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Cygnini Creative offers online workshops for children and adults on different themes, in a relaxed, supportive manner. Find out more at www.cygninicreative.com.

Founder Debbie also champions creative learning and writes/runs webinars to support parents. Grab our 4-page free download guide - 10 fun and easy ways to inspire creative learning with your child. If your child is struggling to catch up with the basics after the pandemic, this is just what you need to get them enjoying learning again, and avoid the battles over homework! Download it at: https://mailchi.mp/852db44a08d5/creative-parenting-cheat-sheet-2021

03/11/2026

Most beginners are quietly convinced they’re not getting any better. Usually they are. They just can’t see it yet.

I’ve written about why your progress hides from you, and the three simple habits that make it show. Read it here:
: https://wix.to/kIyxIv7

And if you’d like a gentle start, my free 5-day KickstART course is open all year.
Debbie x.

Here's something I see in my art groups all the time. Someone puts their pencil down, looks at their page, and sighs. "I don't think I'm getting any better." So I ask them to look at or show me the very first drawing they did, and I put it next to the one they've just finished.

01/11/2026

Pick a drawing from September, any one, and draw the same thing (or part of it, like I did) again.

Same subject, same pencil.

Now put the two side by side. What do you see?

Look for what has changed: the proportions, the shading, the sureness of line.

That's evidence! Your doubt says "I can't draw". These two pages say otherwise.

The full Try This is in today's Notes & Scribbles, my newsletter, along with the week's blog on why beginners improve faster than they think!

Not on the list yet? Comment START and I'll send you a free No Talent Starter Kit and pop you on the list too! 🙌🏼

Send this to someone who says they're not getting any better 🆘

25/10/2026

Committing to art lessons you’ve never tried is a bit like buying shoes you’ve never put on. I’ve written about the gentle ways to try before you commit, including a free seven-day trial of Create, which is open to new members until Friday 30 October. You can read it here: https://wix.to/ktVstBy

And if you’d like a gentle start, my free 5-day KickstART course is waiting for you.

Time first. Committing to a weekly live session on a fixed evening isn't realistic for everyone's life, and I know that. That's exactly why every single live session inside Create has a replay.

25/10/2026

This is my favourite review from a previous year's Autumn Still Life day, and it's back on Sunday 8 November.

Five relaxed hours at Garage Coffee Roasters in Canterbury, drawing a seasonal still life step by step.
We start with pencil and pen, then add colour with watercolour, chalks or pastels, and you go home with a finished autumn canvas.

Never drawn before? Perfect. It's made for beginners and people coming back to art. Your first two hot drinks are on me.

Click the link below to book 👇

https://www.cygninicreative.com/event-details/autumn-still-life-a-one-day-art-class-for-beginners-in-canterbury

Debbie x

Address

The Friars
Canterbury
CT1 2AS

Website

http://www.cygninicreative.com/

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