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Inspirational Themes A Year of Light – Tam Bundle
Buy all of Tam's ART lessons from A Year of Light, in this one awesome bundle and get Tam's taster sessions to boot! yay! :)
Learn a wide variety of mixed media techniques from Tam! Themed around light and healing, A Year of Light Tam Bundle is a celebration and honouring of light and self.
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Animals My Familiar
Create a beautiful mystical cat surrounded by pumpkins!
Create a beautiful mystical cat surrounded by pumpkins! -
Floral and Nature The Clearing
Paint a small figure entering a forest clearing that is filled with light!
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Paint a small figure entering a forest clearing that is filled with light! -
Animals Galactic Bear
Create an ethereal painting of a bear infused with a galaxy’s sparkling light!
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Create an ethereal painting of a bear infused with a galaxy’s sparkling light! -
Faces / Portraits Bringers of Light
Paint a playful scene of a young girl with a bright smile!
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Paint a playful scene of a young girl with a bright smile! -
Animals Guiding Light
Create a serene scene of a sweet kitten sitting peacefully by a still pond!
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Create a serene scene of a sweet kitten sitting peacefully by a still pond! -
Faces / Portraits Moon Oracle
Create a portrait of a woman in front of a bright orange moon!
Create a portrait of a woman in front of a bright orange moon! -
Animals Wonder Fox
Create a sweet little fox!
Create a sweet little fox in the snow 😊
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Faces / Portraits Queen of her Inner Kingdom
Create a regal, whimsical queen!
Create a regal, whimsical queen! -
Magical and Fairytale We are Stardust
Create a beautiful whimsical painting!
Create a beautiful whimsical painting! -
Faces / Portraits Your Story Matters
Create a soulful painting in muted tones!
Create a soulful painting in muted tones! -
Whimsical / Stylised / Folk Art The Kiss
Create 2 paintings inspired by Gustav Klimt's most popular paintings!
Create a painting inspired by one of Gustav Klimt’s most popular paintings: The Kiss! Plus join Tam as she creates a beautiful painting in an analogous colour scheme inspired by the painting “The 3 Ages of Woman” by Gustav Klimt.
Wrote and painted this 3 years ago. Sharing it again as I think it`s so powerful:
"Blink"
It’s over in a blink, she said.
“Swallows stop flying,
if you’re not careful,
if you’re not brave,
if you’re not wispy and grand and dramatic and full of shadow and let it all leak out, like liquid gold.”
Notice.
Every single minute.
Every single fraction of the astounding glory of the moment. Here. Now.
And don’t pretend you can’t hear those angels sing. Like bells, trills, high c’s, harmonies hummed like the sweetest honey.
Every breath is a song. Every tick tock an ocean of meaning, an orchestra of alive vibrancy wanting its way with you, soulfully.
Yes.
You cannot refuse this offer. No is not an option. Jump in with open arms. Swim, fly, cry, run, weep, scream and sing. Let it all happen. Take it all in, before the mighty blink, blinks.
Posting this one again now that I`ve properly scanned it! --> I’ve been playing with chiaroscuro lately — that dramatic dance between light and dark you see in old black-and-white portraits. Never painted just in black and white before (well, a little indigo crept in 👀). I love how moody it feels!
For my next Year of Light lesson we are exploring `chiaroscuro` (which is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition). I`ve always loved the black and white photos of people like Marlene Ditriech and wanted to try achieve that type of effect in a painting! I don`t think I`ve EVER painted just in black and white before, but really loved doing it! (Well, I say black and white, but this also contains indigo blue and paynes gray). 😊 Really pleased with it, it has such a `vibe` (as my teen kids would say haha). ♥️♥️♥️
The wonderful Jennifer (@therapistsanctuary) and I filmed another episode for our series on the tubes (up soon!). Here are some of the pages that came out of that session for me. 😊 Loved working with fluorescent pink and in the end adding in the teal! 😍😍😍
Art Oasis! Another fun free art event!
Hello my friends! Exciting news!
I know we’ve literally just finished the tasters for A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales but I wanted to let you know about another amazing free art event I’m sure you’d love to join and it’s starting in only 2 days! 😊
So, I’m super excited to let you know that I am part of Art Oasis, a FREE online creative retreat starting October 18 2025. Yay! 🥳🎉🎊 (organised by the amazing Jessica Swift).
For 7 days, artists (including me!) will be sharing lessons, stories, and creative inspiration to help you slow down, refill your creative well, and remember how good it feels to make art just for YOU.
Here’s what you can expect each day:
💕 Fresh, inspiring art lessons (all levels welcome)
💕 Cozy Conversations – real, heartfelt chats with artists about our creative journeys
💕 Daily creative prompts to keep your ideas flowing
💕A friendly, global, online community of fellow creatives
How It Works
🎨 Watch online – anytime, anywhere, at your own pace. Watch one lesson or all of them – there are no rules and no risk. It’s completely FREE!
🎨 Fit it into your schedule however works best for you!
🎨 Grab inspiring free gifts from the featured artists.
🎨 Want to extend your stay in the Oasis? Grab the VIP Pass!
I’ll be teaching a session on ‘play and the inner child’! Attached is the painting you`ll make with me (or something like it) 😊
… and I’d love for you to join me! ♥️
To join click here:
https://bit.ly/ArtOasisTamx (or find link in story/ bio/ linktree)
This event is all about permission; to play, to explore, to create without pressure. If you’re craving that kind of creative joy, I hope I’ll see you inside the Oasis!
Much Love,
Tam 💕
PS – After you sign up, you’ll have the option to upgrade to the VIP Pass – this gives you forever access to every lesson (including mine!) and some incredible bonus content. If you grab it during registration, you’ll get the lowest price.
