A Painted Garden

artist blogger

  • My first week of journaling

    This week was my first full week of art journaling. By my first week I mean, the first week where I didn’t have to go anywhere or do anything but paint. My idea was to blog daily, share my ideas,… Continue reading

  • In the summer heat it feels like spring and beginnings

    There’s a few more details to be painted. I’ll paint a light blue background and add spots of blue to make the orange tones pop. I already have! Picking up yellow and then tapping the brush into a red helps… Continue reading

  • Expressive Flowers on Watercolor Background

    I love the colors here. My palette is improving! The yellow-green makes pink pop. These flowers are expressive of the words that came from my spirit. I was about to overthink and suddenly these words fruition. Soften your strokes. Let… Continue reading

  • Expressive Flowers Sketches

    Beautiful swirls! The sketch on the right was done on copy paper, I used Basics acrylic paint and Liquitex brushes. Liquitex brushes are great! The flowers on the left were done on craft poster paper. I used a Dollar Tree… Continue reading

  • Art Happens to All of Us-Part 2

    Looking good! Let’s do a comparison! Big improvement in the color palette. Titan Buff made a difference. It’s harder to layer and layer with Basics paints. I absolutely love these Liquitex paints. Liqutex paints are creamy and layering with them… Continue reading

  • Art Happens to All of Us

    Alright, this is a good layout but the color is all wrong. I wanted to finish my floral arrangement but after an hour it was time for a break. Hours later and after some ice cream I have clarity! This… Continue reading