What Is Mixed Media and How to Get Started August 25, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Art has always been about exploration. Since humans first painted on cave walls, creativity has grown through combining ideas, experimenting with tools, and testing boundaries. In modern times, one of...
Using Colour to Create Texture in Abstract Art August 25, 2025Bernadette Pamplin One of the joys of abstract art is that it doesn’t need to “be” anything. It doesn’t have to look like a tree, or a person, or a house. Instead,...
Why Painting with Bright Colours Brings the Dopamine August 12, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Ever noticed how reaching for sunny yellows, vibrant pinks, or bold turquoise instantly lifts your mood? It’s not just a happy coincidence — there’s real science behind why bright colours...
Your Art Toolbox: A Beginner’s Guide to Different Art Materials August 03, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Exploring different art materials is like opening up new doors in your creative world. Each tool you pick up offers a different texture, mood, and way of expressing yourself. Whether...
Stop Stalling, Start Creating: How to Beat Procrastination and Make Art Now August 02, 2025Bernadette Pamplin You’ve been thinking about it for weeks—maybe even months. You’ve saved Pinterest boards full of dreamy sketchbooks, bought that new set of paints, and even cleared a little corner of...
5 Creative Ways to Turn Your Poems into Art July 26, 2025Bernadette Pamplin When you write a poem, you’re capturing a moment—an emotion, a thought, a little piece of your soul. But what if your poems could live beyond the page? What if...
How to Get Into a Flow State for Painting July 26, 2025Bernadette Pamplin There’s a magical moment that happens when painting, a moment when it feels like time slips away. You’re no longer thinking about what’s for dinner or what’s on tomorrow’s to-do...
How to Find Your Artistic Voice July 20, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Every artist—whether painter, writer, or musician—has asked the same question:“What’s my style? What’s my voice?” Your artistic voice isn’t something you “invent.” It’s something you uncover. It’s the combination of...
The Connection Between Art and Nature: How the Natural World Inspires Creative Flow June 10, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Step outside. Breathe in. Notice the soft shadow of a leaf, the quiet rhythm of wind, the way water draws its own lines. Nature, ever generous, offers a thousand compositions...
Patterns and Rituals: The Healing Power of Repetition June 10, 2025Bernadette Pamplin There is something deeply calming about repetition—the rhythmic sound of waves, the tick of a clock, the brush gliding over paper again and again. In art, repetition becomes more than...
Letting Go of the Outcome: Embracing Imperfection in the Creative Process June 10, 2025Bernadette Pamplin We live in a culture that prizes the finished product — the perfect painting, the flawless photo, the sold-out show. But creativity doesn’t live in finality. It lives in the...
Creating a Mindful Art Space: Designing Your Creative Sanctuary June 10, 2025Bernadette Pamplin Every artist—whether trained or intuitive—needs a place to return to. A quiet corner. A desk by the window. A kitchen table cleared just enough to begin. The space we create...