A Painted Garden

sage green acrylic paint colors and a water cup

Shares Her Love of Nature With the World

Watercolor flower bouquet of pink peach and red flowers

Welcome to A Painted Garden- a space where art, nature, and emotion bloom together.

I’m an expressive painter inspired by flowers, gardens, moonlight, and the quiet magic of the natural world. My work is rooted in feeling-the calm of a breeze, the warmth of the sun, the color of orange roses, and the sense of peace you find when you slow down and simply be.

My abstract floral paintings are loose, layered, and full of life-warmth, playful, and created to bring optimism into your everyday.

This is a creative journal of my art adventures-a place where I share my inspiration, process, and the beauty I find in everyday moments.

the words stay weird surrounded by pink wildflowers
Color mixing with Liquitex acrylic paint
Abstract Watercolor Peach Pink Flowers in Blue Pitcher Painting

Nature art for peace, warmth, and optimism in everyday life

a book about how animals are unique and so are we

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Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don’t forget to have art in your life – music, paintings, theater, dance, and sunsets. -Eric Carle

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Posting Every Wednesday and Saturday

Sometimes I post more because I always have creative ideas and art inspiration to share!

Latest Posts

  • Life’s Peachy Paper roll blooms

    Some time ago I found a tutorial on creating stamps with paper rolls. What a great idea! For the complete tutorial head here. Love the simple. Ok, today’s stamping with ribbon and acrylic didn’t work but there are lots more… Continue reading

  • Peach Ornament Stamp Flowers

    I love painting these ornament stamp flowers. You take a small ornament, dip it into paint and apply to paper in a swirl motion. Or is it a circle motion? I have a typical smooth shiny red ornament. I wonder… Continue reading

  • Creatively Hue Readers

    Thank you so much for being a fan Every day there are more of you. Did you know that I have a shop where I house over 100 of my designs? I have a stack yet to be added. In… Continue reading

  • Listen to Me

    I was about ready to throw this out. I kept layering the background and suddenly I have the moon and the stars. The moon and the stars, flowers, everything in nature speaks of truth. Continue reading

  • Art is such a wonderful world

    Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Pablo Picasso What a wonderful quote. And just now as I was about to work on this post, another blogger posted about feeling like your work isn’t enough. You… Continue reading

  • Words by John W. Gardner

    Life is the art of drawing without an eraser. John W. Gardner When I work on a painting, I don’t use a pencil. I don’t even think about sketching, anymore. I haven’t in a long time. But I saw an… Continue reading

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