Welcome! Please join me as I explore my world through drawing and painting in all the colours of the rainbow. I love rainbows. I collect them (ask my family). Maybe it is because rainbows show such beauty and promise after a drenching downpour. That says a lot.

Life isn’t always easy, but it has taught me a lot – especially to appreciate the small joys around me. Sitting and sketching the detail in front of me takes me away from my worries and lets me focus on the moment. Pulling out my watercolours and sploshing a page with hot pinks, purples, limes and yellows brightens my day – literally. I hope my work brings joy to you too.

by Helen Wilding | 4 July 2019 | All posts, Art journaling, Brunswick Street Sketchography, Drawing & painting, Pen and wash, Sketchbook tours, Urban sketching, Videos, Watercolour painting | 6 Comments

Almost every Tuesday for the last six months, since January 2019, I have been catching a tram down Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, to draw beautiful Victorian buildings on location. It started as a personal passion project to draw the street, and I have to say that I...

My watercolour palette for 2019

by Helen Wilding | 25 May 2019 | All posts, Drawing & painting, How to, Reviews, Watercolour painting | 15 Comments

I have spent weeks (possibly months) pouring over my collection of watercolour paints to choose a new palette for this year. The fact that it is nearly the end of May says a lot! I am nothing if not indecisive, and I can um and ah for hours over whether or not to keep...

My watercolour palette for 2018

by Helen Wilding | 3 November 2018 | All posts, Drawing & painting, How to, Reviews, Watercolour painting | 25 Comments

I am constantly asked to share the colours in my watercolour palette, but when you have this many that is easier said than done! I love to play around with different combinations, and I test new colours all the time, but this is my collection for 2018. I took this...

Carers Week 14-20 October 2018 – free poster

by Helen Wilding | 13 October 2018 | Acrylic painting, All posts, Carers & caregiving, Drawing & painting, Lettering, Mixed media, Posters, Wellbeing and inspiration | 2 Comments

For years I have shared a free poster to celebrate Carers Week, which this year is held in Australia from 14 to 20 October. My annual posters came about as a result of my own experience as a mental health carer, and the website I created at...

Review of Moo’s cotton business cards

by Helen Wilding | 2 January 2018 | All posts, Reviews, Urban sketching, Videos | 12 Comments

I love the idea of having a tiny art portfolio that can be carried in my pocket. Moo cards make that possible, as you can have up to 50 different designs on one side of the card, with one on the other. I don't know where else you can do that. It seems pretty amazing...

Sketchbook tour – 2 weeks in Ireland

by Helen Wilding | 21 November 2017 | All posts, Art journaling, Drawing & painting, Pen and wash, Sketchbook tours, Travel sketching, Urban sketching, Videos, Watercolour painting | 4 Comments

A big portion of my ancestry is Irish, so visiting Ireland for the first time was something I was really looking forward to. From sunny (and often not so sunny) Melbourne it was hard to imagine the accents, the brilliant greens, the castles (yay CASTLES!!) and the...