I cleaned my watercolour palette once and I’ll never do it again. Here’s why I don’t recommend cleaning your watercolour paints off your watercolour palette and why I often don’t rinse my brush in between changing colours.

When your child sits down to draw, which colour pen/pencil do they grab first? Did you know a child’s colour choices can be quite insightful and indicate aspects of their personality? Here’s a list of common personality traits according to colour preferences:

Sometimes you may see a change in your child when it comes to drawing. The creative child who once loved to draw may now be critical of their work or avoid drawing all-together. So how can you encourage your child to draw more? Here’s my top tips:

Art is one of the purest forms of self-expression. What we put on paper or canvas often stems from our deepest desires, fears and beliefs. So when it comes to your child’s drawings, it's no surprise that what they put on paper can reflect their personality.

Have a look through this list and see if any of these ring true for your child:

In today’s world, gender roles and gender identities are changing. But does our gender affect the way we create art? Well, to answer that question, a group of scientists studied 216 children from toddler to high school age, to see if they could observe any gender-based patterns in their drawings. This is what they found:

I’m excited to announce some of the students from our Artory art classes for kids are now award-winning young artists!

How former student, Ashley Raso, went from attending Artory art classes to running her own small business creating beautiful macrame decor. Here’s her story:

Sometimes children can have difficulty expressing their feelings through words. Drawing gives them a forum to express their emotions, fears and hopes through a non-verbal form of communication. So drawings can be a great insight into your child’s mental state.

Interestingly, studies of the drawings of refugee children have shown that violence/war appears significantly more times than in drawings by non-refugee children. This suggests that children’s drawings can be used as a tool to assess their emotional state. So what are the elements we should be looking out for in our children’s drawings? We’ve compiled a list.

How can you help your child’s creativity to grow and flourish when you aren’t creative yourself? Here’s 4 simple ways to help your child engage their imagination and exercise their creative mind.

Since the Artory opened its doors in 2016, many students have drawn, painted and created with Anne in the Kingscliff and online art classes. Many have gone on to have creative careers. So where are they now? Well, we’ve interviewed former Artory student, Liv Bonnor, now a professional tattoo artist and fine artist! Here’s her story: