Most people love drawing eyes and watching others draw them. And maybe it is the most magical part since the eyes tell so much about the person without any words. Before you draw a realistic eye you will benefit from studying what it looks like. Be ready to spend some time to draw the eye.… Read More
I use gouache and watercolor in this painting. Hello! Here is a video I made painting a young woman from a photo found in the Sktchy app, using gouache and watercolor together. The cool thing with the gouache is that you can work more intuitively and freely than watercolor. You can paint over and over until you… Read More
You can use your favourite coffee to create beautiful art work Happy New Year everyone! This week I have been painting with coffee to prepare for my students´ home assignments. I work in a culture school in Norway teaching kids and teenagers art. And, like a lot of the places in the world we are… Read More
Today’s tutorial Make your own cool little watercolor paintbox for traveling. You can make your own cool little delightful travel paintbox using any small empty tin. This is pure upcycling, which I love. This little tin box takes up no space in my bag. I love having my painting materials with me so that when… Read More
Make a proper sketchbook for holiday sketching in just 5 minutes HI there! It is finally summer holidays here in Norway, and I am looking for new inspiring projects to do. I am thinking of something not too difficult, just something nice, to get me in to the summer mood. In today’s post, I would… Read More
Speed painting of a bird Hi guys! It always seems much easier to do a painting when you see how it is done so I made a video for some of the students that I teach, It is just about 6 minutes long and here is a link to the Facebook page where you can see what my students have been doing.… Read More
How 30,000 youtube viewers taught me something Hello! How’s it going? Today I am going to tell you about a recent lesson I learned. Some years ago, I did a painting in my sketchbook and while I was doing it, I took some pictures and made a video. But I never made a blog… Read More
I love to give everyone a lovely surprise for their easter breakfast. I always love to paint the eggs that we have for easter breakfast but sometimes I don’t have much time for the holiday decoration. This year I had to do some in a hurry. This is what I did. I only use Indian… Read More
HI there! How are you? In today’s post, I would like to show you something fun to paint. I have created a tutorial on how to use masking fluid and there are some beginner tips too. So if you are not used to masking fluid try it out and have some fun. Playing… Read More
Learning the coffee technique In Europe, for most people, Christmas is a time for the family to be together and to eat a big feast in the middle of winter. Although Coffee came here only a few hundred years ago and was not really traditional from long ago, we always have good coffee at Christmas… Read More
Hello, everyone! Here is a coffee painting tutorial. I am super excited to share this post today. I’m sure you have once, by accident, put your brush into your coffee. Well, that was my reminder to go ahead and do a coffee painting. Some days ago, I finally painted with coffee. I tried… Read More
Easy ways to work yourself up to the next level of you drawing. In 5 small steps, you can improve your drawing skills. Hi! Happy Sunday to everybody! When you draw you do not have a lot of tools, you have your pencil eraser and some paper, you also have your hand, your heart,… Read More
I reposted one of my most popular blog posts, ever. I have added a new video. You can see the 30 minute video by sign up to access a free VIP library full of goodies. Get access here HAVE FUN AND PAINT A PARAKEET, TODAY I HAVE WILL EXPLAIN HOW I THINK WHEN I PAINT THE BIRD. AND I START WITH THE PARAKEET BECAUSE IT IS NOT TO… Read More
Here’s a couple of my sketchbook drawings from this weekend. I got some flowers and a pineapple at the supermarket. The flowers where on sale, they were going a bit sad, but I think it makes them more interesting to draw! I rarely draw studies for my paintings, but I sketch a lot, in fact, anything that is placed in front… Read More