Hello I’m Bonny. I’m a very normal single mum who rediscovered my love of drawing after a 30 year break.

I was told at 17 that I wasn’t good enough to be an artist, and consequently didn’t draw for the next 30 years! I know there are so many people out there just like me, who loved drawing as children, but stopped for one reason or another.

My passion has led me to create a community where I teach and mentor thousands of beginner and more advanced artists across the world how to draw realistically with coloured pencils.

Hello I’m Bonny. I’m a very normal single mum who rediscovered my love of drawing after a 30 year break.

I was told at 17 that I wasn’t good enough to be an artist, and consequently didn’t draw for the next 30 years! I know there are so many people out there just like me, who loved drawing as children, but stopped for one reason or another.

My passion has led me to create a community where I teach and mentor thousands of beginner and more advanced artists across the world how to draw realistically with coloured pencils.

I'm so delighted you're here!

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My mission is to help as many people as possible learn to draw with coloured pencils, increase their confidence and realise their dreams.

So many people tell me they can’t draw. I’m here to show you can, and to teach you how to draw the most amazing coloured pencil portraits.

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My coloured pencil membership, Ignite, is where the magic happens.

I teach you the foundations, and give you everything you need to learn how to draw realistic subjects with coloured pencils. As a former coach, I also know how to help boost your confidence and ultimately, show you that anything is possible.

If you want to be part of something incredibly special where dreams really are coming true for so many people, then join the waitlist.

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My Core Values

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Kindness

Celebrating others' success. Ensuring everything I do comes from a place of kindness to aid development, whilst setting boundaries to protect integrity.

Integrity

Delivering what I promise, consistently showing up, and staying authentic and honest in everything I do.

Empathy

Always acting and behaving with compassion and with your best interest at heart.

Generosity

To openly and willingly share knowledge and not withhold any information that may help in others' development.

Community

Creating a safe space that encourages learning and development.

Positivity

There's positivity in everyone, my mission is to help you find and keep yours.

Commitment

Put simply, I'm in this for the long haul! You're not getting rid of me just yet!

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Podcast

The "It's a Bonny Old Life podcast" shares fascinating personal stories, champions the amazing humans in my personal, professional and membership community, and provides another channel through which I can support others to realise their dreams.

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The Blog

Get useful coloured pencil hints and tips, guides to help you develop your skills, details of the pencils, paper, erasers and other tools that I use most often and recommend to artists of all skill sets, and much more with the help of my weekly blog.

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Stay up-to-date with all things coloured pencil when you sign up to my weekly newsletter. As a subscriber, you’ll receive regular tips, tricks and inspiration, and find out about upcoming workshops, free tutorials and more. You’ll never miss a thing again.

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Step by Step PDFs

Learn how to draw a range of animals in coloured pencil, from cats to dogs, horses to pigs, leopards to elephants and more with the help of my Step-By-Step PDF Tutorial Guides, available on my online shop.

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Personalised Critiques

Understand where your skills lie when it comes to coloured pencil drawing and find out which areas to focus on to really enhance the realism in your artwork with the help of a personalised critiques.

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My Book

If you prefer to read your tutorials instead of watching them, my book is perfect for you. With my in-depth, step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to draw beautifully realistic animals that you can be proud of!

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Workshops & Courses

Spend the day drawing with me, ask me your questions and benefit from my expertise with one of my online Coloured Pencil Workshops, or buy one of my one-off courses to start learning independently today.

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I’ll send you drawing tips, useful techniques, colour recipes and even tutorials, so you can learn something new every week!

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