Mar 27, 2018 | Faded Grandeur, Paint Techniques, Painter in Residence, Teaching
Some of you may have seen on social media I’ve been to Germany. Whilst there I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside stockists, members of the public and some bloggers. You may have seen the brief interview with myself and Vanessa of Simply Vintage and the blogger...
Mar 7, 2018 | Colour Palette
My South African tour has been absolutely crazy! I have met lots of lovely like-minded people who are very creative, talented and simply just love to paint! Here are a few snapshots of the events and some of the projects I’ve been teaching along the way from...
Feb 7, 2018 | Art on Furniture, Colour Palette, Faded Grandeur, Paint Techniques
Well here we go, I’ve had this wooden sideboard for some time. I even French polished the top myself but still felt it had more potential. So I embarked on quite a transformation as you can see… It’s a project of two halves. The drawer and cupboards on the...
Feb 5, 2018 | Art on Furniture, Colour Palette, Faded Grandeur
I did this project a few months ago, and for whatever reason, it never seem to work for me. But all is not lost. So, what can we learn from it….? The colour is absolutely sublime, just maybe on the wrong piece. This beautiful, almost citrus green colour, has to...
Jan 31, 2018 | Colour Palette, Paint Techniques
Today’s project is all about contrasting colours. I have chosen to use my blending technique on this sideboard and have applied the Annie Sloan colours Provence, English Yellow and Lem Lem. You may have thought I’d put rusty handles onto this project but no the...
Jan 17, 2018 | Paint Techniques
Annie Sloan Graphite is such a versatile colour; as you can see here I’ve just used Graphite as a straight paint with a little distressing… but check out the top, yes look again, I’ve used Graphite as a very light wood stain to tone down the very warm colour of...
