The cheery, online art club!
December 14, 2020
The Goodship Illustration art club is a fun, weekly event run online by three illustrators. … More The cheery, online art club!
Category: About Art
Our street’s Creative Day via smartphones
April 4, 2020
This week my street celebrated a Creative Day, with our locked-down neighbours sharing artwork and music on a street WhatsApp group! … More Our street’s Creative Day via smartphones
Ways to keep doing art in lockdown
April 1, 2020
Ways artists can stay inspired in confined spaces, looking at limited surroundings with fresh eyes. … More Ways to keep doing art in lockdown
Creative ideas for the long stay at home
March 17, 2020
Over the next few months my son and I will be spending a lot of time at home alone together, while my partner does frontline ambulance work. There’s so much about that sentence that makes me take a deep breath. SO, I’ve been drafting a list of creative activities for me and my seven-year-old. Here are … More Creative ideas for the long stay at home
Overcoming creative blocks
February 17, 2020
Creativity must lie fallow in order to rejuvenate. Welcome the block, try creative ‘crop rotation’, plus other ideas that can help! … More Overcoming creative blocks
Mindfulness and colours
February 15, 2020
Each day is a tapestry of colours, and inspiration for art. … More Mindfulness and colours
Drawing pictures for gifts
February 13, 2020
When a friend turned 50 recently I decided to draw her present – fifty trees, one for each year, as we live near inner-city woods. I remembered how fun it is to personalise a gift. And there are so many factors you can include in the artwork: What colours do friends like? Where do they … More Drawing pictures for gifts
Put art on the map!
February 4, 2020
Collaging with maps is like cloud-spotting. If you look long enough at contours and boundaries then shapes appear. When you put these shapes together a story takes form! I dug out some maps at the local charity shop and cut out London’s beloved Hampstead Heath. After a few seconds of staring at it I saw … More Put art on the map!
Rebekah Curtis 