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.

  • Doodles for the Coloring Book Have Begun!

    Here are my doodles. I like to brainstorm ideas on a sheet of copy paper. I fold the sheet of copy paper it in half until I get 16 squares per sheet. I am not wasting paper and have plenty… Continue reading

    Doodles for the Coloring Book Have Begun!
  • Creating Art: My Beginning Journey to Surface Pattern Design

    I am super excited to share my collection and most importantly what I have learned! I wanted to prove to myself that I could create a surface pattern design. There are many resources out there. If I can do it,… Continue reading

    Creating Art: My Beginning Journey to Surface Pattern Design
  • My Purple Paintings

    This is a recent painting. I love all the different purples and the fact that I painted with my fingers is cool too! Maybe I should turn this flower into a pattern? Here are my other purple paintings and color… Continue reading

    My Purple Paintings
  • Creative Candle Lid Stamping Idea: A Word Poster

    I remember stamping with a candle lid. Fun times. So, I was looking through past posts, deleting most of them, before finding my make poster. I just gathered my supplies. Yes, I used the spray bottle watercolor idea from The… Continue reading

    Creative Candle Lid Stamping Idea: A Word Poster
  • Blue Moon Sunflowers

    I have been going through my art and running it by Austin Kleon’s So What Test. What an eye opener! Bloom Moon Sunflowers is a good name for these blue flowers. I don’t know what color of blue I used.… Continue reading

    Blue Moon Sunflowers
  • Oh, the Joy of Paper Collage Flowers!

    One day I was in an art class, and I painted some paper. All I had was copy paper and my notebook paper. There was liquid watercolor and gouache. I also painted on newspaper, copy paper, and watercolor paper. It… Continue reading

    Oh, the Joy of Paper Collage Flowers!