Isolation Baking

Full disclaimer here, I am not a baker or professional in this field but I am an artist and lover of all things creative. I love cake decorating and little by little I’m getting better at baking. I’m spending my Covid 19 isolation time trying to remain productive & learn new things. One of which is baking.. yum! I started of trying to perfect scones then cupcakes, pancakes and Victoria sponge. Maybe I’ll jump on the banana bread bandwagon next who knows, we’ll go wild sure!! Like most people I google a recipe for something I want to make and go with the easiest one I find.

FREE Colouring Pages by Karen Moran Art

 Hello! Let’s colour some of my illustrations during this uncertain time. Colouring is a HUGE stress release and a fun way to pass the time while in isolation and/or social distancing. I have uploaded almost 40 downloadable images to this post for you to use for FREE...

My Workspace

I want to do a run through of my workspace and the materials I use. Artists work spaces can be very personal and therapeutic, well mine is at least. This is in the corner of our bedroom, it’s where I do all of my traditional drawings or paintings and sometimes digital stuff if I’m not too cosy in bed to get up. I have all my supplies at hand which makes life much easier when I’m in a work flow, especially during college assignments. In this post I’m going to share what’s on my desk and how I organise my supplies...

Why I Have An iPad Pro

A year ago I bought my own iPad, I chose the 12.9" iPad Pro. The main reason I wanted it was for digital drawing but having everything in one place is so handy. I'm going to go through some tips and tricks I've learned and some apps that I use..

My First Christmas Window Painting

Christmas 2017 was my first ever attempt at window painting. I painted the windows and doors of the shop that I work at. I'd obviously never done it before so I had a bit of trial and error to do, youtube tutorials and the staff at The Art & Hobby Shop in Athlone were very helpful. Here's how and what I used to do it..

My Art Supplies: Review

In this post I'm going to give you a run through of what art supplies I have and use and my thoughts on them as well as how I store them. My favourite material to use is marker or pencil.

Girls Night Out Illustration

'Read more' to see the stages and materials I used for this illustration. 

Fashion Flower Illustration

Colouring with stuff other than colours is always a fun thing to do. I used flower petals to design and colour this runway model illustration. 

Click 'read more' to see the stages and close up's of this piece. Let me know if you colour without colours by #karenmoranartlook on Instagram.