Time to get your 2025 calendar!
Two border designs and all 365 days at a glance.
LEARN TO PAINT BUTTERFLIES
In this month’s Paint Along I’ll teach you my ‘Butterflication Technique’ and you just might end up adding butterflies to everything!
Originals or classes?
Let’s chat.
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Original Art
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Classes
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Collaborations
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Commissions
Hi , I’m Anna!
I’m a colourful Australian painter, illustrator and author known for my bright flowers, tablescapes and online classes.
I live in a quirky, artist-built pole house in Toowoomba, Australia, with my two youngest children and a cat called ‘CatDog’.
My mission in life is to share the joy of drawing and painting, through original art and teaching art.
Choose original art for your home or office, an arty gift for someone special (you?) or learn to paint and draw with me in my virtual studio.
Aww, shucks you guys!
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Leisa Hegarty
“I adore my Anna Battle painting. It’s front and centre in my lounge room and makes me smile every single day. We even bought a new lounge to show it off!”
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Glennis Posey
I just finished all of the 24 monthly Paint Alongs. My favourites were ‘The Shopping List’ and ‘Natalie the Koala’. I did enjoy all of them though. You’re a terrific teacher, Anna. I had COVID and I appreciated having your online lessons. They saved my saniy.
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Helen Brownlie
I have just astounded myself! This actually looks like a bird! Thank you Anna Battle for your clear instructions. I’ll be walking around with a big smie on my face for the next hour or so!
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Jack Waldron
“Anna captured the memories in the photo I supplied perfectly. My mum absolutely loved it!”
Welcome, Art Friend!
You know, I’ve always believed artmaking is Creative Problem Solving, and that seeing the world through the eyes of an artist (perhaps not a mad one) can be good for everyone.
While I love the ‘act of creating’, it really is more about the ‘act of seeing’… of taking the time to notice your surroundings, to appreciate the details of your life and the details of the people and places you love.
While I share my own art practice here, with originals, inspiration and creative insights, my business arm, Shiny Happy Art, is where I share and teach my love of drawing and painting.
My superpower is making art simple and beginner-friendly, so I encourage you to take a look around!
Being able to pick up a pencil or brush and confidently draw or paint is a fabulous way of living. I’m a big believer in the collective, ‘Look what WE are doing!’ because it’s a LOT more fun than doing this alone.
Let’s enjoy some art!
