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Hello Everyone! I thought I'd take this chance to share with all of you one of my unforeseen joys of painting in my home studio - Cats. As a recovering shelter vet, I have a lot of cats - 4 now, all rescues and although they don't all get along, they all have found their own way to hang out with me while I paint. I have a studio upstairs with one little window but I choose to paint in my beautiful conservatory which has floor to ceiling windows and a heated floor. Now I'm su

Doesn’t sound very romantic does it, but it’s the down and dirty when it comes to painting with acrylics - my preferred medium. My Aunty has been an ardent follower of this new website and she mentioned that I had inspired her to take back up her painting and immediately I shared with her the “stay-wet” pallet, and it occurred to me that a post explaining how I use that may be interesting to all involved. The thing with acrylics is that they are bright and quick drying - like