Notes From The Creative Trail | Orla Stevens | Substack

An Easy Mixed Media Exercise

for everyday sketchbooks

Feb 19 • Orla Stevens

How can we begin to play in art?

a project idea to help you begin

Feb 5 • Orla Stevens

Easy ways to sketch loosely

when working from photographs

Jan 15 • Orla Stevens

How to Make Your Art Feel More Like You

4 reflective questions & tips

Jan 9 • Orla Stevens

Easy Sketchbook Ideas for Busy Days

sketch loose without making a mess

Dec 10, 2025 • Orla Stevens

Recent posts

The Island Adventure that Re-inspired my art

thoughts & snaps from a recent winter sketching trip to Shetland

Dec 3, 2025 • Orla Stevens

Sketchbook Tardis

Let's back in time to take a look at my 10+ year old sketchbooks

Oct 20, 2025 • Orla Stevens

You Don’t Need to Travel Far to Find Inspiration

Painting Wild Hedgerows 🌱

Oct 9, 2025 • Orla Stevens

Sketching Meet Up in Edinburgh

let's sketch, chat & celebrate the Joy of Noticing!

Sep 12, 2025 • Orla Stevens

Permission to Play: 7 Sketchbook Experiments

30 minute sketchbook ideas to trade for doomscrolling

Aug 28, 2025 • Orla Stevens

Let's Paint! Art Retreat in Germany 🌸

a weekend of sketchbooks, painting & play

Aug 14, 2025 • Orla Stevens

Top posts

Easy Sketchbook Ideas for Busy Days

Dec 10, 2025 • Orla Stevens

3 tips for sketching landscapes with movement & energy

Feb 27, 2025 • Orla Stevens

Easy ways to sketch loosely

Jan 15 • Orla Stevens

12 tips for painting loose

Feb 13, 2025 • Orla Stevens

Too many creative ideas?

Apr 15, 2025 • Orla Stevens

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