10 Instagram artists that will fill your feed with COLOUR

Ann Upton creates beautiful rainbow art on all kinds of mediums – from canvases to upcycled furniture. Her final furniture and mirror pieces feel like they’re straight out of a fairytale… full of colour and wonderful creative experimentation!

More wonderful rainbows! Sarah creates incredibly expressive paintings with colours that always make me smile. It’s hard to scroll past one of her paintings without stopping and feeling a moment of joy.

It’s hard to describe Dan Lam’s work without seeing it for yourself – but imagine the most colourful, psychedelic, neon alien, jelly-like goop you can, and you might get close. It’s fascinating to watch her process and her pieces are truly unique!

The way Yulia works with paper is INCREDIBLE. She creates huge but intricate paper-quilled art, with gorgeous colours and fascinating details. Every piece makes you want to stop and just admire the details and techniques for as long as possible.

Julia’s art always stops me scrolling. It’s breathtaking, abstract, and carries so much colour that it inspires me to get out my own supplies and play! It’s vibrant, colourful, happy and a little messy!

If you’re looking for some dopamine colours, Maggi’s feed is full of them! Bright pinks, yellows and blues to make you feel warm and happy every time you see one of her paintings in your feed.

Where most of these artists work with paints or canvases, Lydia works with clay! Her creations are colourful and whimsical and make me want to FINALLY give clay sculpting a go! Every little piece makes me happy, and her feed is a lot of fun.

When I first came across Alai’s art, I was completely mesmerised! The way she plays with colour and understands colour theory is inspiring, and her pieces become more interesting the closer you look.

Sabrina creates gorgeous colourful paintings and sculptures capturing the visible colour spectrum. I especially love her colourful beaded geode-inspired pieces!

Ali Kay creates beautiful paintings that are filled with unexpected colours that just WORK. She’s very open about her process and teaches classes, so you can learn how to replicate her wonderful, vibrant style!

If your feed is feeling a little meh, follow some of these artists, and give Instagram a little nudge to show you more colour and more human artists. The algorithm is good at taking a hint, so I help this starter list helps you to find more joy in your feed again!