art journal
the art journal blog of an expressionistic artist who paints the way nature makes her feel.
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The best solution ever for making beautiful art!
As you paint and work on a project you will hear a voice that says good idea but work on the color scheme. Pull out the color swatches book you made. Paint with the colors you like. How about painting… Continue reading
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Process is king
I have been working on this flower painting for days. It was too orange. Then it was too red. I wanted pink. I wanted to stamp the center with the bottom of a dime-sized circle brush handle. I don’t have… Continue reading
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Technology Tips for Artist
Technology helps me show my work. Technology helps me find other artists who inspire me to keep creating. Technology helps me wander and then discover the answer. I love that I can be in class with students from all over… Continue reading
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Why are kids such great artists?
Kids don’t have any preconceived notions of what art is or should look like. Every time I give students the tools to paint, they paint. I admire watching the flow of ideas. The difference between watching a video to paint… Continue reading
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A word that describes me is…
CREATIVE. Once I start, the ideas keep coming! I enjoy nature, color, and creative exploration the most! Color in the right combination can inspire you. When I think of color I think of Sonia Sotomayor’s Just Ask! How you use… Continue reading
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How Not to Teach Art
The project was Starry Night by Van Gogh. My artists are third and fourth-graders. I showed them Starry Night. Then we watched a video. We watched and paused as we painted along. That is where I went absolutely wrong. The… Continue reading
A Painted Garden 