YOUR
WILD AT ART
MEMBERS JOURNAL
ISSUE NO 1: SHIFTING HORIZONS (Artwork / Nic Wilson)
Welcome
Hey,
Welcome to your first Wild at Art Monthly Journal! I’m Sam, and I’m thrilled you’re here.
Each month, this digital journal brings you fresh prompts, creative sparks, and a gentle push - all designed to wake up your intuition, loosen your marks, and connect you to the joy of landscape painting. This isn't about perfection. It's about play, exploration and discovery.
Use this journal as a companion to the Wild at Art Hub, where inside we post in ‘Share Your Work’, join the LIVE calls, and access the Art Challenge.
Think of this as a monthly letter to your creative self: part inspiration, part experiment, part invitation.
READY TO BEGIN?
Grab your sketchbooks. Open your paints. Let go expectation. Let curiosity lead.
Sam x
(Artwork / Laura Skye )
A Little Word From Me...
What's Inside This Month..
1: 'LOOSING THE HORIZON' - A short essay exploring this month’s theme. The horizon as possibility. Let this be your starting point and spark.
2: CREATIVE EXERCISES - Simple, open-ended exercises to encourage playful experimentation. Use them outdoors or in the studio.
3: ARTISTS MINDSET - Learn about your creative cycle with this downloadable sheet to pin in your studio and follow as you move from ideas-finished work.
4: OPTIONAL DEMO VIDEO / MASTERCLASS - A short, friendly video exploring a technique, process or skill to help you develop as an artist.
5: INSPIRATION & MOOD BOARD - A curated Pinterest board of landscape art to stir your imagination.
6: ARTIST’S SPOTLIGHT - Monthly feature link of a member / artists work - real stories, real journeys!
7: STUDIO-SHARE & LIVE SESSIONS INFO - Dates + links for our monthly live get together: relaxed, open, welcoming. Bring your paint or just chat.
8: THE WILD-AT-ART CHALLENGE - A gentle, no-pressure creative challenge inspired by this month theme. You can share within the community or just keep the results for yourself. Both are perfect.
(Artwork: Morag Young / Sally Worsley / Annabel Eley)
SHIFTING HORIZONS PART 3 INTRO:
'Loosing The Horizon'
The Horizon.
A line that separates what is known from what is possible.
A line that keeps the sky in its place and reminds the earth where to end.
But what happens when that line disappears?
What happens when we loosen its authority, nudge it off balance, or let it dissolve into mist?
What if the horizon—so steady, so reliable—was never a boundary at all, but an invitation?
This month-long journey invites you to slip into a world where landscapes are not divided but fluid, drifting, breathing. A world where space folds, tilts, expands, and contracts according to mood, memory, intuition. A world where you, the artist, become the architect of new terrains.
Image: Jessica Zoob
You are encouraged to remove it, blur it, play with it!
You will find that removing the horizon is not merely an aesthetic decision—it is a soft revolution. A way of reminding yourself that imagination is not confined to the familiar scaffolding of land and sky.
Image: Jessica Zoob
This is an invitation to wander.
To get lost.
To discover landscapes that do not obey.
Image: Chris Sims
Let this journal be a compass—not pointing north, but pointing inward, toward the worlds you carry.
Let each prompt be a gentle door.
Let each section of inspiration shift Your creative world, just that little bit towards your own unique voice.
Sam x
Your 5 Creative Exercises...
Downloadable Exercises to use in the studio or outdoors…
This month we've created 5 creative activities aim to gently generate ideas, encourage risk-taking and open up new possibilities within your mark-making. These exercises are all aimed at getting you to explore new approaches to removing, blurring or distorting the horizon.
(artwork: Sally Worsley)
DROP INTO YOUR FLOW
In this mindset section we are encouraging you to explore your own Creative Cycle. If you are new to this, here is a little low down:
THE STAGES
Stage 1: Inspiration / Be fearless and purely experimental. Don't look at your experiments with a critical eye. PLAY!
Stage 2: Clarification / Distillation Which ideas worked? Which can you follow? What are the good and bad bits?
Stage 3: Perspiration / Work on the good ideas. Work fearlessly and bold. Be brave and don't over analyse
Stage 4: Evaluation / What is working? Reflecting with a critical mind.
Stage 5: Perspiration and Evaluation Rotation / You keep working and evaluating the art, and checking you are on track.
Stage 6: FINAL STAGE / INCUBATION / You relax the thinking brain and let your subconscious work for you. Allowing yourself to relax and take your focus away from your work.
(Artwork: Roger Griffith / Judy Russell / Annabel Eley)
Becoming aware of these cycles can help you plan your creative sessions to maximise your creativity. Below is a link to a download I’ve created that will help you understand this process further!
You can also visit the ‘MINDSET’ section inside the hub to discover a link to a great book called ‘How to Get Better at Creativity’ by Geoff Petty.
→ VIEW BOOK LINK ‘ HOW TO BE BETTER AT CREATIVITY’ ←
DOWNLOAD YOUR MEMBERS CREATIVE CYCLE BOOKLET
DISCOVER HOW TO MOUNT WORK TO BOARD
Watch your masterclass on mounting precious artwork on paper onto board, so that you can be free of glass.
This is great for really making use of all those studies we generate on paper and can be great in the lead up to gift giving time!
ISSUE NO 1: SHIFTING HORIZONS 3
ARTISTS INSPO
WILD at ART
PINTEREST BOARD
Here's your curated Pinterest mood board - a collection of wild skies, softened horizons, atmospheric marks, textural surface and abstract landscapes. Let it spark ideas, nudge imagination. Use it as a launch point, not a destination.
Let the ideas inspire - textures and colours, marks and compositions. See the board as a reference library of possibility.
WILD AT ART PINTEREST BOARD
This Month’s Spotlight...
+ SAVE THE DATE! +
15th December 6pm - 7pm
Each month we celebrate one of our Wild at Art Members. This feature isn't about perfection - it’s about bravery, exploration, and creative honesty.
Wild at Art member, Karl Fletcher, is based in Manchester, located in the North West of England. His background in art is traditional watercolour paintings and ink architectural sketches.
Karl’s been on a journey now for the last 12 years transitioning more and more into a loose expressive style of abstract artwork.
He finds movement and impact through the use of colour and gesture a key ambition in his current work.
Add the date to your diary so you don't miss out!
YOUR MONTHLY 'STUDIO SHARE' SESSIONS
We gather a couple of times a month for gentle, open studio sessions. You can paint, ask questions, share progress, or just enjoy being in creative company.
Add the dates to your diary so you don't miss out. Just follow the link at the set times and hit JOIN. This space is soft, warm and welcoming - a place to connect with your art and others walking the same creative path.
This months calls are:
Friday 5th Dec 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Friday 12th Dec 1.30pm - 3.30pm
(Starting from January, LIVE STUDIO SHARES will be twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays)
YOUR MONTHLY ART CHALLENGE
The Blurred Horizon
The Challenge:
Submit ONE landscape study where you've made the horizon disappear. Play around with layers and textures and really allow your self to jump away from the traditional horizon line. Be bold and brave! It’s going to be fun!
DEADLINE: THURSDAY 1ST JANUARY 2026
Last Word From Me
Find a quiet moment this week to simply begin. Trust your instincts. Let your mind wander. Let the horizon drift. Let yourself be surprised.
See you in the hub and can't wait to see what you post in ‘Share Your Work!’
Sam
Xx
