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Get Creative: How to draw a floral mandala

Get Creative: How to draw a floral mandala

by Carrie on 22nd February 2021 with No Comments

This week’s step-by-step video is how to draw this floral mandala. You wil need: A5 paper (148mm x 210mm) Pencil Rubber Ruler Pair of compasses Protractor Fineliner pen (such as Faber Castell PITT artist pens, size S or Uni-ball Uni … Read More

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Get Creative: How to draw a simple crocus

Get Creative: How to draw a simple crocus

by Carrie on 14th February 2021 with No Comments

This week’s step by step video is on how to draw this simple crocus motif. We’re still waiting for the snowdrops to come out here, never mind the crocuses, but at least we can draw some! The materials I used … Read More

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Get Creative: How to draw simple snowdrops

Get Creative: How to draw simple snowdrops

by Carrie on 7th February 2021 with No Comments

This week’s ‘draw along with me’ video is on how to draw this simple snowdrop design. Designed for beginners I take you step-by-step through the drawing process. You will need: A6 paper (105mm x 148mm) Pencil Rubber Fineliner pen (such … Read More

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Get Creative: How to draw a simple tulip

Get Creative: How to draw a simple tulip

by Carrie on 31st January 2021 with No Comments

This week’s ‘draw along with me’ video shows you how to draw this simple tulip design. You’ll need: A6 paper (105mm x 148mm) Pencil Rubber Fineliner pen (such as Faber Castell PITT artist pens, size S or Uni-ball Uni Pin … Read More

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Get Creative: How to draw a Charles Rennie Mackintosh style rose

Get Creative: How to draw a Charles Rennie Mackintosh style rose

by Carrie on 24th January 2021 with No Comments

This week’s ‘draw along with me’ video is now up, about how to draw a Charles Rennie Mackintosh style rose motif, with some Celtic knot heart and leaf additions. The materials you’ll need are: A5 paper (148mm x 210mm) Pencil … Read More

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Get Creative: How to draw a simple poinsettia

Get Creative: How to draw a simple poinsettia

by Carrie on 17th January 2021 with No Comments

Another ‘draw along with me’ video for you! This week it’s how to draw a simple poinsettia design. The video has been filmed in real time so that you can draw along with me. The materials you will need are: … Read More

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Get Creative: How to draw a Celtic style floral mandala

Get Creative: How to draw a Celtic style floral mandala

by Carrie on 11th January 2021 with No Comments

In my last post I gave you a free Celtic floral mandala colouring page – in this post, you can learn how to draw one yourself! The video has been filmed in real time so that you can draw along … Read More

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Get Creative: Free Celtic Floral Mandala colouring page

Get Creative: Free Celtic Floral Mandala colouring page

by Carrie on 4th January 2021 with No Comments

Last night I drew a quick Celtic floral mandala – this wasn’t the original design idea that I had in mind, but this is what came out on the page! I’m very happy with it, anyway, and will work on … Read More

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Online Celtic knotwork drawing classes – now live!

Online Celtic knotwork drawing classes – now live!

by Carrie on 9th October 2020 with No Comments

I’m really pleased to announce that booking for my online Celtic knotwork drawing classes are now live! I have a selection of classes available from beginners to more advanced, a few samples of which are above. As I want to … Read More

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All my free colouring pages in one place!

All my free colouring pages in one place!

by Carrie on 27th March 2020 with No Comments

I think we’re all in need of something creative to keep our mind off things just now, so I thought I would put all of my free colouring pages together in one post so they’re easy to find. I’ll add … Read More

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A close up for postcard number 3 😊 Just pencil A close up for postcard number 3 😊 Just pencil and ink.

A knot based on one of those on the covering of the Lindisfarne Gospels.
I'm creating 8 of these postcards, to go off in the post to various folks. They will all have different colour schemes. 
I'll scan them all and will reprint at least one of the designs as greetings cards or posters.

Created with Faber Castell Pitt Artist pens and HB and 2B pencils on Daler Rowney Aquafine Smooth watercolour paper, A6, August 2022. 3rd in a series of 8.
A knot based on one of those on the covering of th A knot based on one of those on the covering of the Lindisfarne Gospels.
I'm creating 8 of these postcards, to go off in the post to various folks. They will all have different colour schemes. 
I'll scan them all and will reprint at least one of the designs as greetings cards or posters.
I feel a black, white and grey version might be next!

Created with Derwent watercolour pencils on Daler Rowney Aquafine Smooth watercolour paper, A6, August 2022. 2nd in a series of 8.
With the upcoming exhibition of the Lindisfarne Go With the upcoming exhibition of the Lindisfarne Gospels at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle, interest has been re-ignited in drawing Celtic knots, and I've been busy teaching them online.

The workshops are conducted one-to-one and online, so you can learn from the comfort of your own home, and I'll guide you through everything and answer all your questions.

The second picture was taken at the end of one of these workshops, where I worked with an absolute beginner not only to knotwork, but to drawing in general, and who produced some beautiful knots on the workshop!

The third picture is a look at what you will learn on the first workshop.

You can also buy this workshop as a gift for someone who would be interested in learning this artform.

All the details on are my website, just click the link in my bio, and then 'Celtic Knot Workshops' in the menu. I have two spaces left for next week.

I look forward to welcoming you on a workshop soon 😊

P.S. If you're not in the UK I'm very happy to adjust the lesson time to one convenient to your time zone 😊
Not my usual colour palette, but I thought I would Not my usual colour palette, but I thought I would have a play 😊
A knot based on one of those on the covering of the Lindisfarne Gospels.
I'm creating 8 of these postcards, to go off in the post to various folks. They will all have different colour schemes. I've already started on the next one, which will have the knotwork in green.
I'll scan them all in though, and will reprint at least one of the designs as greetings cards or posters.

Created with Derwent watercolour pencils on Daler Rowney Aquafine Smooth watercolour paper, A6, August 2022. 1st in a series of 8.
In progress. Haven't decided if I'm staying with t In progress. Haven't decided if I'm staying with the green background or not with this one...

So... as a distraction I'm also working on a knot derived from the front cover of the Lindisfarne Gospels, which I'll show soon. The Lindisfarne Gospels is going to be exhibited at the @laingartgallery this autumn and I'm looking forward to going to see the work again.

The last time I saw it was in Durham in 2013, which is where I met my partner 😊 He's also a Celtic knot artist, although he doesn't have social media. I may well show some of his pieces soon, they are mainly in metal and stone.

Back to the drawing board!
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