52 Weeks of Nature Art | Nature Inspired Art Project for 2016!
Blog posts of my progress so far below!
Coloring Club: Morning Glory Botanical Mandala Design: Watch my video and join me to color Botanical Blooms and Mandalas.
Welcome to The Coloring Club 2024! We are going to be coloring one page every weekend for 2024! Below is the fourth video for the 2024 series. Please do subscribe to my YouTube channel if you are interested in the videos. Thank you for purchasing the book and I hope...
A Peek into my UK Art Studio to be: Renovations are underway!
You may or may not know, but I am now splitting my time between the UK and Spain. So, I am creating a lovely new art studio for myself at the bottom of my mum's garden in England for the time I will be in the UK (approx. 6 months of the year) The shed was my dad's...
Coloring Club: Cosmos Flower Design (+bonus greyscale design!) Watch my video and join me to color Botanical Blooms and Mandalas.
YAY! The Coloring Club is back and we are going to be coloring one page every weekend for 2024! Below is the third video for the 2024 series. Please do subscribe to my YouTube channel if you are interested in the videos. Thank you for purchasing the...
Coloring Club: Anemone Botanical Mandala (+bonus greyscale design!) Watch my video and join me to color Botanical Blooms and Mandalas.
YAY! The Coloring Club is back and we are going to be coloring one page every weekend for 2024! Below is the second video for the 2024 series. Please do subscribe to my YouTube channel if you are interested in the videos. Thank you for purchasing the...
The New Coloring Club is here: Color the Hydrangea with me! Our first video: Color the Hydrangea bunch of blooms
YAY! The Coloring Club is back and we are going to be coloring one page every weekend for 2024! Below is the first video for the 2024 series. Please do subscribe to my YouTube channel if you are interested in the videos. Thank you for...
Hello March! My Intentions for the month ahead
A new month, a new lovely goal list to keep moving forward on this fabulous creative life! I'll be heading back to the UK in a few days, so many of the paintings I started here in Spain will be left for when I return in May!....Here are some of my goals and focus...
Small Wonders for February 2024
Happy February 29th everyone! Such joy to have this extra day! So the last day of the month means a celebration of my Small Wonders. Here are mine for February: 🌸 Publishing my new Coloring Book - Coloring Botanical Blooms, Bouquets and Mandalas (thanks to all who...
My New Botanical Coloring Book is here! YAY!
I am SUPER EXCITED! The 150 page Botanical Blooms Coloring Book I have been working on is finally out in the world! You are the first to know! I have poured my heart into the designs inside this book AND the layout /cover which I did myself for the first time! I...
Hello February! My Intentions for the month ahead
Happy February! A few days in and I am getting excited for a new painting commission coming up this month whilst I am in Spain. As part of my Big Dreams, Small Wonders practice I shared with you in my last newsletter, I am also setting intentions for the month...
Small Wonders for January 2024
What Small Wonders are you celebrating for January? Hi everyone, hope your January has been wonderful! I want to be more conscious in capturing the little wins that happen in this creative life! So on the last day of each month, I’ll be sharing my Small Wonders. I...
Sharing My 2024 Year Ahead Spread with you!
A few days ago, I pulled 13 cards from my Chakra Color Cards to help guide me with an overall theme for the year and also a color/chakra and affirmation to focus on for each month. I shuffled the cards and placed them around in a circle starting with 1 for...
❤️ Your FREE 2024 Big Dreams, Small Wonders Workbook & Planner inside! ❤️
I hope you have been enjoying a wonderful November and if you celebrate Thanksgiving, that it's been a calm and joyful time with family and friends. I am so pleased to be sharing my FREE 2024 Big Dreams, Small Wonders Workbook & Planner with you today! I send this...
A Peek inside my new Botanical Drawing Book and Creative Happenings in June!
Happy June Creative Friend. I hope all is wonderful with you! It's been a little while since I sent out a proper update and I have so much goodness to share with you over the coming months! Today, I wanted to share a little peek into my upcoming Botanical Drawing Book...
FREE Art Lessons – Join me inside this wonderful Art Summit!
Hello creative friend! ❤️ I hope all is fabulous with you! So much arty goodness going on at the moment and lots to share over the coming weeks..including a peek into my new Botanical Drawing Book, a new Color Class AND more! Look out for my newsletter FULL of arty...
GIVEAWAY! Win 111 Arty Classes worth $5700
Would be interested in entering this giveaway that I am contributing an art class for? There are over 111 arty products worth $5700 from more than 90 artists! From time to time, I get invited to participate in online retreats, summits and arty collaborations! I...
A peek into my process during #inktoberwithlouise
I have been having fun with my Botanical Inktober prompts so far this month and we are halfway through already! I also posted a couple of short videos on my YouTube channel if you would like to see. More info below. There is a hint of Autumn here in Spain, but all the...
Join me for Botanical Inktober 2022! Draw Botanicals and Floral Motifs
With the energy of the new season and being back in my art studio, I am ready to kick start creativity in the form of a daily art practice. YAY! There is something about a daily arty challenge that makes my creative heart sing! #Inktober begins TOMORROW, October...
This is Perfect for a New Season (Free Arty Journal Page Download too!)
I hope you are full of hope for the new season ahead! Oh how I love this time. New Beginnings, New Wishes and a New Season full of creative fun! This is the time to clear any stuck energy and set intentions. What is your desire for this new season? Feel free to reply...
Nature, our Medicine and Free pdf inside!
Hello creative friend! ❤️ The seasonal shift is happening here in Spain and its so wonderful to feel the cooler air in the mornings and light cool breeze in the afternoon. This is a time for honoring the seasonal shifts and also taking some time for yourself. Time to...
Your FREE pass to the Art Medicine Festival: Join me to capture the beauty of nature
As promised in my last newsletter, here is a special invite to the upcoming online Art Medicine Festival which will be running September 8th-12th! I've been part of quite a few of these FREE online events this year which are wonderful to be invited to, but this is the...
Art Inspiration: Collaborative Botanical Mandala! AND I am back in my Art Studio!
I am SO HAPPY right now! I am back in my Art Studio! YAY! After SEVEN months of being in a temporary home, I am moving back into my seaside apartment and have the amazing view from my Art Studio back in my life! I have missed this view SO MUCH and I am now even more...
Art Inspiration: Creative Color Wheels!
I think it is fair to say that we all LOVE color! I know it can feel a little daunting sometimes when you are new to using color and mixing it, so I have color mixing videos in all of my color classes, so you can feel confident with mixing colors to get started! Here...
FREE Art & Spirituality Summit is HERE – Join me for a magical experience
Hello creative friend! ❤️ I hope all is fabulous with you! So much arty goodness going on at the moment and lots to share over the coming weeks! This week, I would love to invite you along to the Art & Spirituality Summit I have been invited to be...
Art Inspiration: Motif to Mandala (free pdf inside)
I've had lots of lovely followers message me asking questions about my books recently and a lovely flurry of book sales! (THANK YOU) And with my Draw and Paint Botanical Motifs class being on sale for only $39.99 here, I thought I would share...
❤️ Your heART matters ❤️ + FREE Living from the Heart download 🎨
Hello creative friend! ❤️ Sending love your way this week. The world is experiencing so much fear and anguish once again and I believe that being creative is more important than ever. Whether that be making art, writing a poem, cooking nutritious food for others,...
Healing with Color + #The100DayProject 2022!
Hello creative friend! ❤️ Happy Valentines weekend! As I write this, 100's of beautiful LOVE themed postcards are being received around the world in our global heART exchange. I can feel the love in the air! Join our community here to see the beautiful designs...
❤️ I’m Recovering & Restoring ❤️+ New Moon SALE! {free audio} + Creating a Vision of You to Attract your Dream Life
Hello creative friend! ❤️Happy February and happy Lunar New Year! We are currently in the New Moon phase and also the beginning of the Year of the Water Tiger! With the New Moon entering in the star sign of Aquarius in the Age of Aquarius, I feel some...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Oct. 31, 2021
Happy Sunday! I have to say its so lovely spending time thinking about all the things making me smile in my week and recording them here every Sunday! Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. This practice began as a way to celebrate the small wonders (from this class) that...
❤️ GIVEAWAY! ❤️ Win over $5000 worth of ART classes! 🤩
I'm just popping in to see if you would be interested in entering this giveaway that I am contributing an art class for. There are over 100 arty products worth over $5000 from more than 85 artists! From time to time, I get invited to participate in online...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Oct. 24, 2021
Happy Sunday! I have to say its so lovely spending time thinking about all the things making me smile in my week and recording them here every Sunday! Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. This practice began as a way to celebrate the small wonders (from this class) that...
Full Moon Art and The Mixed Media Botanical Mandalas Class is Live!
Happy Full Moon! You may remember me mentioning that I have been interested in tracking my own creative energy with the cycles of the moon. I have been doing this for the last month and its been a fun and enlightening experience which has led to a new project for...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Oct. 17, 2021
Happy Sunday! I have to say its so lovely spending time thinking about all the things making me smile in my week and recording them here every Sunday! Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. This practice began as a way to celebrate the small wonders (from this class) that...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Oct. 10, 2021
Happy Sunday! I have to say its so lovely spending time thinking about all the things making me smile in my week and recording them here every Sunday! Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. This practice began as a way to celebrate the small wonders (from this class) that...
Free Arty Journal Page Download – Spring Clean Your Life
Happy New Moon today! Oh how I love this time. New Beginnings, New Wishes and a New Moon Phase to Create to! This New Moon falls in the zodiac sign of Libra and the theme is all about Love and Balance! Whether you believe in the Zodiac or not, I think we can all...
New Spring Clean Your Life Art Journaling class! Early Bird Registration – Only $39!
Hello creative friends! I am so excited to share my newest remastered class with you called Spring Clean Your Life and Home. The classroom is open, so you can dive in TODAY, download your materials list and get started on your journal (sneak peek...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Oct. 3, 2021
Happy October! I have to say its so lovely spending time thinking about all the things making me smile in my week and recording them here every Sunday! Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. This practice began as a way to celebrate the small wonders...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Sept. 26, 2021
Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you've had a lovely weekend. This practice began as a way to celebrate the small wonders (from this class) that I took time to notice in my week or over the period of a month. It's a wonderful way to begin a gratitude practice if that is...
Equinox Blessings and Watercolor Moon Mandalas!
Equinox blessings to you. As the seasons shift and we find ourselves in the waning phase of the moon, a gentle calmness is appearing in my days. I've been tuning more into the moon cycle and observing the Yin and Yang energies within myself, so I'm interested in...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Sept. 19, 2021
Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you've had a lovely weekend. This practice began as a way to celebrate the small wonders (from this class) that I took time to notice in my week or over the period of a month. It's a wonderful way to begin a gratitude practice if that is...
A Free Online Retreat: Color, Creativity and Inspiration!
Hi Creative Friend! Hope all is well with you.I have been invited to participate in a FREE online retreat where I get to share my love for Color, Nature and Mandalas. I would love to invite you along for FREE ACCESS for ONE WEEK! When Larissa from Creative U got in...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Sept. 12, 2021
Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you've had a lovely weekend. This practice began as a way to celebrate the small wonders (from this class) that I took time to notice in my week or over the period of a month. It's a wonderful way to begin a gratitude practice if that is...
5 Things That Make Me Smile – Sept 5 2021
Quiet Contemplation on 'My' Beach. 🙂 Hi Creative Friend! Happy September! Hope all is well with you.I've been taking more time for my gratitude journal on the beach these last few weeks and I remembered one of the practices I used to share on my original blog when I...
It’s here! Your 2021 Big Dreams, Small Wonders Workbook and Planner
It's here! Please find below a link to download your FREE 2021 Workbook and Planner. The 77 page ebook is a tiny insight into my online program Big Dreams, Small Wonders which is one of my Dream Life Classes here. I am also offering...
My New Moon Mandala for New Beginnings and Create Your Own!
Hello Creative Friend, how are you? It looks like I'll be in Costa Rica for at least another month! Hope all is well where you are in the world. We just welcomed in another New Moon on Friday and for this holiday weekend, I felt a pull to create a Mantra Mandala for...
100 Days of Nature Inspired Creativity
Hi everyone! I am currently in Costa Rica riding this wave we are all journeying on at the moment. I hope you are doing well and have some sparks of creativity during this time if you are confined to your home more than usual! I am sending lots of love out to you all...
Hear Blessings Dropping Their Blossoms…. A Poem ❤️
This beauty fell at my feet on my way to yoga. I picked her up and held her in my hands for a while, admiring her pretty soft pink petals. She came to yoga class with me and laid quietly as I flowed and stretched and then sunk deeply into savasana. I counted my...
Sending Love around the World! Photos from Cambodia and heart energy shared
Hello creative friends!As I sit down to write this newsletter, my lovely Global Postcard Swap group are creating and sending arty postcards around the world with a theme of 'Sending Love Around the World' and I thought today (as its Valentines Day!) would be a lovely...
Art Postcards for Cambodian Children
Help me put a smile on a child's face with your postcard art (and/or a donation) I will be visiting an education center in Siem Reap, Cambodia - January 2020 and I thought it would be a wonderful idea to visit with art and encouragement from across the miles! If you...
{Inside} Your FREE 2020 Workbook and Planner
It's here! Please find below your FREE download of the 2020 Workbook and Planner. The ebook is a tiny insight into my online program Big Dreams, Small Wonders which I am offering for 50% off! (info below) As 2019 draws to a close, I have been reflecting on all that...
Free pdf download from my Book (& Thankful sale extended)
Hello Creative friends! I am so pleased to be sharing a free pdf download from my book Botanical Mandalas: Draw, Paint and Create Expressive Mandala Art Inspired by Nature as a special gift! (see below)During these winter months and the lead up to the holidays, I...
A Peek Inside My Art Studio
Hello Creative Friend! I am in the middle of clearing and cleaning my art studio as I'll be making new videos for my upcoming classes! So I thought I would give you a little sneak peek into where I create! So, welcome to my little art sanctuary overlooking the sea! I...
GIVEAWAY! Win a place on the upcoming Online Retreat
Woot woot- it's Give Away Time We are less than 2 weeks out from the {Free} Make Create Express CreativeRetreat Weekend and I'm giving away 1 place in the Make Create Express- The Creative Journey Continues year long workshop!! (early bird is currently on which is...
Giveaway Time! One Year since my Book got Published!
Well hello everyone! I am so excited as it is one year since my book Botanical Mandalas: Draw, Paint and Create Expressive Mandala Art, Inspired by Nature. was published! GIVEAWAY CLOSED! WINNERS Thanks everyone for entering, below are the...
{free audio} + Creating a Vision of You to Attract your Dream Life
Hello creative friends! How is your 2019 so far? I hope you are having a wonderful January! I know that many of you are taking the Mantra Mandalas AND Big Dreams, Small Wonders classes, so thank you! Both of these classes are such a wonderful way to begin a new year...
My new book is here! Coloring Botanical Mandalas is available to purchase on Amazon!
I am so excited to let you know that my new book - 'Coloring Botanical Mandalas' is out in the world available to purchase on Amazon just in time for Christmas! A perfect gift for yourself to invite calm into your December or give as a stocking filler this...
I am embarking on a wonderful new ‘year long’ project to explore and create more art focusing on the beauty of nature. I will post prompts and any artwork on our Facebook group here and updates to this page as the year progresses. YAY! If you would like to join in, below are the themes I plan to focus on for the next month. {please note – these may change}
I plan to focus on a subject each week and will be posting primarily on Instagram using the hashtag #52weeksofnatureart (also on my Facebook art page) If you would like to join in, I would love to see your photos, drawings and art! Here is my invitation to you.
OCTOBER
Week 40: Fallen Leaves {3 October)
Week 41: Pinecone {10 Oct}
Week 42: Autumn Colors{17 Oct}
Week 43: Pumpkins {24 Oct}
Week 44: Poppy {31 Oct}
NOVEMBER
Week 45: Tree Trunks {7 Nov}
Week 46: Acorns and Chestnuts {14 Nov}
Week 47: Robin Redbreast {21 Nov}
Week 48: Spider Webs {28 Nov}
DECEMBER
Week 49: Winter Berries {5 Dec}
Week 50: Snowflakes {12 Dec}
Week 51: Holly {19 Dec}
Week 52: Poinsettia {26 Dec}
JANUARY
Week 1: Leaves {see review here} Week 2: Wood {see review here} Week 3: Succulents {see review here} Week 4: Pods {see review here}
FEBRUARY – From the Beach
Week 5: Shells {see review here} Week 6: Stones {starts Monday 8 February} Week 7: Seaweed {starts Monday 15 February} Week 8: Starfish {starts Monday 21 February} 9: Sea urchins (28 February)
MARCH
Week 10: Buds {7 March}, Week 11: Blossom {14 March} Week 12: Magnolia {21 March}, Week 13: Daffodils {28 March}
APRIL
Week 14: Tulips {4 April}, Week 15: Hyacinth {11 April} Week 16: Peonies {18 April}, Week 17: Spring Bouquets {25 April},
MAY
Week 18: Feathers {2 May}, Week 19: Cactus {9 May} Week 20: Palm trees {16 May}, Week 21: Mountains {23 May}, Week 22: Big Sky {30 May}
JUNE
Week 23: Roses {6 June}, Week 24: Hibiscus {13 June} Week 25: Bird of Paradise {20 June}, Week 26: Dahlia {27 June}
JULY
Week 27: Butterflies {4 July}, Week 28: Lady birds/bugs {11 July} Week 29: Seagulls {18 July}, Week 30: Fish {25 July}
AUGUST
Week 31: Wisteria {1 August}, Week 32: Sweet pea {8 August} Week 33: Bougainvillea {15 August}, Week 34: daisies {22 August}, Week 35: wild flowers {29 August}
SEPTEMBER
Week 36: the sea {5 September}, Week 37: the moon {12 September} Week 38: the sun {19 September}, Week 39: the stars {26 September}