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.

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.

Check out my art on useful things!

Aww, shucks you guys!

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!