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Paintings for the Heene Fayre
On 22 June Skyblue will have a couple of tables at the Heene Community Centre, Summer Fayre. Would you like to sell your handmade cards...

Jane
May 23, 20191 min read


Your successful Fundraising
A while back a lot of Skyblue members created some super painted postcards to help raise money for The Secret Postcard exhibition held by...

Jane
May 16, 20192 min read


Your assistance needed and a few tips from me
You may have noticed that the blog looks different, it is essentially the same except has a few new bells and whistles and it would be...

Jane
May 2, 20191 min read


May Open Houses Brighton
Starting on Saturday 6 May is the Brighton Open House that I am exhibiting in and its my 20th year! I hope you can make it along, here's...

Jane
Apr 25, 20191 min read


Subjects for holidays
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...

Jane
Apr 25, 20191 min read


Easter art swap
I am having a clear out of art materials that I am not using and want to pass on. Items such as small picture frames and bits and bobs...

Jane
Apr 4, 20191 min read


Skyblue June Day out
Over the years we have enjoyed summer days out as a group. It all started when we used to get together for a painting weekend up near...

Jane
Mar 21, 20191 min read


Thanks for coming along
Some of you may know that I recently was busy with exhibitions and it was lovely to see Skyblue people at Colonnade House, in Worthing. I...

Jane
Mar 14, 20191 min read


Take Part in June
Summer Fayre Sale Would you like to take part and help raise money for a local charity selling your artwork on cards, small paintings?...

Jane
Feb 21, 20191 min read


Westbourne House School Secret Art Exhibition
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...

Jane
Jan 31, 20193 min read


Drawing with Charcoal
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...

Jane
Jan 31, 20192 min read


Drawing with purpose
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...

Jane
Jan 10, 20191 min read


Happy 2019 - a creative year!
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...

Jane
Jan 3, 20191 min read


Festivities with Skyblue
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...

Jane
Nov 22, 20181 min read


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

Jane
Nov 8, 20181 min read


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

Jane
Nov 1, 20181 min read


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

Jane
Nov 1, 20181 min read


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

Jane
Oct 25, 20181 min read


Xmas Sip n Paint
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...

Jane
Oct 25, 20181 min read


Free Tips
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...

Jane
Oct 18, 20181 min read
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