Skyblue Art Classes

January is here and although grey outside a few opportunities are being lined up. First up is a Skyblue Summer Trip planned for late...

Hope that everyone had a lovely break and are keen to get back to drawing and painting? After taking all of our Xmas decorations down...

Big thanks to everyone who came to classes this year, all of the topics we have been through, together with all of the techniques are...

So a few years back, pre-Covid I called PEP printers on Tarring Road to arrange prices and set up for any Xmas cards you want to have...

Lots of people have joined the members only area on this website - welcome! Gradually new tips and videos are being added by myself to...

Several people have commented that they are experiencing issues with the member only area. Problems such as uploading a photo to the area...

Our first week back and we had a beautiful collection of penguins painted to celebrate, well done everyone. You can see them on the front...

Hope that you all had a lovely August and managed to get some sun either at home (not much) or away :) September kicks off with a couple...

Its been quite a while since we ran any weekend workshops. A great chance to 'have a go' at something you have never tried or just to...

Sketching and painting outside is a very different affair to having a lovely table and being indoors. That said there are ways to...

If you are starting out with acrylics or watercolours there may be a few paints that you want to add later on. In addition, if you are...

The Secret Postcard exhibition was a great success and a big thank you from the organisers is here:- We have now finally got our breath...

Deadline is 1st March - Next Tuesday! Send your postcards to the following address, please put your name and any contact details on the...

We have been asked by Westbourne House School if our group would like to take part in The Secret Postcard Exhibition and over the next...

Please book your place if you have registered initial interest or if you have just seen this and want to come. In order to keep track of...

This week I received an email from a lady at Borde Hill Gardens (not far from Haywards Heath, Sussex) asking if Skyblue would like to...

Back to classes in cold and wet January we take a look at drawing the portrait in stages. Week 1 explores how to draw an eye using...

I hope you all had a festive time and that you managed to escape unscathed from colds or such things (at the time of writing this I am...

As we near the last class of the year and mince pie week (this week) has been and gone, it is a good time to reflect on your personal...

We had a massive delivery of Paintings on Gifts yesterday to our house by the lovely friend and photographer Richard Butcher who has been...