A Painted Garden

being an artist

  • Art Is My Favorite Activity

    Which activities make you lose track of time? Art makes me lose track of time. Color makes me lose track of time. The sun, moon and stars make me lose track of time. Painting and rose gardens make me lose… 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

  • Pink Floral Bouquet

    Not sure if you can tell but my hero color is blue. I think it’s called Winsor Blue? I used Neocolors to sketch the flowers. I have one maybe two layers on the roses. The blue roses have yet to… Continue reading

  • Review of Liqitex Heavy Body Primary Set Part 2

    There’s this artist who is all about mixing on the page to see what happens. Why swatch and mix on a palette when you can paint. I agree! The flower painting on the left was done with mixing white. Mixing… Continue reading

  • Lessons I’ve learned As An Artist This Week

    Hello! Before I continue with today’s post I want to share a posting agenda. Every Sunday I’ll post the art lessons I’ve learned throughout the week. Every Wednesday I’ll post an update on my current project including tips. I’ll be… Continue reading

  • Roses-Pink and Blue

    I went through all of my artwork. Perhaps you have seen all 100 of my designs on Society 6. Society 6 was my platform for storing my portfolio. And if I made a sale, great. I sold a sticker. Yes.… Continue reading