A Painted Garden

Art Journal Ideas

This art blog focuses on painting especially floral and abstract art. The artist shares here creative process on her blog. You will get art inspiration and exploration ideas for painting expressive, colorful, whimsical and loose flower paintings.

  • How Not to Teach Art

    The project was Starry Night by Van Gogh. My artists are third and fourth-graders. I showed them Starry Night. Then we watched a video. We watched and paused as we painted along. That is where I went absolutely wrong. The… Continue reading

  • Valentine’s Day Paper Collage Art

    I painted lovely bright textured paper intending to create a flower bouquet. The paper needs to dry more and I didn’t want to rush the process. Oh, but four sheets of palette paper were calling my name. I ran out… Continue reading

  • Why You Should Paint With Watercolor

    I usually paint with acrylic paint. This week I painted with watercolor. With each stroke of color, a voice seemed to say, “Now these are your colors. This is your palette and what a story it tells. Go on paint… Continue reading

    Why You Should Paint With Watercolor

  • In Good Art Taste

    I painted these roses in good taste. These flowers are my colors, my texture, and how I feel. I created a video short about the book I’m reading. This video is unedited and me. I want more of this. That’s where… Continue reading

  • The Life of an artist

    I wake up at 6:00 am. Get dressed. Make breakfast. I say a little prayer. At 7:30 I gather a few supplies. For the next four hours, I paint. I surrender to the ideas. At noon, I have lunch and go… Continue reading

  • Give your art a chance

    I used to throw out my work wanting to start over. Now my painting wisdom tells me to hold on. Yes, some of that wisdom came from other artists who call it the awkward phase. Etta Vee calls it the… Continue reading