Gemma the Pen

The Pen Diaries ✨ Nurture your curiosity, Fuel your creativity! ✨

Just discovering your joyful creative side? Looking for some art-buddy community? My newsletter is for you! Roughly once a month I share my adventures in making stuff that makes me happy, and the things I'm learning along the way. Maybe they'll inspire you to make stuff that makes you happy too. If you are a curious creative like me, or simply want to start fuelling your spectrum of creativity possibilities, you have a place here - and I think we'll get on great! 💛

I love to learn, and with creative pursuits there is always something new to dip a toe into! Skillshare is a wonderful platform where creatives from all over the world share their skills and knowledge, and I have some classes on there too...

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All of the classes below are Beginner-friendly, so don't be afraid to try something new! Join my Pen Diaries newsletter to hear about upcoming classes first...

WOW!! What a fun class this is! Gemma is funny & informative at the same time. Just do this class ~ any level ~ just do the class! I'm off to dig the oil pastels out! Enjoy!

Student Review from "Colourful Critters | An Oil Pastel Exercise in Letting Loose!"

Stained Glass Sketching

Unleash your creativity and explore vibrant colours in this playful marker art class! We'll draw inspiration from stained glass windows, creating joyful compositions within a structured "window" format.

Swoosh That Ink!

Reductive Monotype is a great beginner-friendly printmaking method which can be done at home. The structure of it is simple - roll down some ink, take some of that ink away, press paper onto the ink that is left and see what results you get!

Colourful Critters

In this class I take you through my way of drawing animals with pastels, working from dark to light, and using whatever colours take our fancy! Explore the rainbow!

Mindful Miniatures in Drypoint

In this class we combine the joys of miniature art with the satisfactions of drypoint printmaking, to create our own mindful design, drypoint plate and print.

Creating Characters in Collagraph

Collagraph printmaking at home is a lot of fun, because you can use all sorts of materials to create a design! I hope this class helps you to explore printmaking and find out what kinds of collage bring you joy.

Expansive Landscapes in Collagraph

In creating my first landscape in collagraph, I found I could really invest myself in it. Crafting the landscape in your hands - it takes the view in a completely new direction!