Monthly Membership to help you THRIVE!
- Access to a library of tutorials on lots of different creative/art-related topics for you to pick & choose what you want to watch.
- Choose the topics relevant to your needs.
- Two new tutorials are loaded every month.
- Access to our private Creative Community Studio Facebook group where you can meet other artists, share work, ask questions and learn from one another.
- A monthly newsletter to keep you informed of what you can learn in the month ahead.
- You also have access to me via regular Facebook Lives and Zoom catch up calls where I mentor, guide, answer questions and help you to THRIVE!
"I watch lessons at my convenience, at a pace that suites me and from the comfort of my home" - Rehana Khan
Hi, I'm Heidi...
I share generously all my knowledge, tips and artists tricks based, not only on my expertise as a qualified Art Educator, but also on years of experience as a Professional Artist.
I want to help you improve your skills, nurture your creative individuality and grow in confidence as a creative!
What our members have to say...
Melanie Wilson
Heidi is a living wonder! She has great depth, insight, curiosity and resilience! Her energy is a powerful tool. Her focused drive, determination and discipline - this is what separates her from 'normal' mentors and educators. We thank her for her consistency and for opening a way for better creative understanding!
Caryn Pottas
Creative Community Studio is so much more than an art tutorial portal, it's a community where we are constantly learning techniques, principles, theory and understanding creativity all while being able to interact in the private group with the community. It's a place to network, skill share and cheer each other on with the convenience of being in our own studios. I love the regular Facebook Lives and Zoom chats, Heidi is generous, constructive and encouraging. I've learnt to push myself out of my comfort zone!
Cheryl Willson
Through Creative Community Studio I've been exposed to different mediums & styles of painting, been encouraged to experiment & explore & develop my own style. I work full time so I love being able to watch the tutorials when it suites my schedule. Heidi is always there in our Facebook community to answer questions and is always so encouraging. I enjoy getting to meet other creatives from all over, share different ideas, see different styles and the tutorial topics are always varied and interesting. We have a creative Bookclub feature too which is great for book lovers!
Need more convincing? What do others have to say...
"I only started being creative at the age of 60. With guidance from this community I'm loving painting & creating"
- Merylene Railton
"Heidi puts so much work into this community, always sharing her knowledge and giving individual advice. She's so helpful" - Gretta Jerner
"I've learnt much more in this community than in 10 years of painting. I love that artists are encouraged in their own painting style" - Rehana Khan
Some frequently asked questions...
Everyone is welcome, as artists we are always learning
This community is for all artists and creatives at different stages. Lessons cover a variety of topics at various levels. Beginners are welcome as are more established artists who want to be part of a supportive community of creatives. As artists we are constant learners...what an exciting thought!
Work at your pace, in your own space
Lessons do not need to be watched in a sequential order. Pick and choose the relevant topics to your creative journey. All content is saved for viewing in your own time, at your own convenience around your busy schedule. Join in the community interaction in our private Facebook group too. We learn so much from one another!
Use what you have & develop your own creative confidence
No need for fancy materials, use the supplies you have at home. I do not teach my specific style but do share all my own studio tips, tricks and things that work for me to try help you develop your own creative confidence rather than merely replicate what I do. But for the flower lovers, I do share tips for flowers but this is not only about flowers...there's something for everyone!
"I was very negative about my painting style. But the solid, practical and often playful advice shared has helped me relax in my art making. The way Heidi shares her lessons makes me feel like she is an artist friend I can share my journey with" - Maca de Klerk
Just a few of the tutorials...there's loads more!
- Creativity Comfortable or Uncomfortable (14:50)
- Studio meditation (24:23)
- My Studio meditation (42:39)
- The Creative Process (21:05)
- BLOOM! The Productive Creative 1 (31:03)
- BLOOM! The Productive Creative 2 (19:00)
- BLOOM! The Productive Creative 3 (17:55)
- BLOOM! The Productive Creative 4 (23:10)
- BLOOM The productive creative 5 (40:11)
- Planning for a Creative New Year (15:12)
- What can I paint? (And a resource library) (15:57)
- Getting out of a Creative Slump (18:58)
- How to still be creative when... (36:29)
- My Top 10 Art Podcasts (23:51)
- Finding your Mojo, or does it find you? (11:16)
- Things I've learnt as an Artist- Part 1 (39:57)
- Things I've learnt as an Artist - Part 2 (29:07)
- Setting up your Space (45:54)
- Photographing your work (30:16)
- Brush care (36:11)
- Tips to help you loosen up (40:38)
- Traveling with your Art Supplies (47:09)
- How to prepare wooden panels (19:16)
- Tips for setting up still life (5:56)
- Portrait Proportions (27:31)
- How to make Gesso (26:34)
- How do you know when a painting is finished? (22:05)
- Art Adventures (16:44)
- Painting glass (28:57)
- Painting the illusion of fabric (21:51)
- Re-using an old canvas (30:12)
- Paint small - Go BIG (21:24)
- 12 Things to try when your painting is not working (16:39)
- How to repair a dented or ripped canvas (25:54)
- The Mirror Trick (11:48)
- Body Proportions for figures (16:36)
- Tips for using Canvas Paper (18:56)
- Tips for painting SKIES (25:31)
- A playground for creative play (49:07)
- Activating the surface (49:51)
- A Classical Start lets paint (46:57)
- Ways to start a painting (16:49)
- Practise & Repeat (31:19)
- Oil and Acrylics Part 1 (34:02)
- Oil and Acrylics Part 2 (32:54)
- Glazing (47:24)
- Painting an expressive rose (44:15)
- Intro to Abstracts (27:09)
- Materials: Ways with Charcoal (41:36)
- Painting shadows (8:24)
- Inktober: An introduction to ink (51:08)
- Abstracts & Art Actions (34:46)
- Painting light (16:03)
- Materials: Intro to Watercolour (61:25)
- Using Masking Fluid (31:48)
- Watercolour Techniques (28:34)
- Gridding as a tool (16:01)
- Know your brushes (31:23)
- Scumbling Technique (27:27)
- Introduction to Mono-printing (18:55)
- Chinoiserie influenced painting technique (28:47)
- Introduction to Soft Pastels (32:02)
- Let's paint a Wall Mural (21:23)
- Make your brushes work for you (20:45)
- What is Gouache? (26:53)
- Oil Sticks vs Oil Pastels (42:56)
- Sgraffito Painting Technique (29:48)
- Getting Started with Mixed Media (45:28)
- How to be more successful with Mixed Media (17:25)
- Honour your Brushstroke (20:45)
- Come create with me - Protea (35:43)
- Come create with me - Seascape in paint (18:31)
- Come create with me - Greens and Landscapes (22:52)
- Come create with me - Chromatic Black (24:34)
- Come create with me - Texture cupcake (23:23)
- Come Create with me - Charcoal portrait (21:07)
- Come create with me - Fields of flowers (27:50)
- Come create with me - Limited palette of 3 primaries (21:29)
- Come create with me - Value study (20:45)
- Come create with me - Positive & Negative space with an expressive floral (34:38)
- Come create with me - Ink sunflower (18:09)
- Come create with me - Cityscape sketchbooks (14:04)
- Come create with me - Palette Knife Seascapes (24:46)
- Come create with me - Botanical watercolour (26:05)
- Come create with me - Paintings in the post (22:37)
- Come create with me - Black and White expressive painting (15:14)
- Come create with me - Limited colours (21:31)
- Come create with me - Painting glass (13:47)
- Come create with me -Expressive ink and brushwork (26:58)
- Come create with me - Learning to see (18:30)
- Come create with me: The 5/5 Habit Challenge (13:48)
- Come create with me - Iconic Portraits (48:28)
- Come create with me - Blooms (26:10)
- Come create with me - Ballpoint pen (16:40)
- Come create with me - The Challenge (18:49)
- February Challenge (26:05)
- Come create with me - Simplify (28:37)
- Come create with me - Limited Palette (17:53)
- Come create with me - Plumbago (32:32)
- Come create with me - Wild flowers (15:57)
- Come create with me - Mixed Media (16:56)
- Come create with me - Sketchbook & Outdoors (12:37)
- Come create with me - Mixed Media Cakes (34:05)
- Colour Part 1 (29:10)
- Painting white (14:35)
- Growing greens (32:53)
- Viridian (23:35)
- Chromatic Black (30:20)
- Complimentary Colours (18:47)
- Skin tones1 (49:53)
- The colour dropper (26:27)
- Warm/Cool Colour Palettes (23:05)
- Earth Colours (22:58)
- Colour Explore with just 3! (25:40)
- Recipe for skin tones 2 (39:35)
- Find your Unique Colour Palette (19:53)
- How to create Colour Harmony (16:02)
- Getting to know RED (21:55)
- Getting to know BLUE (24:26)
- Getting to know YELLOW (29:34)
- Create a Unique Limited Colour Palette (39:07)
- 3 Tips for Colour Saturation (16:54)
- Push your Colour Palette (23:36)
- The Zorn Palette (23:41)
- Getting to know PINK (30:22)
- Colour & Skies (31:23)
- The importance of Values (31:17)
- Composition & Shape (18:27)
- The Goldilocks Principle (11:37)
- Lost and Found Edges (29:13)
- Positive and Negative Space (17:42)
- 4 Ways to check Values (8:20)
- A Simple Way to Create More Dynamic Compositions (30:13)
- Action/Leading Lines (37:05)
- Composition: Value as a Tool (40:28)
- Sketchbook Inpiration (11:33)
- Learning to see - mark making with stamps (28:17)
- Doodle drawing (30:29)
- Expressive sketchbook drawing (25:52)
- The poetry of Line (23:37)
- Draw a line (10:15)
- Non dominant drawing (12:12)
- Draw with a brush (19:52)
- Inktober Challenge (16:08)
- 3-in-1 Drawing (19:17)
- Drawing with a Ballpoint Pen (17:17)
- Subtractive Drawing (23:57)
- Drawing with Dipping Pens (27:05)
- Hello Instagram (2:39)
- Why should artists be on Instagram (9:19)
- Creating an Instagram Account (7:09)
- Navigate your way around Instagram (11:37)
- Instagram Profile Settings & Bio (45:44)
- Posting photos to Instagram (42:13)
- Let's talk Hashtags (33:08)
- Building an Instagram following (38:54)
- Instagram Stories Part 1 (45:16)
- Instagram Stories Part 2 (Stickers for engagement) (44:56)
- Steal Like an Artist
- Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk
- Forgotten Women The Artist
- Big Magic Creative Living beyond Fear
- A Big Important Art Book
- Show Your Work
- Art INC
- Draw Everyday Draw Every Way
- Mess The Manual of Accidents and Mistakes
- The Secret Lives of Color
- The Artists Way
- Color Mixing Recipes
- Still Life
- The Artist's Handbook
- Creative Block
- The Art of Urban Sketching
- Georgia