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.

  • 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

  • Roses-Paint With What You Have

    Look at my paper plate palette. It reminds me of Eric Carle’s collage! The Eric Carle Collage-inspired colors are one reason why you should use what you have. You will make beautiful art. Let me explain. For this entry, I… Continue reading

  • Review of Liqitex Heavy Body Primary Set

    Blick has these giveaways on their instagram account. I entered and won! First impression was to see how many colors I could mix up. I thought about creating a color grid. But I wanted to paint. I swatched the colors… Continue reading

  • Wild Heart Artist

    Today I read this question from a Cat Coq post. What would it really mean to you to know you’ve built a reliable career doing what you love? In this post, right here I want to wander and dream of… Continue reading

    Wild Heart Artist
  • How Do You Run An Art Business?

    I have been trying to build an art business for years. I love art. My imagination, creativity, and certainly my curiosity, come from my artistic spirit. In the words of a friend, “Don’t try, do it! Today I’m going to… 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