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  • Inspired By a Dress, What Color is this?

    Do you wander around and suddenly get an idea and have to bring it to life? In this post, I am going to share the inspiration behind my pattern and hopefully give you a fabulous idea that will inspire you to create fabulous art! For this project I am using the following colors. I used…

  • Exploring the Vibrant World of Purple in Art

    I have been working with purple. Purple isn’t a color that I usually work with. I don’t wear purple. Not sure how I feel about grape jam. I prefer strawberry preserves. For some reason, I have been gravitating toward magenta, maroon, Barbie purple and Summer Mauve. Summer Mauve sounds wonderful! As I roamed Anthropologie, I…

  • How a 30-Day Art Journal Can Help You

    For the past 30 days I have been filling up my journal with doodles and sketch ideas. In this post, I will reflect on my journal experience to see how I have grown. Art Journals are a fabulous way to embrace your ideas and be the amazing artist you are. The Intentions of An Art…

  • Mixing Yellow and Magenta: A Colorful Journey in Art

    One of the ways that I like to tell my story as an artist is with color. When I stumbled on yellow with magenta, my world changed. It was a where have you been all my life moments. In this post I will be sharing the beautiful colors that I mixed using yellow and magenta.…

  • Transforming Scraps into Art

    In this post, I want to share how I took colorful swatches of paint to create a collage cocoon. Ever butterfly needs a cocoon to grow and bloom. I remember the time I worked on this project. There was no plan. I simply took Eric Carle’s advice and painted lots of paper. I painted copy…

  • Fun Spring Hand Lettering Idea!

    Think of a phrase or a quote about spring. Think of lots of words related to spring. Turn your spring thoughts into a poster. Read on to learn how to make your own spring art. Here are some ideas. Here Are the Steps to Create a Spring Poster Here is a Quick Brainstorming Idea You…