A Painted Garden

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  • Dreamy Peach Roses

    Today I’m sharing a your dreams can come true doodle. The colors warm me and remind me of wandering spring days. Part of me wants to work on color. The other part wants to mix paint and see what happens. I like that part better. Just because it’s taking time doesn’t mean it’s not happening.…

  • Pink and peach bouquet of let’s do this!

    Hesitation was there at first, but I chose to pick up the paintbrush and did soft strokes. I started painting this flower bouquet yesterday. Today I had to mix up the same colors only slightly darker What do you know, the color is excellent! On another note, I am creating a school bulletin board. The…

  • More of me. More of this palette!

    This is now a print. I am going to stick this sketch in my brand-new sketchbook. The sketch will be a reminder to continue creating my art. These are the roses I want to paint. This was a simple sketch but the colors are amazing! An entire book filled with these expressive flowers? I am…

  • Love this image, water mug and all!

    This flower painting is colorful, bright, and makes me smile. I feel like anything is possible. Now this is a simple painting. The painting that I did yesterday was ok but this flower painting has restored my faith. My faith is always with me. Sometimes I get a little lost. For these three roses, I…

  • Three Roses and a Smile

    The sketch on the left is drawn with a highlighter and blue marker. The dark blue marker was going in the trash, but I added it to my toolbox. I have a collection of tools. Simple tools make beautiful art. That reminds me, I’m looking for random objects to stamp with and make interesting textures.…

  • Lessons I’ve learned as an artist

    I have worked on a variety of projects and painted numerous flowers. Each one is a lesson and part of the process. Flowers for the spirit My summer painting has led me to these powerful words. To get to the beautiful work, an artist must get past the awkward and embrace the weird. Some artists…