A Painted Garden

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.

  • Embracing Your Unique Artistic Voice

    I am scrolling through old posts and deciding which one to repost today. Of course, Aristotle caught my attention, and here we are! “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”… Continue reading

    Embracing Your Unique Artistic Voice

  • Using Ink Stamps for Painting Textures

    As my summer comes to a close I am looking to do a little creative exploration. Ok, my goal is to always have a little summer carefree day every day. Supplies Apply Paint to the Stamps and Stamp Apply a… Continue reading

  • Remember Tempera Paint?

    I have been using tempera paint for teaching art this summer. Oh boy has it been fun! If you are looking to explore new ideas or go back to color-mixing basics, Crayola Tempera Paint might be good for you. In… Continue reading

  • Faith Ringgold

    Let me start this post with a quote by Faith Ringgold. You can’t sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it. Yesterday I learned about Faith… Continue reading

  • Corita Kent Rules

    Here is a list of some of Corita’s words that speak to me. What a difference these ideas make. I should write them in my art journal. 1 Find a trusting place and trust it for a while 2 Consider… Continue reading

    Corita Kent Rules

  • How Do You Run An Art Business?

    I have been trying to build an art business for years. I love art. My imagination, creativity, and certainly my curiosity, come from my artistic spirit. In the words of a friend, “Don’t try, do it! Today I’m going to… Continue reading