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Animals
Safe Shadows
Make a beautiful expressive watercolor portrait of a protective wolf!
Make a beautiful expressive watercolor portrait of a protective wolf! -
Magical and Fairytale
We are Stardust
Create a beautiful whimsical painting!
Create a beautiful whimsical painting! -
Creativity and Wellbeing
Painting Our Aliveness
Create a grounding portrait in acrylics!
Create a grounding portrait in acrylics! -
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.
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Faces / Portraits
Hallowed Grounds
Create a beautiful autumnal painting!
Create a beautiful autumnal painting! -
Faces / Portraits
Elizabeth Bennet
Create a painting inspired by Jane Austen’s character ‘Elizabeth Bennet’!
Create a painting inspired by Jane Austen’s character ‘Elizabeth Bennet’! -
Faces / Portraits
Garden of Gratitude
Paint a high contrast portrait!
Paint a high contrast portrait! -
Males / Boys
Dreamscapes and Shadows: A Journey with Morpheus
Create a beautiful painting of the Deity Morpheus!
Create a beautiful painting of the Deity Morpheus! -
Faces / Portraits
The High Priestess
Create a painting inspired by The High Priestess archetype!
Create a painting inspired by The High Priestess archetype! -
Animals
The Sacred Sea Turtle
Create the exquisite beauty and essence of the sea turtle!
Create the exquisite beauty and essence of the sea turtle! -
Animals
The Spirited Snow Leopard
Create a beautiful snow leopard!
Create a beautiful snow leopard!
In the middle of editing this troll lesson for next week and I was just hit by a wave of calm just gazing upon this super cute little face.
And many of you will know that over the years I`ve made many a innocent little creature and I`ve talked before how creating innocent, sweet characters have a direct calming effect on my nervous system. I don`t mean it metaphorically but biologically. My shoulders drop. My breathing slows. I feel a calm settling in.
Apparently; there’s science behind this: soft, friendly faces trigger oxytocin and parasympathetic responses linked to safety and bonding, while stress hormones drop. ✨🙌✨
But there’s something else too.
These characters don’t want anything. They’re not impressive, persuasive, ironic, or self-serving. They feel like little support characters whose only message is: "I’m here, with you, just sitting, being present for/ with you." ♥️
I think innocence signals something rare in adult life; presence without extraction, without needing something from you. And my body seems to trust that instantly.
I keep making characters like this because they *regulate* me as much as anyone else.
Leaving this here as a quiet reminder that gentleness has a real nervous-system impact.
Hey beautiful creatives! Tam here to announce the Wonderful Willowing Winter Sale! We have 30% off all Self Study classes at willowing.org for one week only! Are there some classes you’ve been thinking about picking up? Well now is your time to add those to your collection of classes! yay!
HURRY – THIS SALE ONLY LASTS 1 WEEK!
It’s getting really cold outside (over here in the Northern hemisphere), so I hope you’ll find the time to sit up in your creative space, grab your hot drink of choice and settle in for some wonderful, cozy, inspiring classes.
🎨 ENJOY 30% OFF all self-study courses for a limited time. Use code PAINT30 at checkout.
Some of my most popular courses are featured in this sale! Check it out:
‘Watercolour Wildlife’: We’ll be exploring the beauty of watercolours while creating stunning paintings of animals. – Use code PAINT30 at the checkout
‘Expressive Soul Portraits’: Utilise expressive acrylics combined with mixed-media while creating beautiful emotive portraits that capture parts of our soul! – Use code PAINT30 at the checkout
‘A Year of Light’: is back with 30% off in our Sale. This is now a self study course. Use code PAINT30 at the checkout
‘A Year of Magic’: The brand-new Willowing course! One of the most talked about courses in the online art world is back with 37% off in our Sale. This is a live course and we’ve just started! So jump in now! – There is a special code for this one – Use MAGICWINTER at the checkout!
Explore our diverse self-study collection, from one-off gems to immersive 4-month courses like Ever After, Kaleidoscope and other Creative Bundles. The sale runs from February 5th.to February 11th, so don`t miss this chance to indulge in soul-nurturing art classes.
View all courses here:
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Use code PAINT30 at checkout for your 30% OFF
Warm wishes,
Tam xoxo❤️
