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.

  • Loving Green Plants

    Leaves seem to be on my mind as I’ve been painting flowers. Simple drawings and beautiful posters. Loving green plants is a peaceful place to be. Today I was going through my agenda and came across the task of renewing… Continue reading

    Loving Green Plants
  • Blooming Wonderfully,

    This week was weird, but I guess I lived by the words stay weird. I am getting ready to publish my coloring book. That led to reading my other books. Aside from a few changes I made, I like my… Continue reading

    Blooming Wonderfully,
  • Painting a Pink Cake!

    It all started with a post from Carrie Schmitt. She had painted a cake on a pedestal with the caption, I forgot how much fun it is to paint cake!!! I had to paint my cake. Cake is my favorite… Continue reading

    Painting a Pink Cake!
  • Finger Painting with Orange Paint

    I have orange paint left over from the colors I had mixed up. It’s acrylic paint. Acrylic paint dries fast. Before my paint dries up, I want to use it. I had no plan. I just wanted flowers in a… Continue reading

    Finger Painting with Orange Paint
  • Painting Watercolor Florals on Larger Paper

    I usually paint on 9 x 12 paper. My journal is 7 x 10. One day when I was at the art store, I wondered what it would be like to paint on 15 x 11 paper or even a… Continue reading

    Painting Watercolor Florals on Larger Paper
  • Love your Name Watercolor Chrysanthemums, Fingerpainted!

    I posted my flower in my happenings in my creative post. I saw the book last week and woke up thinking about the ideas and the power of this read. The story is about a girl who loves her name… Continue reading

    Love your Name Watercolor Chrysanthemums, Fingerpainted!