A Painted Garden

sage green acrylic paint colors and a water cup

Shares Her Love of Nature With the World

Watercolor flower bouquet of pink peach and red flowers

Welcome to A Painted Garden- a space where art, nature, and emotion bloom together.

I’m an expressive painter inspired by flowers, gardens, moonlight, and the quiet magic of the natural world. My work is rooted in feeling-the calm of a breeze, the warmth of the sun, the color of orange roses, and the sense of peace you find when you slow down and simply be.

My abstract floral paintings are loose, layered, and full of life-warmth, playful, and created to bring optimism into your everyday.

This is a creative journal of my art adventures-a place where I share my inspiration, process, and the beauty I find in everyday moments.

the words stay weird surrounded by pink wildflowers
Color mixing with Liquitex acrylic paint
Abstract Watercolor Peach Pink Flowers in Blue Pitcher Painting

Nature art for peace, warmth, and optimism in everyday life

a book about how animals are unique and so are we

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Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don’t forget to have art in your life – music, paintings, theater, dance, and sunsets. -Eric Carle

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Posting Every Wednesday and Saturday

Sometimes I post more because I always have creative ideas and art inspiration to share!

Latest Posts

  • Painting Pink Azaleas

    First of all, painting with three colors is magical! It’s a total game-changer! I appreciate my paintings so much more. I’ve been walking along and seeing lovely flowers. Yes, I even utter the words: “Hello, my beauties, we are conquering… Continue reading

    Painting Pink Azaleas

  • Happenings Around My Creative Space

    Oh my goodness, where did April go? Hello May! I hope you are well and working on what excites you! Maybe working on your mindfulness and working on the peace that we all need in the world, right? Here is… Continue reading

    Happenings Around My Creative Space

  • Quotes That Inspire a Creative Life

    I have lots of quotes that I live by. The words may be from a song or my favorite book, and when I listen or speak them, I feel a sense of that’s me! What’s a quote that you live… Continue reading

    Quotes That Inspire a Creative Life

  • The Power of Color in Art and Nature: Sun-Kissed by Daffodils.

    That sounds like a wonderful spring afternoon. So last weekend I was working on blues. I still am. You know me, I’m also working on my colors and painting. Now on to my sun-kissed yellows. Doesn’t that sound like a… Continue reading

    The Power of Color in Art and Nature: Sun-Kissed by Daffodils.

  • What An Orange Color This Is!

    I can feel the warmth and wonder of that day. Yes, first it was watercolor in bright and warm yellow ochre, cadmium yellow, and orange red. Or wait, I think I mixed an, let’s call it ochre orange or orange… Continue reading

    What An Orange Color This Is!

  • About Color Telling Wonderful Stories…

    Ok, so remember the blue I was having fun with. That blue dress with the yellow flower I saw at Anthropologie. If you want to see what I came up with and a little color inspiration, then by all means,… Continue reading

    About Color Telling Wonderful Stories…

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