art journal
the art journal blog of an expressionistic artist who paints the way nature makes her feel.
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How to Bloom in Art: Learn from Your Past Efforts
Do you trash your original work and then look at the digital copy years later thinking what happened to this piece. I like it! That is what I am writing about today. First let me revisit words I wrote three… Continue reading
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Flow with paper collage
Have you explored paper collage? I have always been a fan of Eric Carle. In this post, I will share with you some of my favorite paper collage projects. Then I’ll show you why it’s such a magical medium to… Continue reading
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Finding Freedom in Creativity: My Painting Journey
Painting gives me freedom. Painting is my peace. In this post, we are going to talk about the benefits of painting. Hopefully all of my posts encourage you in a positive way and or make you want to keep creating… Continue reading
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Magic of Poinsettias: A Creative Journey
Hello! I just thought it would be fun to open up our journal and paint some flowers. Don’t have paint? Use what you have? You can use markers, pens or how about a pencil. Poinsettias are a flower for the… Continue reading
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Paint More and Let go of Perfection
My biggest challenge is letting go of the noise and surrendering to the idea and the tools. Today I had a limited amount of supplies. I had yellow and white acrylic paint and my Neocolors. Teal was a nice surprise… Continue reading
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Art Lessons For Life
Art Lessons for Life is a book project that I started. I will be sharing details of this project, a new project list and lessons that art has taught me. I have had amazing art experiences that I will never… Continue reading
A Painted Garden 