A Painted Garden

art blog

  • Bright Bold You-Flower Pattern

    All right, I am borrowing the 100 days of painting from EttaVee. I am on a roll! I finished Suzanne’s painting course. That was fun! I am working on a new painting a day. Lately, I have been finishing the… Continue reading

  • Warm Orange Yellow

    What did I use to mix up this lovely shade of my blouse? Oh right, I mixed cadmium yellow, rose pink, and a drop of fluorescent pink! I forgot how lovely it is to mix my colors. I don’t have… Continue reading

  • Three dark orange flowers in a blue vase

    Three dark orange flowers in a blue vase. Doesn’t that just sound interesting? I like the flowers and I love the blue vase. One of my signature habits is adding blue to the painting. It may be on the leaves… Continue reading

  • Art Happens to All of Us

    Alright, this is a good layout but the color is all wrong. I wanted to finish my floral arrangement but after an hour it was time for a break. Hours later and after some ice cream I have clarity! This… Continue reading

  • Flowers-Let Your Spirit Guide You!

    How do you paint flowers? Millions of people all over the world search for ideas for painting flowers. I search too. Today I added a little water to my palette and painted. The brush that I was second-guessing was gliding… Continue reading

  • Roses-Paint So You Can Paint

    In the last project I went through a lot of layers. I like the color. Then I didn’t like the texture. I needed more contrast. On and on it went. Today, I painted a floral arrangement in 15 minutes. I’ve… Continue reading