flat in southern France I th...

The online classes are building up and every now and then I love to add bonus lessons that will help you in some way. The latest online bonus class is 'Photo...

In the online lessons you can get a complete list of recommendations for materials with the online links to buy. But here is my recommendation if you are run...

Hope you are all well? As the lockdown continues it has been lovely to see completed online class paintings coming in via email, so far we have had lots of b...

Last Thursday the first ever online class was posted online and you all took to it by painting at home - and what lovely cheerful paintings they are! It is ...

This week, I am sure you will agree, has been fraught! Coronavirus has taken hold and the world is suddenly a different place in a matter of weeks. As well a...

Firstly, I hope that everyone is well? I do hope you are not getting too stressed about what is going on, difficult to say as I have felt this myself just i...

Fed up with the news, Brexit and now Coronavirus? Coming to class really cheers me up I know that, it so nice to see everyone and painting together is a rela...

Read on to find out about my recommended set of 3 brushes under £10 that are great for class. Classes are very busy and if you have just joined or want to co...

In February we will be focusing on brushes for use with acrylics and in this article I provide you with a link to a small starter set for under £6 choosing t...

We all have new year resolutions and hopefully by the end of January they are still with us! If you have been considering taking up drawing or painting or bo...

I am getting new ideas for the weeks and months ahead it is also a good time to look back on what we have achieved. If you are new and want

Looking at all your fabulous creativity it is obvious that you have all done amazingly well and worked so hard at every level

Every year we try our hand at printmaking with a Gelli plate, read all about what this is