

A map of Lymm
Today's January challenge is "Choose an area that you know and love, and create a map that shows all of your favourite routes" and...


The Mice
Today's January challenge was to "Take your favourite childhood book, and reimagine the story from a different character's perspective."...


Papua New Guinea crafts
I have been doing some research into these, as Warrington is hosting Papua New Guinea for the Rugby world cup, and they are fascinating....


I hate origami
Hope triumphing over experience, I had a go at origami yesterday, recycling some of my old sketchbooks into envelopes, and trying to make...


Masks
The Manchester Sketchbookers' current challenge is "masks". On a cold winter night, sketching a trio of sparkly Venetian ceramics feels...


Winter berries
I used lots of wet in wet for the background of this painting, I like the unexpected way the colours blend together when allowed to flow...


Painting
I got my paints out yesterday and worked from sketches and photographs. This is from a sketch I did in the local park in October. It took...


Wear your happy
The fourth January challenge is to "wear your happy" - clothing that we love. That would be my painting shirt - an old one of my...


It's not your birthday, but..."
Today's challenge has been set by “It’s Not Your Birthday, But…” - an organisation that "believes in the power of letters, words and...


What the world needs now
Today's challenge from 64 Million Artists was "Write the word LOVE in any material or materials you want! Write in calligraphy, create a...