Mireya
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The best solution ever for making beautiful art!
As you paint and work on a project you will hear a voice that says good idea but work on the color scheme. Pull out the color swatches book you made. Paint with the colors you like. How about painting… Continue reading
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Embrace your art and yourself.
What did I work on this week? I took my notebook journal to work and added color to old designs, doodled mushroom art inspired by Yayoi Kusama, and doodled flower arrangements inspired by Anthropologie. Through my journal, I learned how… Continue reading
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Process is king
I have been working on this flower painting for days. It was too orange. Then it was too red. I wanted pink. I wanted to stamp the center with the bottom of a dime-sized circle brush handle. I don’t have… Continue reading
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Technology Tips for Artist
Technology helps me show my work. Technology helps me find other artists who inspire me to keep creating. Technology helps me wander and then discover the answer. I love that I can be in class with students from all over… Continue reading
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What’s Blooming?
I changed the font and added a few joyful exploration words. You may have noticed a brighter green. Here’s to all the new journal entries. I have changed my posting time to evenings. That seemed to be a preferred choice.… Continue reading
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Why are kids such great artists?
Kids don’t have any preconceived notions of what art is or should look like. Every time I give students the tools to paint, they paint. I admire watching the flow of ideas. The difference between watching a video to paint… Continue reading
A Painted Garden 