A Painted Garden

Creative Exploration

  • Do you sign your art?

    I am curious and want to know if you sign your art? I am an artist. I am working on finger painting flowers and a winter garden collection. Redbubble came out with a newsletter and I’m ready to read it.… Continue reading

  • Lemons, Summer Days and Daisies

    Have you finished painting and then notice how beautiful the color is in your water cup is? I have been doing that lately. I’ve also been painting with yellow and pink. These colors feel like summer days! The title of… Continue reading

  • Art Is a Form of Self-Care

    Art can always guide us and teach us how to live deeper lives. I’ll be sharing a poem on all of the lessons I have been learning and end with the story behind my painting. Trying to be the best… Continue reading

  • Overcoming Fear In Your Art

    My summer has officially begun. I want to set the tone for my summer projects. I want to face fear so I can be free to make the art I’ve always dreamed I could. I have. I am. Let me… Continue reading

  • Blue Roses

    I did not know what I was doing as I painted these flowers. I know what happens when I move the brush a certain way. If I don’t like the petals I’ve painted, I can flatten the colors with my… Continue reading

  • Paint with what you have!

    This week I wrote a post on creative inexpensive art supplies. I have been drawing outside, making beautiful art with oil pastels and a green pen. I started a new book project! I am challenging myself to paint beautiful flowers… Continue reading