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  • 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 what I have been working on. Keep Trying When It Doesn’t Feel Right Look at…

  • 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 by? How does it make you feel? The Eric Carle Words make me say yes,…

  • 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 warm Sunday afternoon after the rain? You have your straw hat on, strolling along, and…

  • 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 gold. Stamp it and then paint over it with watercolor? Oh my, what a painting…

  • 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, read on. So there I was, mixing blues and painting textures. It was good, but…

  • Color Can Tell a Wonderful Story

    Color is a huge part of my art. Nature is colorful! That is my subject. Color is an element that I have needed to work on. I will go to my favorite store and observe the colors. Color draws me in. Then I try to paint many times, but my art doesn’t come together. I…