A Painted Garden

creative life

  • Flowers-Let Your Spirit Guide You!

    How do you paint flowers? Millions of people all over the world search for ideas for painting flowers. I search too. Today I added a little water to my palette and painted. The brush that I was second-guessing was gliding… Continue reading

  • Pink Roses-Flower Arrangement

    For this arrangement, I simply wanted to get something on the page. Pink is my color these days. I know I reviewed and love the Liquitex Heavy Body Paint set but I’m enjoying these Basics paints. Here’s my process: That’s… Continue reading

  • Roses-Paint So You Can Paint

    In the last project I went through a lot of layers. I like the color. Then I didn’t like the texture. I needed more contrast. On and on it went. Today, I painted a floral arrangement in 15 minutes. I’ve… Continue reading

  • Roses? Not today.

    I know that I want to paint a roses book. That is the plan. Problem is I like all flowers. I’m enjoying roses. This year, not sure if it’s only me, but the roses are big and in such wonderful… Continue reading

  • Pink Roses-Liquitex Hard Body Paint Part 3

    The Quinacridone Crimson is a pink red. This flower arrangement makes me think of Strawberry Shortcake. I went through many layers for the vase and background. I thought of my students who were given paint and a brush. They just… Continue reading

  • How I feel right now

    I’ve been working on new work. This quote is exactly how I feel. When you say”yes” to the “isness” of life, when you accept this moment as it is, you can feel a sense of spaciousness within you that is… Continue reading