Your wander starts here.
Starting a painting can be intimidating.
You second-guess your colours and every mark you put on paper. This only makes you want to ditch your sketchbook rather than try again.
But your art was never meant to look like anyone else’s, because it’s yours… and your choice of colour and wonky lines have more character than any perfect piece of art.
Take the class, play with colour
You want to explore YOUR way of painting. Enjoy the beginner friendly, mushroom class – and a popular class to start.
You are ready for more.
You’re done dabbling. You want accountability, real guidance to help release creative blocks, deepen your practice + so much more.
Creative Download.
Not sure where to begin? The Creative Starter Menu offers gentle ways to start creating again with joy and no pressure.
Follow along with the 100-day project.
Daily sketchbook painting and weekly writing on Substack.
Sharing the ugly pages, when mess happens, the struggle… when you don’t want to show up, and all the in-between moments, not the pretty pages.
Follow along in real time + get insight into building mini habits along the way.
Hey! I’m Susan.
I used to think there was a ‘right’ way to paint or be an ‘artist.’ I stopped creating for a decade when life got full. Grief and a 30-day challenge led me back to an old sketchbook I hadn’t touched in a decade. Everything changed from there.
What began as a 30-day experiment grew into 100 days. A gum tree in a willow class and a beautiful creative comeback.
My sketchbook and colour are my roots. Everything I create and teach starts there. Trust your marks and fill your pages with colours that call to you.
“Whether you’re starting from scratch, coming back after years, or caught in comparison, I’ll help you regain trust in your colours.”
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Happy Students
Students who have taken my online courses
I’ve always wanted to be able to draw….
I’m quite proud of how this turned out.
I’ve never really tried to free hand draw before. But alas, I did! And it too me less than 10 minutes.
Taylor
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I’m really loving the whole thing…
the playing about first and practicing the shapes…
I very much enjoyed drawing the bluebells this morning too.
Zoe
I’m a bit sacred of colour…
You mushrooms were beautiful and so fascinating to watch how you build up the colour….I’m definitely getting more confidence working with watercolour.
Claire
I have never done anything like this and I really enjoyed it.
I love that you told us things you weren’t happy about and changed or removed colours etc. It gives me permission to make changes without stress!
Lorrie
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This is where I would start. The Creative Starter Menu is your gentle way back, small steps you can try anytime: doodling, journaling, wandering, and creative resources.
Perfect for anyone who wants to create but isn’t sure where to begin.