I learnt a lot about colour at my recent Newlyn School of Art course. I love colour and use it widely in my Powertex creations but there’s always something new to take in and explore! I felt like a beginner artist again at times during the course and it reminded me that mixing colours can be quite confusing.

Whether you paint with acrylics, watercolours, oils or inks, mixing colours to get exactly what you want is an art form in itself! Here, I’ve brought together some of the basic skills and some tips that I’ve picked up along the way:

The wonderful thing about art is that it is all around us. We might not notice it or consider it to be art, but the music we listen to, the billboards we pass on the street and the books we read all surround us and enrich our lives every day.

I recently came across this koi carp canvas that I made a while ago. It reminded me of how underrated and amazing stencils are! Some artists think that stencils stifle creativity by giving the same consistent image over and over again but I think you can make the most wonderful creations using stencils, especially in mixed media layering.

As we head into another heatwave, it’s that glorious time of year when our gardens burst into colour. I marvelled at the gorgeous rich colours on my recent trip to Spain and I relish the sight of the bright pinks, oranges and purples when I get a rare moment of peace in the garden at home too.

Colour plays such an important part in our art and summer creations seems to glow with an extra zing and fizz! Powertex art supplies are so versatile, I love using the bright jewel colours of the acrylic inks and paints to create a striking canvas or sculpture.