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Last weekend I interviewed Kineton Art Group on The Art Show for Welcombe Radio. Their exhibition starts this weekend... Go see it at Kineton Village Hall between 10am and 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. #kinetonartists #artexhibitions #artexhibition #warwick #warwickshireartist

Saturday 11am-12pm I will be interviewing members of Kineton Art Group, who created this brilliant piece of artwork of their village. Tune in to The Art Show online on Welcombe Radio to hear about this group, who are personally very special to me too. #theartshow #welcomberadio #kinetonartists #kineton #kinetonartgroup #art #promotingart #radioforartists

At the Welcombe Radio studio today, with Val Rainbow who will be interviewing artist Henrietta Brooks. Henrietta will be talking about her work, especially printing and watercolours. Listen in now at Welcombe Radio online, and click 'listen now'. PS, I have found out this session that Val used to be a clown and a belly dancer! What other surprises will she share I wonder... #theartshow #welcomberadio

Didn't the kids do a great job with colour mixing and painting this mandala! We know there is one missing section, one of the children said she would paint that in next week! What do you think? #mandala #mandalaart #mandalaartwork #colourfulmandala #artkids #artteachers #artteacher #artsandcrafts #coloursplash #colourpop #acrylicpainting #colourtheory #colourmixing #schoolartproject

It's interesting seeing what a mixture of the teaching artist's style and your own style can make. A class watches an artist's way of working, but I reckon at the end of the class, even though there is some of the style of the teaching artist in all the work, we could still probably tell which student painted what. That would be a fun game. This is a shout out to Stephen Ashurst. I did not find an IG or his own website for him, but if you Google his name, you will find his work on a few other sites. #stephenashurst #portraitartists #portraitpainter #oilportrait #portrait #workshop #artworkshops #artworkshops #artshare

Had a great time at #stephenashurst workshop today. He specialises in portraits, and uses colour in a fun and quirky style. This is my interpretation of what Stephen taught us and of our sitter. I love the colours close up. There seemed to be a slight purple to our sitter, so I ended up playing with colours that I felt worked well with that. A great day, and I shall try to do Stephen a proper shout out tomorrow if I can find a website or something to share. #portrait #portraitpainter #oilpaintings #portraitist #portraitartist #portraitartists #artteachers #teachart #colourpop #colourfulportraits #oilpainters #sarahmilesartstudio #oilartist #oilpaintingartist #oilpaintingartists #oilpaintingartistsofinstagram #paintingworkshop #learntopaint #artworks #artworkshop #paintingworkshop #portrait #portraitpainting

My Dad once said, "the day you stop learning is the day to die". Although I do wonder if everything becomes clearer when you pass over, but that's not the point. The point is, we are always learning, and in this post I am learning to use watercolours again! As I mention in The Art Show, which will be broadcasted on Saturday 14th September between 11am and 12pm on the Welcombe Radio website, teaching and learning is a cycle. A teacher can never know everything, but when your students ask to know more about something (in my case watercolours) we as teachers are obligated to go and research, learn, and practise lots before teaching it. This is my third attempt, and I referred to some new art books I bought by Ann Blockley @annblockleyri to learn from. Up until this point, I had practice with watercolours, and knew the theory of them and adding other materials, but never put many hours into it (as I really like my oils). But even with my usual mediums, there is constant practice and learning being put into that. No one can be so arrogant as to say they know it all, as we are all chasing that person (or artist) that we want to become; and the only way to do that is to keep learning and trying new things. Listen to the show to hear more about how to begin drawing and painting, and learning as an artist, as well as a few other random things that cropped up! 😁 #learning #artteacher #artteachersofig #teachart #lovelearning #learningtodraw #learntopaint #learningtopaint #watercolour #watercolours #watercolourroses🌹 #roseart #artvsartist #artphilosophy #watercoloursketching

Back to teaching soon (kids, and then later adults too). These models were made by twisting wire into shapes, and then covering sections with strips of tissue paper with PVA glue. The PVA helps bind the tissue paper to the wire, but also makes the paper stronger after it has dried, so make sure you put PVA on both sides of the tissue. If you would like to try making these wire and tissue paper models, I have some tips: 1) have some blutack or clay to hand to stand the model in as you add the tissue paper. If you don't have a makeshift stand, you may find tissue paper is getting stuck to your hands and table too easily. 2) use galvanised aluminium wire, as it you can mold it to whatever shape more easily, and it can be cut with hardly any effort. Other wire will just scratch you up! If you have or your groups have a go at these Suncatchers, let me know! I'd love to see. Just tag your pictures etc below. Let's share. :) #suncatcher #suncatchers #suncatcherart #kidscrafts #kidscrafts101 #kidsartideas #kidsart #artandcraftideasforkids #artandcraftideas #wiresculpture #artteacher #artandcraft #creativefolk #createinautumn #creativekids #creativechildren

What would you advise your younger self? What dreams or goals could you tell them have come true? This is me as a little artist. In this picture I'm sitting in my Oma an Opa's garden, with Oma's various crayons and pencils out. I don't know what I was drawing... Probably another animal. Rather than wanting to impart wisdom to my younger self, I often actually think about what the child me would have thought and wanted. I have in fact made a few big life choices based on what I thought as a 5, 6, 7 year old. For example, I decided I would marry someone who never shouted. I loved my Dad's example of self respect and helping / protect others, although the first one is quite difficult sometimes and it took me all of my teens and 20s to realise you can only help people who want to be helped. I still find that frustrating. Last example I remember adults always telling me, "school is the best time of your life" which I was stunned by and felt really sad for adults and my future self! In my child mind, school was great but being an adult in charge of your life had the potential to be amazing. I thought about this and hoped that that statement could be proven wrong. What were the adults doing to be less happy since school?! Partly because I have always tried to be mindful of those child thoughts, and because of the fantastic people I have around me, I have certainly managed to achieve the first and last goals I had as a child. If I could tell little Sarah in that photo that she would have an amazing husband and be both an artist and a teacher, she would break out into a huge dimply smile. Tell me what you would advise or tell your younger self. Share your stories! Xx

Moth Messages got some lovely compliments at the Stratford exhibition, and I answered many questions on how it was made (although I have been told off on occasion for sharing too many secrets). I'm a teacher; it's hard not to pass on all my knowledge! This piece has been described by viewers as calming, mysterious and spiritual. Could be great if you're aiming for a mindful, good well-being ambience in your home. If you know a place perfect for this unusual piece, get in touch soon, otherwise he will try his luck at the Kineton exhibition in October! #insectartwork #resinartwork #mothsofinstagram #mothsandbutterflies

It is great to experiment with an idea, especially as much as you research, Google just doesn't have all the answers! Look around you: what else could you explore in your artwork / creativity? Is there a new material you could try? Why not give it a go; it may turn out it totally suits you! 'Moth Messages' was born when one day I decide I needed to do something with all these odd bits of wood piling up. A 3D piece came to mind. These videos and photos briefly show the stages. Here is a tip: if you can't decide where you want to put things in your painting, cut the shapes out on paper and rearrange them until you're happy! I did that with this painting, and 'Laura's Unicorn'. (See next slide of a small crop of it). #instawithintent #arttips #composition #arttutor #mothsmatter #mothsandbutterflies #mysticalart

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