A Painted Garden

Creative Exploration

  • Hello Blooming Beauties!

    I remember when I painted these flowers in five minutes with a Crayola washable watercolor set. Or was it Prang? All the same love! I’m about to pop some popcorn and watch a movie. I wanted to hop on here… Continue reading

  • Roses-Just do it

    Today was the day. I said I’d post new work and it was going to be awesome. That did not happen. That’s ok because tomorrow’s another day! Well I did come away with one design. In between paper after paper… Continue reading

  • Roses-Bouquet of Love

    The smell of out-of-the-oven brownies is in the air. Here I am reviewing this bouquet. I was back and forth, I like it, don’t like it, fix it, love it! There are a few changes I would make. Not sure… Continue reading

  • Roses-You Can Always Make It Work

    I am working through the art-to-life workshop. I admit I was unsure yet knowing I need help and hopeful. My color practice is going great. It turns out this is one of the best free workshops I’ve taken. The workshop… Continue reading

  • Roses-Valentine’s Day Workshop

    This year I’m doing a countdown to Valentine’s Day. First up, we have hello beautiful! I worked in layers. I was unsure of the end result. Yet I knew they were going to be beautiful. With every stroke, I let… Continue reading

  • Roses-In honesty

    I was listening to this YouTube video and the artist basically said these words. Paint a dot. Paint strokes around the dot. Begin with a dark dot and get lighter. I painted I don’t know how many roses. Not a… Continue reading