Skyblue Art Classes

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...

As we gradually finish classes for summer (final class on 27 July) you may be wondering what you can do over August. As this summer has...

For those that would like to know more about how to use the Members Only area there is now a video which takes you through all of the...

On a recent trip to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum we decided that we would really focus on the Dutch still life genre. I am always amazed...

Whether you are starting out or have been painting for a while, buying paint online or in an art shop is a confusing business. Read more...

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...

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...

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...

Congratulations to Tricia, who entered the Worthing Open this year for having her lovely painting below accepted. With such a high amount...

Getting the right painting for the right product just requires a little thought. For example, do you have a long thin painting? Perhaps...

Next week we should have a few items in the new shop. You will see items that you can have your painting put onto. This makes a very...

Confused by all the variety of pots you can buy that go with acrylics? Not sure what to get or why? This video explains a little about...

Earlier in November we focused on painting portraits. One of the areas that we need to revisit is the complex painting of eyes. There are...

October 2015 Back in July we started the Tropical Bird Tree project. We painted colourful birds and then on a separate day we painted...

In this weeks drop-in classes we focused on drawing the portrait. Drawing with soft pencils on a smooth surface can be very rewarding but...

We had a lovely morning dripping paint, spraying and generally creating abstract colours in class. Doing such free form work can be...

This will be the 7th year I have exhibited at the big Brighton Art Fair. It runs from 25 - 27 September at the Corn Exchange at Brighton...

Well apart from making Mojijtos that is..... What to do in the summer break? Five things ready for September 1. Start your own home made...

You might like to explore a few things with apps and it was Christine who mentioned her new app painting tool. It is a "grid" the type...