A Painted Garden

abstract flower artist

She is an expressive painter who is especially interested in creating lovely loose florals. She’s a creative blogger and enjoys encouraging others to express their creativity and nourish their spirit of boundless curiosity.

  • Roses-Paint So You Can Paint

    In the last project I went through a lot of layers. I like the color. Then I didn’t like the texture. I needed more contrast. On and on it went. Today, I painted a floral arrangement in 15 minutes. I’ve… Continue reading

  • Roses? Not today.

    I know that I want to paint a roses book. That is the plan. Problem is I like all flowers. I’m enjoying roses. This year, not sure if it’s only me, but the roses are big and in such wonderful… Continue reading

  • Pink Roses-Liquitex Hard Body Paint Part 3

    The Quinacridone Crimson is a pink red. This flower arrangement makes me think of Strawberry Shortcake. I went through many layers for the vase and background. I thought of my students who were given paint and a brush. They just… Continue reading

  • How I feel right now

    I’ve been working on new work. This quote is exactly how I feel. When you say”yes” to the “isness” of life, when you accept this moment as it is, you can feel a sense of spaciousness within you that is… Continue reading

  • Review of Liqitex Heavy Body Primary Set Part 2

    There’s this artist who is all about mixing on the page to see what happens. Why swatch and mix on a palette when you can paint. I agree! The flower painting on the left was done with mixing white. Mixing… Continue reading

  • Oops I forgot…

    It happens to us all right! Ha. Anyway I forgot to upload the image and finish a few edits for today’s post. Here it is. I’ve added the image to the post. Have a wonderful Sunday! Continue reading