A Painted Garden

Creative Exploration

  • Bright Bold You-Flower Pattern

    All right, I am borrowing the 100 days of painting from EttaVee. I am on a roll! I finished Suzanne’s painting course. That was fun! I am working on a new painting a day. Lately, I have been finishing the… Continue reading

  • Wild About You Orange Pink Flowers

    I’m about done with the painting class. Did I need to buy a class? Probably not. Suzanne Allard is an amazing artist. I am too. That’s the point. What I’ve learned is that you have to show up in your… Continue reading

  • Austin Kleon Interview

    What a great interview. The book Steal Like An Artist is amazing and just what I need to get going. I love how that happens. There I am down and out. Suddenly, motivation finds me. I am an artist and… Continue reading

  • Warm Orange Yellow

    What did I use to mix up this lovely shade of my blouse? Oh right, I mixed cadmium yellow, rose pink, and a drop of fluorescent pink! I forgot how lovely it is to mix my colors. I don’t have… Continue reading

  • My favorite painting is now my banner!

    Everything about the color, especially the blue and dreamy thoughts is what makes this painting the right banner choice. The spirit in which I painted these flowers is a plus too! There I was feeling down. I went for a… Continue reading

  • Embracing Your Art

    I wish I had learned or better yet, never let the perils of society tell me that I was no artist. I remember thinking art isn’t a real career or thing whatever that means. Throughout my entire life art has… Continue reading