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My First Look at the 6 New Daniel Smith Colours

My First Look at the 6 New Daniel Smith Colours

A first look at Daniel Smith’s six new 2025 watercolors—gentle tones, beautiful granulation, and versatile pigments perfect for botanicals, landscapes, and soft, expressive painting.

My First Look at the 6 New Daniel Smith Colours

A first look at Daniel Smith’s six new 2025 watercolors—gentle tones, beautiful granulation, and versatile pigments perfect for botanicals, landscapes, and soft, expressive painting.

What Is Art, Really? A Thoughtful Musing on a Question Without a Final Answer.

What Is Art, Really? A Thoughtful Musing on a Q...

What is art, really? A question with endless answers, shaped by feeling, experience, and perspective. A gentle reflection on art’s meaning—for the maker, the viewer, and everyone in between.

What Is Art, Really? A Thoughtful Musing on a Q...

What is art, really? A question with endless answers, shaped by feeling, experience, and perspective. A gentle reflection on art’s meaning—for the maker, the viewer, and everyone in between.

The Quiet Truth of Being a Creative Facilitator

The Quiet Truth of Being a Creative Facilitator

A heartfelt glimpse into the quiet complexities of being a creative facilitator—the joy, the doubts, the healing power of art, and the courage it takes to keep showing up with...

The Quiet Truth of Being a Creative Facilitator

A heartfelt glimpse into the quiet complexities of being a creative facilitator—the joy, the doubts, the healing power of art, and the courage it takes to keep showing up with...

A Storybook Moment in Watercolour

A Storybook Moment in Watercolour

A cosy afternoon with my sketchbook, capturing a golden moment in watercolour—because some stories are best told in soft brushstrokes and quiet pauses.

A Storybook Moment in Watercolour

A cosy afternoon with my sketchbook, capturing a golden moment in watercolour—because some stories are best told in soft brushstrokes and quiet pauses.

Paid Patreon Exclusive: Pansy Watercolour Tutorial

Paid Patreon Exclusive: Pansy Watercolour Tutorial

After a busy month, let’s slow things down with a peaceful watercolour tutorial—a delicate pansy in a terracotta pot. This step-by-step class is available on my Patreon, and is perfect...

Paid Patreon Exclusive: Pansy Watercolour Tutorial

After a busy month, let’s slow things down with a peaceful watercolour tutorial—a delicate pansy in a terracotta pot. This step-by-step class is available on my Patreon, and is perfect...

Painting for Penguins: How Creativity is Helping Conservation

Painting for Penguins: How Creativity is Helpin...

This March, I hosted four watercolour workshops, raising R6000 for SANCCOB’s Adopt-a-Penguin initiative—enough to adopt 10 penguins and support rescued seabirds in rehabilitation. African penguins are critically endangered, but through...

Painting for Penguins: How Creativity is Helpin...

This March, I hosted four watercolour workshops, raising R6000 for SANCCOB’s Adopt-a-Penguin initiative—enough to adopt 10 penguins and support rescued seabirds in rehabilitation. African penguins are critically endangered, but through...