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Animals The Rosy Robin
Create a beautiful Rosy Robin!
Create a beautiful Rosy Robin! -
Faces / Portraits Three Wise Things
Create a front facing portrait of a female character!
Create a front facing portrait of a female character! -
Faces / Portraits After the Storm
Create an intuitive grounding portrait!
Create an intuitive grounding portrait that honours your feelings and needs! -
Animals Gentle Messenger
Create an expressive watercolour painting of a fawn!
Create an expressive watercolour painting of a fawn! -
Floral and Nature The Tree That Holds You
Create The Tree That Holds You painting!
Create a Tree That Holds You painting! -
Faces / Portraits Windows to the Soul
Create a soulful painting of a close up of 2 eyes!
Create a soulful painting of a close up of 2 eyes! -
Animals The Glorious Gorilla
Create a captivating watercolor painting of a silverback gorilla!
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Create a captivating watercolor painting of a silverback gorilla! -
Holidays and Festivals Whimsy Wonderland 2019 – Self Study Course
Join this joyful, whimsical, festive fun and light, arts & crafts course!
Let’s bring some joy, fun and whimsy with over 12 whimsical projects! Join us now! -
Animals Messy Raccoon in Watercolour
Create a Messy Raccoon in Watercolour painting!
Create a Messy Raccoon in Watercolour painting! -
Animals Portrait of a Cow in Watercolour
Create a Portrait of a Cow in Watercolour painting!
Create a Portrait of a Cow in Watercolour painting! -
Magical and Fairytale Goddess of Nature
Create a Goddess of Nature painting!
Create a Goddess of Nature painting! -
Inspirational Themes Kaleidoscope 2022 – Inspiration Bundle
Buy all of the ART lessons from Kaleidoscope 2022 in this one awesome bundle and get all the taster sessions to boot! yay! :)
Learn a wide variety of mixed media techniques from amazing inspiring teachers including Tam! Create mixed media art journal pages themed around inspiring people and places! In the Kaleidoscope 2022 Inspiration Bundle, these wonderful teachers will show you how they add their unique spin on their chosen inspiring person or place! This bundle also includes Tam’s very popular taster week sessions!
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A Year of
Registration is now open! Join us on a year-long mixed-media art adventure inspired by magic, myth and fairy tales. Learn new techniques, create enchanting artwork and connect with a supportive community of creatives.
A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales is a year-long, immersive mixed media art course exploring the enchanting worlds of magic, myth, and story. Hosted by renowned artist and author Tamara Laporte from Willowing Arts, and joined by 30 inspiring guest artists, this course invites you to embark on a magical creative adventure. Together, we’ll dive deeply into the art of fairy tales, exploring how story, imagination, magic and wonder can transform both your artwork and your inner world.
Creating Cuties
Join Tam in her newest SOLO course and paint a series of super cute cutie pies! 😃 Learn to paint sweet, cute, adorable animal characters full of joy and innocence!
Join Tam in her newest SOLO course and paint a series of super cute cutie pies! 😃 Learn to paint sweet, cute, adorable animal characters full of joy and innocence!
Expressive Soul Portraits
Join Tam in her newest SOLO course and paint a series of Expressive Soul Portraits with her!
Join Tam in her newest SOLO course and paint a series of Expressive Soul Portraits with her!
Art Oasis! Another fun free art event!
Hello my friends! Exciting news!
I know we’ve literally just finished the tasters for A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales but I wanted to let you know about another amazing free art event I’m sure you’d love to join and it’s starting in only 2 days! 😊
So, I’m super excited to let you know that I am part of Art Oasis, a FREE online creative retreat starting October 18 2025. Yay! 🥳🎉🎊 (organised by the amazing Jessica Swift).
For 7 days, artists (including me!) will be sharing lessons, stories, and creative inspiration to help you slow down, refill your creative well, and remember how good it feels to make art just for YOU.
Here’s what you can expect each day:
💕 Fresh, inspiring art lessons (all levels welcome)
💕 Cozy Conversations – real, heartfelt chats with artists about our creative journeys
💕 Daily creative prompts to keep your ideas flowing
💕A friendly, global, online community of fellow creatives
How It Works
🎨 Watch online – anytime, anywhere, at your own pace. Watch one lesson or all of them – there are no rules and no risk. It’s completely FREE!
🎨 Fit it into your schedule however works best for you!
🎨 Grab inspiring free gifts from the featured artists.
🎨 Want to extend your stay in the Oasis? Grab the VIP Pass!
I’ll be teaching a session on ‘play and the inner child’! Attached is the painting you`ll make with me (or something like it) 😊
… and I’d love for you to join me! ♥️
To join click here:
https://bit.ly/ArtOasisTamx (or find link in story/ bio/ linktree)
This event is all about permission; to play, to explore, to create without pressure. If you’re craving that kind of creative joy, I hope I’ll see you inside the Oasis!
Much Love,
Tam 💕
PS – After you sign up, you’ll have the option to upgrade to the VIP Pass – this gives you forever access to every lesson (including mine!) and some incredible bonus content. If you grab it during registration, you’ll get the lowest price.
Haven’t done any abstract in a while and it called me this evening! I’m loving the combination of red and teal! 😍😍😍
I love it when I can create life enriching creative content that makes people happy. Makes all the stress worth it! ♥️♥️♥️ You can still join us! https://bit.ly/AYOMTastersTam (or link in bio/ linktree/ stories). xoxo
FRIENDS! Only 3 days to go until we open the doors to the Year of Magic & Fairy Tales Taster Event! 🧚✨🦄
For 9 days you’ll receive a treasure trove of art sessions from 30+ inspiring teachers (no charge); each one sharing their own creative magic, techniques, and fairy-tale wonder. It’s the perfect chance to sample the course, connect with our vibrant community, and bring a little enchantment to your art table.
Haven’t signed up yet? Don’t miss out! Join us now and step into a world of creativity, stories, and sparkling inspiration!
To join click link in bio!
With fairy wings and so much love,
Tam x ✨💕
A magical event would not be complete without a fierce protective magical dragon don’t you think? Loved painting him so much last night! 😍😍😍 🐉 🧚✨🦄
