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    A Peaceful Temple Stay, Koyasan, Japan

    7th October 20192nd November 2019

    About Mount Koya Often described as the most spiritual area of Japan, Mt Koya is home to an active monastic centre founded by Kobo Daishi, and is the headquarters of the Koyasan sect of Shingon Buddism. It also happens to be one of the best places to arrange a temple stay. We experienced our first

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    Koyasan Temple Stay, Mount Koya, Japan

    18th June 201828th September 2019

    I can’t believe it was over a year ago that Jim and I packed our backpacks for an overnight trip from Kyoto to Mt Koya. It just so happened that Jim’s birthday landed half way through our three-week tour round Japan, and I wanted to arrange something pretty memorable for him.Often described as the most

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    Painting 97/100 🌾 Wispy grasses are still some Painting 97/100 🌾 Wispy grasses are still some of my fave things to paint 🙏🏼 

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @winsorandnewton gouache and markers 
Time taken: 3 hours
    Painting 96/100 🌿 Guys, just four more painting Painting 96/100 🌿 Guys, just four more paintings until I wave goodbye to the 100 day challenge! What am I going to do with myself when it’s over?! 😅

Just to let you know, this original painting will be available to purchase on my Etsy later this week. 💚 Wracking my brains over what to paint next. What you have all been painting recently/ what’s been your fave thing to paint recently? Lemme know! 

Paper: @clairefontaineuk 
Medium: @artezaofficial and @winsorandnewton gouache 
Time taken: 2 hours (roughly)
    Painting 95/100 🪴 One trip to @chelsea_physic_g Painting 95/100 🪴 One trip to @chelsea_physic_garden, one whole year of artistic inspiration. Here’s that amazing fernery again, but from the outside. I can almost imagine walk in through there! 🤧🌿

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @turnercolourworks acrylic gouache and @winsorandnewton marker pens 
Time taken: 3/4 hours
    Painting 94/100 🌿 A little study from one of ou Painting 94/100 🌿 A little study from one of our local gardens! I also branched out and used my new Prismacolour pencils in this too, because I was feeling creative 😅

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @winsorandnewton and @artezaofficial gouache @prismacolor pencils 
Time taken: 4/5 hours
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    Painting 93/100 🌿 A speedy floral study of the Painting 93/100 🌿 A speedy floral study of the hellebore in my tiny garden. I don’t know if this is another sign of how boring lockdown has been, but watching these flowers turn from incredible white petals, to green and pink, to deep magenta has been glorious! I need to get out more...😅

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @winsorandnewton and @artezaofficial gouache 
Time taken: 4/5 hours
    NOW CLOSED | Giveaway time! 💫 I still can’t b NOW CLOSED | Giveaway time! 💫
I still can’t believe this is the first time I’m doing one of these, but better late than never!
To say thank you to all 20,000 of you for joining me on this painting journey, I want to give one lucky follower the chance to win your own 24 set of @artezaofficial gouache paints, an a5 @stillmanandbirn sketchbook (from the collection I use daily), and my original wisteria gouache painting. To enter, simply:

- Make sure you’re following me @hannahmatcha
- Like this post 
- Drop a comment below letting me know what you’ll paint first!
- Share to your stories for an additional entry

Winner will be drawn at random on Sunday 21st March. Winner will be contacted by DM.
Good luck!
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