A Painted Garden

artist blogger

  • Pretty in Fall

    Doesn’t this color palette hug you, making you smile? My warm browns and oranges are pretty. I’m ready for fall. It’s been 100 degrees of humid weather. I’m ready for sweaters, boots and flowers. Ok, so I want pumpkin pie… Continue reading

  • A Burst of Sunshine Collage Flower

    You’re a star and you shine. The morning after it rains, the skies are clean. At the first glimpse of sunshine you are in love. Oh and I sat letting the ideas live, for hours, for days. These are my… Continue reading

  • Do I Have Creative Block?

    I think I do. It feels like I’ve been painting with no particular place to go. I haven’t painted anything for the shop. I was working on sunflowers. The color and the brush were all wrong but I did practice… Continue reading

  • Blue Wildflowers

    This week I went through all the artwork in my journal. I started scanning. I’ve been getting to know my paint. For instance, this blue is one of the first blues I purchased. It’s a Royal & Langnickel Primary Blue.… Continue reading

  • Acrylic Paint Swatches

    Student grade. Premium. Hard Body. Soft Body. Fluid. All of these have a special place on my palette. Today I took the chance to share my art with children. It was the first day of school. What better way to… Continue reading

  • New Posting Days

    My new posting days are Monday, Friday, and Sunday. I have new work being added to my shops. I should do a lunchtime poem. I haven’t written a poem in a while. Let’s not forget the collage course. Be sure… Continue reading