A Painted Garden

art blog

  • Roses-Let the Roses Fun Begin!

    I have been painting a lot! There’s layers and layers on this painting. I believe I have the process pictures of these projects. I’ll create an idea pin. I’m going to create a video of my favorite journal entries too.… Continue reading

  • Review of Liqitex Heavy Body Primary Set Part 2

    There’s this artist who is all about mixing on the page to see what happens. Why swatch and mix on a palette when you can paint. I agree! The flower painting on the left was done with mixing white. Mixing… Continue reading

  • May the force be with you!

    Have you ever been curious about nature? Yes I’m getting all Star Wars because I believe in the force. I wrote an arty book filled with colorful collage animals and mindful thoughts. Today the ebook is available for free. The… Continue reading

  • Roses-Pink Heaven

    There’s so much I love about this pattern. I challenged myself to work with shades of pink. I got a fluorescent pint, magenta rose pink and mixed a few shades by adding green to pink. I used a flat brush… Continue reading

  • Arty Thought

    If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? I love Amelia Bedelia’s heart. She confuses the situation but her heart is always in the right place. Harry Potter fights evil and wins.… Continue reading

  • Saying goodbye to work that isn’t working

    I deleted some of my artwork. It’s time to say goodbye to old designs. I kept the colorful blooms made with ornaments. I kept the heart shaped handle mug. The colors warm me and make me smile. Ever since I’ve… Continue reading