I've been on the move again, this time to Switzerland. So please enjoy some of the projects from the lovely students in Switzerland. They were all super talented and a real joy to work with. We crammed so much in to just a few days and also had time for some lovely...
Okay, some of you may have realised that I've gone a little quiet recently on my Facebook page and Jonathon Marc Mendes Instagram. The reason for this is that I have been traveling in Greece. Whilst there I have been teaching and demonstrating at one of the largest...
Ombré is making a massive splash in interior trends at the moment. This little mid century modern cabinet has had the Jonathon Marc Mendes ‘one brush blend’ treatment during my most recent workshop. You may have seen the ombré technique before using blended colours...
Last week I taught my very last UK workshop of 2017 using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan. As usual what an amazing bunch of talented women joined us in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds to attend our workshop. This time we had not just one, but three Annie Sloan...
Some of you may think I've been quiet recently, but that's because I've been teaching painting techniques on workshops in Sweden! Check out some of the events and projects that happened whilst I was visiting this beautiful country... We were so lucky to stay in the...
This French beauty was previously quite worn and pretty much ready for a new lease of life, the wood was very orange in its tone and not really my cup of tea. So it may surprise you that my colour choice for this little project was Honfleur Chalk Paint™ by Annie...
An office space in your home is always a great place to experiment with colour. As you can see here I have taken this tired old dark wood desk and given it a new lease of life with just two coats of Provence Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan to make myself a little...
That hand-painted look doesn't have to be difficult to achieve, this dramatic and moody forest scene was mainly created by using a variety of neutral tones stippled using a large Annie Sloan brush. A small artistry brush was the perfect way to fill in the branches...
Today's little rainy day project to share with you all. I decided to take all of the remnants of the paint colours that I have been working on recently for previous projects and blend them together. I got this fabulous colour, very similar to Château Grey ... there...
Here's my new radiator cover! With newly extended legs and after a little bit of crafty woodwork to shorten the drawers, fill and sand the veneer, it was all ready to receive my paint work. The colours that I have chosen to mix to create this soft pink terracotta...
I've had a massively successful trip to Ireland recently. I enjoyed and had the pleasure of working with some of the Irish Annie Sloan stockists, so I thought I would treat you to some of the projects that were created on the day using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan....
I'm really on a roll with the botanical look for home interiors. If you like this on trend vibe why not try using garden leaves with my unique fossilised leaf technique using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan. You really can get some wonderful results as you can see...
The thing about being creative is sometimes you just can't help yourself.... this is a little stencilled project I did earlier on this week during a meeting! I was just thinking about a rustic woodland scene and the colours and tone suggested themselves. Layering...
I've had just the most fun teaching one of my painting residential courses here in the UK using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan. The beauty of the course is I never know what the students will bring to paint, there's always a variety of styles and shape of furniture...
I spent the weekend playing around with mixing my own purple tones using Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan. I used Burgundy, Aubusson Blue and a touch of Honfleur and Paris Grey for that more muted tone. I've got to say I'm pretty pleased with the end results, especially...