Sandra Strait is a self-taught American artist and blogger with a passion for creative techniques. Through her website, Doodlewash, she shares product reviews, tests, and tutorials. We are delighted that she dedicated an article to our ARCHES® Aquarelle Travel Journals.

Rachel Patrick transforms familiar objects into vibrant scenes full of colour, joy and nostalgia. Self-taught, she discovered gouache painting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The JBS Chardin hotel school in Gérardmer had the honour of welcoming several Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, Michelin-starred chefs and world champions for an exceptional day marked by a series of exclusive master classes. Renowned leaders in their field, these ambassadors of French culinary excellence shared their passion and know-how with the students, in a truly unique spirit of interaction and mentorship.

Based in Osaka, Yukoring is a Japanese artist who reinterprets contemporary youth through her own distinctive cultural perspective. Influenced by Japanese pop culture from a young age, she places the young female figure at the core of her work, offering an innovative vision imbued with poetry and freshness.

Arina Albu is a self-taught artist known for her sensitivity, versatility and deep love of watercolour. Growing up in an immigrant family, she found refuge in artistic expression from a young age, seeing art as both a source of comfort and a powerful means of transformation.