A Painted Garden

artist blogger

  • All I want to do is paint

    What job would you do for free? What a question! I want to paint in the garden. I want to have breakfast and tea in the garden. I want to spend my days painting. I want time to just mix… Continue reading

  • Saying goodbye to work that isn’t working

    I deleted some of my artwork. It’s time to say goodbye to old designs. I kept the colorful blooms made with ornaments. I kept the heart shaped handle mug. The colors warm me and make me smile. Ever since I’ve… Continue reading

  • Beautiful Life-Sunray

    The first days of spring have been breezy, warm, and colorful. Today I walked around town admiring new sprouts of color. The warmth of the sun, every color of every bloom, the birds with their song, the way the skies… Continue reading

  • Roses-Use What You Have

    Do I know how to paint floral arrangements? I’ve just painted one. I’ve painted good sketches. Children never fully say they’re artists. They always grin and say,” I like to paint!” I was doodling with my bag of markers. I… Continue reading

  • Last Day of March 2023

    Spring is here and we are heading into a New Month. I wanted to make one last entry for March. Next week I will be hanging out in the arts district and doing a little shopping. I finally found a… Continue reading

  • Roses-There’s Something About You

    I’ve been getting positive feedback. It’s been nice. I am halfway through the From Painting to Product: Simplified skillshare course. First, it was sketching with a golden rod watercolor pencil. I forgot how much I love this pencil. Then it… Continue reading