Skyblue Art Classes

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...

The first week of the month is dedicated to drawing and for February we try our hand using charcoal. Below I have listed the types of...

Over the coming months we will start to link our drawings with paintings and vice versa. How can drawings be linked to paintings? We will...

I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and new year - a time to relax perhaps or to draw or paint? After looking at the results of...

The finished mini canvases - thanks to everyone who took part - we will do this again as another project for 2019 With only a couple of...

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

Heene Community Centre are holding their Christmas Fayre on 1 December weekend. They have asked us if we would each like to donate a...

Its watercolour month and we are busy laying lovely colourful washes. If you have the best paper and paints you are already giving...

Creating classes full of tips and inspiration to improve knowledge and skill about painting and drawing is what I love to do. I have...

Our Sip and Paint evenings started late summer and were a lot of fun so we had requests for a Christmas version! Join us for an evening...

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...

Looking over the past blog posts there are three posts you can view and read all about our previous years of making Christmas cards,...

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...

In class we are getting used to using a variety of computer aids; iPads, iPhones or other tablets such as Android and Google. We use...

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...

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....

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our 1st Sip and Paint evening last Friday. Your enthusiasm and great spirit made it a...

For our last class before we break for August we take a look at painting clouds using acrylic paints. There are a variety of methods out...

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

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