Sue Trusler taught herself to paint canal art roses with acrylics to renovate her small narrowboat - despite having no previous experience. This led to painting roses on flower containers and other household objects and her work was published in Paint & Draw magazine.

Time to Start Your Art combines her different art adventures, with guidance to those who are new to art and shows examples of the things she has learnt on her journey. Time to Start Your Art is illustrated throughout and shows how you can make considerable progress. All you need is the courage to start your art. Time to Start Your Art includes a range of resources and tips about the basic materials for five different types of art styles that each have their own chapter. Sue's passion for art shines throughout this book and is designed to give those with little or no knowledge a taste for what can be achieved making art accessible for all.