February Guest Designer - Paula MacMillan Perich

Paula MacMillan-Perich is an Australian multi-media artist, painter, published book illustrator, avid travel notebook ‘journaliser,’ designer and university qualified art teacher. Paula loves everything about art - whether she is teaching her weekly art classes, online and in-person, creating her own artwork, exhibiting her own or her students work, demonstrating new techniques and mediums, collaborating with other artists, her passion is contagious!  MacMillan-Perich is the founder of Arts Inc. which is focused on providing high-quality creative classes to all ages - children and adults, and bringing her students up-to-date techniques and workshops exploring new methods, and pushing the versatility of art mediums to new limits. Having lived abroad since 2001, she also loves visually documenting her artist's journey of the here and now and loves to share her creative adventure.  After returning to Australia in January 2020, (suitcases packed for a two-week painting trip), she was unable to return to her home of 13 years in China due to COVID-19 travel bans. So after two uncertain years, she has returned to full-time university study, resides with her husband in Western Australia reinventing her business, art classes and building students and participants for her creative events. No matter where you are in your own personal creative journey, art journaling is a great way to visually document your everyday life. Travel Notebooks (TN) or Art Journals are portable enough to create something on-the-go everyday. Paula takes her journal everywhere and usually has gessoed or water-coloured pages ready for a quick pen or pencil sketch to capture something from observation on the go. From cafe and train sketches , to creating a more detailed painting, your art journal is a great place for multiple mediums, and like all practices will confidently take your skills to the next level.   For the month of February, 2022, Kylie has given me a limited colour palette to work with and I have created various pages using different techniques and subjects for you to follow along with and you’re encouraged to add your own spin on. I will give you the names of all the materials I use, but the beauty of Art Journaling is to use the materials you love to use. I have been experimenting with video so use the pause button in between steps. Sharpen your pencils, gesso some backgrounds, and gather your supplies! Get ready to enjoy! Paula xoxo

This Is Paula's first load for February