The Whimsical Journal

This is where we talk about the real creative life — the messy bits, the magic bits, and everything in between.

Expect posts on art, business, and mindset, plus behind-the-scenes chaos from the studio (and the occasional snack review from Pudding 🐧).

Whether you’re building your dream biz or doodling for fun, you’ll find something to make you feel seen, inspired, and maybe a little called out (in the nicest way possible).

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3 Ways to Find Artistic Inspiration

3 Ways to Find Artistic Inspiration

If you’re a creative, then you’re no stranger to this infrequent guest called “inspiration’. When inspiration strikes, we can go on a roll drawing for days, but when it decides...

3 Ways to Find Artistic Inspiration

If you’re a creative, then you’re no stranger to this infrequent guest called “inspiration’. When inspiration strikes, we can go on a roll drawing for days, but when it decides...

How To Paint A Colour Value Chart

How To Paint A Colour Value Chart

In the previous post I talked about colour theory and colour wheels, in this post I’m expanding on something I touched on in the previous post - hue and value....

How To Paint A Colour Value Chart

In the previous post I talked about colour theory and colour wheels, in this post I’m expanding on something I touched on in the previous post - hue and value....

Understanding Colour Theory

Understanding Colour Theory

Have you ever wondered why you’re exceptionally drawn to certain designs and patterns, and you can’t stop staring at the colours as they seem to draw you in? That’s colour...

Understanding Colour Theory

Have you ever wondered why you’re exceptionally drawn to certain designs and patterns, and you can’t stop staring at the colours as they seem to draw you in? That’s colour...

The Best Watercolour Supplies For Beginners

The Best Watercolour Supplies For Beginners

It is the culmination of many years of experimentation and trying out different supplies before I settled on my current favourites. I want to save you the headache and trouble...

The Best Watercolour Supplies For Beginners

It is the culmination of many years of experimentation and trying out different supplies before I settled on my current favourites. I want to save you the headache and trouble...

Creative Block: How To Get Over It With A Focused 30 Day Art Challenge

Creative Block: How To Get Over It With A Focus...

Are you stuck in a creative rut, feeling the monotony and tedium of creating the same things over and over again? Do you feel the urge to create but when...

Creative Block: How To Get Over It With A Focus...

Are you stuck in a creative rut, feeling the monotony and tedium of creating the same things over and over again? Do you feel the urge to create but when...

4 Ways to Hang Art (No Drilling!)

4 Ways to Hang Art (No Drilling!)

Art prints can make a blank wall more lively and add a touch of personality to your home. But the troublesome part of hanging art is that it often requires...

4 Ways to Hang Art (No Drilling!)

Art prints can make a blank wall more lively and add a touch of personality to your home. But the troublesome part of hanging art is that it often requires...