A Painted Garden

Creative Exploration

  • How to build confidence in your art

    What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Every time I get to teach children art, I am reminded that confidence and great ideas are always here. There is no need to build it. My students always pick up… Continue reading

  • Faith Ringgold

    Let me start this post with a quote by Faith Ringgold. You can’t sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it. Yesterday I learned about Faith… Continue reading

  • Artsy thoughts…

    How about banning the word can’t. Watching students paint, me dancing, singing songs it all makes me feel of course I can. Sometimes in what we say or do, we are telling the world I can’t. Oh, but we can!… Continue reading

  • Artist Quote-Spiritual Nature

    Today I am sharing a quote and some of my art. I am working on adding loads of work to my shop. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to paint more. I know it sounds crazy because I work… Continue reading

  • In Good Art Taste

    I painted these roses in good taste. These flowers are my colors, my texture, and how I feel. I created a video short about the book I’m reading. This video is unedited and me. I want more of this. That’s where… Continue reading

  • Art is Fun

    I’ll answer today’s prompt with a poem. I paint flowers with the colors of the sun Go for a run Stroll with the butterflies and the breeze Sip tea with ease Dance Gaze at the moon with abundance, not chance Continue reading