Skyblue Art Classes

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

Coming up in May drop in classes; we focus on painting and drawing buildings. Scenes that you might see on holiday. Do you have some photos of your holiday t...

Summer Fayre Sale Would you like to take part and help raise money for a local charity selling your artwork on cards, small paintings? Help raise much needed...

We have been asked if we would like to take part in the above exhibition for our 2nd year running. Last year many of you entered your postcards and helped ra...

If you are new and starting out, getting art equipment can be a dizzying experience. With so many products and choices it can be overwhelming but I walk you ...

There is a new section on the website which will be updated periodically with free tips from myself. To get you going I did a video a while back about how t...

We have been exhibiting at Heene Cafe for a long while now and we now need more of your lovely paintings to adorn the wall. What do you need to do for this? ...

Sorry to say that these workshops are cancelled due to lack of numbers. If you would like to see them run again please contact Jane here Our next Saturday wo...

Hope you all had a lovely summer break, it certainly has been very hot for a long time and even painting has seemed tricky at times. Trying to paint in the h...

We are developing skills, working from photos and using apps to convert photos ready for painting. "Brushstrokes' is one that is ideal for acrylic painting. ...

Using photographs to paint from is second best to sitting in front of the scene and painting. However, this is not always possible and taking a photo is a gr...

A long while back we were approached by Angmering Parish Council to ask if we would be able to do some watercolour paintings for their new Village Map. The m...

The tropical bird painting has had its final touches done in my studio. This week the stretcher bars arrived (the frame for the painting). I assembled it and...

We need to raise about £50 for the frame for the large group 'Tropical Bird Project' . It has taken us all a couple of years, with lots of gaps to complete t...

Hope that everyone had a lovely break and are keen to get back to drawing and painting? After taking all of our Xmas decorations down earlier than normal I a...

As we gradually finish classes for summer (final class on 27 July) you may be wondering what you can do over August. As this summer has been such a great one...

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to Borde Hill Gardens last Saturday. It all went fairly smoothly and having transport to pick us up was even bett...

Its been quite a while since we ran any weekend workshops. A great chance to 'have a go' at something you have never tried or just to push your skills a litt...

We have recently been inspired by part of Anna Perlin's painting that contained 'the drip'. Made famous by 1950's artist, Jackson Pollock who constructed hi...

The Secret Postcard exhibition was a great success and a big thank you from the organisers is here:- We have now finally got our breath back after our inaugu...