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How Do I Know if a Painting Is Original? A Beginner's Guide to Buying Original Art Have you ever fallen in love with a painting and then found yourself wondering: "How do I know it's actually original?" If so, you're not alone. In fact, it's one of the questions I'm asked most often by people who are thinking about buying original art for the first time. It's also a very sensible question. Buying artwork should feel exciting, not confusing. The good news is that once you know

Have you ever noticed yourself returning to the same painting over and over again? Perhaps you've seen it online,walked past it in a gallery, or spotted it during an exhibition. You tell yourself you'll look at the rest first, but somehow your feet lead you back. It's easy to dismiss those moments. "I must just like the colours." "It's probably nothing." But what if it isn't nothing at all? What if the artwork you're drawn to is quietly telling you something about yourself?

Have you ever walked into a gallery and quietly wondered if everyone else knew something you didn't? Perhaps you've looked at a painting and thought: "I like it... but I don't really know why." Or maybe you've worried that you should understand the techniques, the history, or the artist before you could appreciate the work properly. If that sounds familiar, I'd like to let you in on a little secret. You don't need to understand art to love it. In fact, I think one of the grea

Have you ever sat down, looked at a blank page, and thought: "I'm just not feeling inspired today." Most of us have. We often imagine that creativity begins with a spark of inspiration. We picture artists waking up full of ideas, eager to pick up a paintbrush, pencil or camera. The reality is often much quieter than that. Many creative people don't begin because they feel inspired. They begin because they take one small step. And somewhere along the way, inspiration catches u

Lately, it feels as though the world has become increasingly noisy. There is always another headline. Another notification. Another thing demanding our attention. Even here in the middle of a heatwave, when everything feels slower and heavier, life somehow still finds a way to feel busy. perhaps that is why I have been thinking so much about beauty lately. Not beauty in the sense of perfection. Not beauty in the sense of luxury. But beauty in the things that help us pause. Th

Some days, creativity feels effortless. Ideas arrive easily. You lose track of time. The hours seem to disappear. And then there are the other days. The days when even thinking about creating feels exhausting. The sketchbook stays closed. The paints remain untouched. The project you were excited about suddenly feels far bigger than your available energy. If you've ever experienced that, I want you to know something important: There is nothing wrong with you. You haven't lost

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt yourself soften a little? Not because it was expensive. Not because it was perfectly designed. Not because it looked like something from a magazine. But because something about it felt calm. The light. The atmosphere. The colours. The quiet. Some spaces seem to ask nothing from us. Others leave us feeling tense before we have even sat down. And I think many of us underestimate just how deeply our surroundings affect us emo

Fibromyalgia is often described as a chronic pain condition. And it is. But, what many people do not realise is that the pain is only one part of it. Fibromyalgia can come with exhaustion so severe that it knocks people off their feet for hours, days, or even weeks. It can come with fibro fog that makes your own brain feel unfamiliar. It can come with chest pains that can be so severe they result in debilitating agony, nerve pain, heightened pain responses, sleep issues, and

There are days when everything feels a little too loud. Not always in volume... but in weight. Too many thoughts. Too many decisions. Too much sitting on your shoulders at once. And somewhere in the middle of all that... you realise you haven't felt like yourself in a while. Not fully. Not quietly. I've come to understand something over time. You don't always need more energy to feel better. You don't need to solve everything. You don't even need a plan. Sometimes... you just

For a long time, I believed art wasn't for me. Which is strange... because I really enjoyed it. I even thought, at one point, that I was quite good at it. But the voices around me told a different story. Including my art teacher. I was told I wasn't good enough. That there was no real future in it. And somewhere along the way, I believed that. I went from being the little girl in infant school who was known as the class artist... to someone who quietly decided they weren't go

Zuri - Leopard (beauty, presence, and quiet power) There is something about these subjects that asks you to slow down. Not in a loud or demanding way... but in a quiet, steady presence. The kind that doesn't need to prove anything. The kind that simply is . And perhaps that is why I am drawn to them. Because whether I am painting wildlife... or the quiet strength within a woman... I am always searching for that same thing. Presence. A Presence That Speaks Without Words When I

There is a certain kind of quiet that creativity lives in. Not the silence of emptiness... but the kind that feels like a soft exhale. A return to yourself. And if you've been searching for that feeling, even gently... this is your invitation A Space to Come Home To Inky Wings was never created to be loud. It wasn't build on pressure, or perfection, or needing to be " good enough ." It was created as a space to come home to your creativity - exactly as you are. Whether you: h