A Painted Garden

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  • Changing Your Mind About Your Art

    Do you ever change your mind about your painting? First, you like it, maybe you love it. Then you want to throw it away. Maybe you feel like the world doesn’t see your art, will they ever? Then you get… Continue reading

  • Inspiring Art Projects from Marc Chagall

    The freer the soul, the more abstract the painting becomes. These words are of Marc Chagall. Yes, what beautiful words. I had the honor of teaching a 4th-grade class about Marc Chagall. The presentation slides were colorful paintings filled with… Continue reading

    Inspiring Art Projects from Marc Chagall

  • My Flower Doodles

    This morning I took five minutes to draw the bouquet on the left. The flowers on the right were probably drawn during the same amount of time. Drawing like this takes me to the school days of drawing in my… Continue reading

  • Art Journal Vs. Paint Projects

    Do you have an art journal? Or do you always paint on canvas or paper? I usually get out my Canson Paper and I paint. Lately, I have been doodling in a notebook. I sketch in my color journal. I… Continue reading

  • Just Paint. Just Make Art.

    It had been a long time since I painted. Ok, it was only 3 weeks but oh my did I miss painting! I doodled with paper and pens but no painting or mess. You can imagine how ready I was… Continue reading

  • There’s always light

    Today I want to write about a Corita Kent quote and share the process for my peach abstract flowers. Ok maybe there are two Corita Kent quotes I want to share. Nothing is a mistake. There is no win and… Continue reading