Hello! I just wanted to let you all know that I am going to be out of contact for the next two weeks - I am going to be having a lovely time running around Seattle and Vancouver like a crazed banshee, taking loads of photos that I will bore you with for the next year’s worth of challenges. Speaking of which

I find it interesting that most Corel Painter users seem to gravitate towards the oil or pastel brushes. Do any of you use the watercolour options? If you do, let me know. I'm planning a watery extravaganza!

One question that artists are always asked is what their inspiration is. So now I'm asking you - is your muse other artists, people, films, places

It’s good to see how popular the Gallery section of the site is becoming, but don’t forget about the magazine. We’re really keen to include as much work from readers as possible, so drop me an email (jo.cole@imagine-publishing.co.uk) if you’d like to appear in print.