I LOVE colour. I love spreading colours around, dropping colour into puddles or water, and mixing to see what unexpected blends can be created.

But I didn't always know HOW to blend colours. And I was often afraid of "wasting" paint, or making mud, or some ugly colour that I didn't want or like. The fear even extended into thinking that I could "ruin" my art wasting the time I had put into it...a bit extreme, I know, right?

And yet, I also believe that maybe, you can relate.

Here's the thing...it's not about remembering the recipes and mixing perfect blends all the time. It's not about knowing what exact colours mix to create specific custom colours. It's not about doing it right, and it's certainly not possible to do it wrong.

I am always learning, exploring new ways and theories, to define my own relationship with colour. And I hope to encourage you to do the same.

Whether we express ourselves on paper or canvas, with watercolour, acrylic, oil paint, markers or coloured pencils, or we are choosing the clothing we wear, or the lipstick colour that makes us feel most like ourselves, colour influences us. And, believe it or not, we influence the way we see and perceive colour as well. Fascinating!

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