A Painted Garden

Blooming Wonderfully

This was a paper collage flower project that was inspired by an Anthropologie store window display.

  • Wild and Free Paper Collage Flower

    Oh right, it’s Wednesday. I forgot to write my post. Today I’ll share a paper flower from Wild About You. Pink is bright. The idea behind this flower is that we are wild and free to believe in our dreams.… Continue reading

  • Wild About You Book

    What could you do more of? What can I do more of? I’ll borrow the title of Austin Kleon’s book Show Your Work. When I say show my work, I mean show the work that means something to me. I… Continue reading

  • Bright Bold You-Flower Pattern

    All right, I am borrowing the 100 days of painting from EttaVee. I am on a roll! I finished Suzanne’s painting course. That was fun! I am working on a new painting a day. Lately, I have been finishing the… Continue reading

  • Wild About You Orange Pink Flowers

    I’m about done with the painting class. Did I need to buy a class? Probably not. Suzanne Allard is an amazing artist. I am too. That’s the point. What I’ve learned is that you have to show up in your… Continue reading

  • Chances are you’ve already done the work

    There I was looking at my calendar, realizing August is here. My first thought was, have I been painting enough? Summer is halfway over. Am I going to reach my goal? One of my summer projects is an expressive flower… Continue reading

  • Wildflower thoughts: from the spirit of an expressive artist

    It all started with an Anthropologie window display. I’m always inspired by the color, textures, and art on merchandise bags. But this display caught my eye, and I’ve been dreaming ever since. …and for a while this idea was fresh… Continue reading