A Painted Garden

acrylic painting

  • How Do You Mix Pink?

    You simply take any shade of red and mix it with Titanium White. Add a dot of yellow or complimentary color and now you’re talking! In this post, I’ll share how I mixed pink with acrylic paint. Then I’ll share… Continue reading

  • New Name for my website!

    I like Creatively Hue but want a name that reflects the flowers I paint. The words below are from my About page. Add Anthropologie’s Our People, mix in Georgia O’Keeffe’s, “I can’t sing so I paint”, and sprinkle the words… Continue reading

  • How to build confidence in your art

    What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Every time I get to teach children art, I am reminded that confidence and great ideas are always here. There is no need to build it. My students always pick up… Continue reading

  • Paint to declutter your mind

    Or is it clear your mind so you can paint? Sometimes my mind is full of clutter. Then there are times when I paint like this. I post these expressive flowers a lot. In fact, this flower arrangement is featured… Continue reading

  • Tons of art ideas but not enough time!

    What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I’m an artist and I hope I live a very long life. I have so many ideas but not enough time to do them all. Here I… Continue reading

  • Blooming Together Peach and Orange Roses

    Last spring I saw many beautiful roses. From the peach roses in my neighborhood to the orange beauties on the UCLA campus, I can’t get over how wonderful these roses are. I never noticed the typical red roses. There’s lovely… Continue reading