A Painted Garden

artist blogger

  • The Life of an artist

    I wake up at 6:00 am. Get dressed. Make breakfast. I say a little prayer. At 7:30 I gather a few supplies. For the next four hours, I paint. I surrender to the ideas. At noon, I have lunch and go… Continue reading

  • Give your art a chance

    I used to throw out my work wanting to start over. Now my painting wisdom tells me to hold on. Yes, some of that wisdom came from other artists who call it the awkward phase. Etta Vee calls it the… Continue reading

  • Art is Fun

    I’ll answer today’s prompt with a poem. I paint flowers with the colors of the sun Go for a run Stroll with the butterflies and the breeze Sip tea with ease Dance Gaze at the moon with abundance, not chance Continue reading

  • Painting with a cup of tea

    It was a rainy day and it felt good to paint flowers with various tones of blue. I said the focus of this post should be why. Off the top of my head here goes. Why do I paint? What… Continue reading

  • Be a gentle Friend

    There are a lot of elements in this world that I wish didn’t exist. Yet they do.  I can’t think of anything that I want to un-invent. How about fear or the inner critic? I have been thinking about my… Continue reading

  • Paint to declutter your mind

    Or is it clear your mind so you can paint? Sometimes my mind is full of clutter. Then there are times when I paint like this. I post these expressive flowers a lot. In fact, this flower arrangement is featured… Continue reading