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    After the Storm

    Create an intuitive grounding portrait!

    Create an intuitive grounding portrait that honours your feelings and needs!

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    Gentle Messenger

    Create an expressive watercolour painting of a fawn!

    Create an expressive watercolour painting of a fawn!

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    The Glorious Gorilla

    Create a captivating watercolor painting of a silverback gorilla!

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    Create a captivating watercolor painting of a silverback gorilla!

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  • Holidays and Festivals

    Whimsy Wonderland 2019 – Self Study Course

    Join this joyful, whimsical, festive fun and light, arts & crafts course!

    Let’s bring some joy, fun and whimsy with over 12 whimsical projects! Join us now!

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    Goddess of Nature

    Create a Goddess of Nature painting!

    Create a Goddess of Nature painting!

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  • Inspirational Themes

    Kaleidoscope 2022 – Inspiration Bundle

    Buy all of the ART lessons from Kaleidoscope 2022 in this one awesome bundle and get all the taster sessions to boot! yay! :)

    Learn a wide variety of mixed media techniques from amazing inspiring teachers including Tam! Create mixed media art journal pages themed around inspiring people and places! In the Kaleidoscope 2022 Inspiration Bundle, these wonderful teachers will show you how they add their unique spin on their chosen inspiring person or place! This bundle also includes Tam’s very popular taster week sessions!

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    Kaleidoscope 2023 – Inspiration Bundle

    Buy all of the ART lessons from Kaleidoscope 2023 in this one awesome bundle and get Tam's taster sessions to boot! yay! :)

    Learn a wide variety of mixed media techniques from amazing inspiring teachers including Tam! Create mixed media art journal pages themed around inspiring people and places! In the Kaleidoscope 2023 Inspiration Bundle, these wonderful teachers will show you how they add their unique spin on their chosen inspiring person or place! This bundle also includes Tam’s very popular taster week sessions!

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    Kaleidoscope 2024 – Inspiration Bundle

    Buy all of the ART lessons from Kaleidoscope 2024 in this one awesome bundle and get Tam's taster sessions to boot! yay! :)

    Learn a wide variety of mixed media techniques from amazing inspiring teachers including Tam! Create mixed media art journal pages themed around inspiring people and places! In the Kaleidoscope 2024 Inspiration Bundle, these wonderful teachers will show you how they add their unique spin on their chosen inspiring person or place! This bundle also includes Tam’s very popular taster week sessions!

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    Kaleidoscope 2021 – Inspiration Bundle

    Buy all of the ART lessons from Kaleidoscope 2021 in this one awesome bundle and get all the taster sessions to boot! yay! :)

    Learn a wide variety of mixed media techniques from amazing inspiring teachers including Tam! Create mixed media art journal pages themed around inspiring people and places! In the Kaleidoscope 2021 Inspiration Bundle, these wonderful teachers will show you how they add their unique spin on their chosen inspiring person or place! This bundle also includes Tam’s very popular taster week sessions!

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    Meditation Girl

    Join Meditation Girl! :)

    Create a meditation, namaste or prayer girl in ‘lollipop’ fashion. :)

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    Beauty in the Shadow

    Make a cute, adorable little monster creature!

    Make a cute, adorable little monster creature!

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    Portrait of a Pig

    Create a cute Pig Portrait painting!

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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). ♥️♥️♥️

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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! 😍😍😍

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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.

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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.

Haven’t done any abstract in a while and it called me this evening! I’m loving the combination of red and teal! 😍😍😍

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Haven’t done any abstract in a while and it called me this evening! I’m loving the combination of red and teal! 😍😍😍

I love it when I can create life enriching creative content that makes people happy. Makes all the stress worth it! ♥️♥️♥️ You can still join us! https://bit.ly/AYOMTastersTam (or link in bio/ linktree/ stories). xoxo

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I love it when I can create life enriching creative content that makes people happy. Makes all the stress worth it! ♥️♥️♥️ You can still join us! https://bit.ly/AYOMTastersTam (or link in bio/ linktree/ stories). xoxo
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