A Painted Garden

creative life

  • Paper Collage is such a fun way to create

    The pink and the yellow just work. This piece took about two hours. It always gets me that I paint these colorful papers from copy paper. As I paint them, the textures are just interesting to make. Oh, but when… Continue reading

  • Words By Ram Dass

    I read this quote and I had to share it. This is how I feel. And why I paint. The universe is an example of love. Like a tree. Like my body. Like my wheelchair. I see love. Ram Dass… Continue reading

  • One of my first sketches

    Painted on an old journal page with a Crayola Educational Watercolor set. I sketched with a pencil. These were the days of my 5-minute sketches. The time isn’t the point The point is to utilize what time you do have… Continue reading

  • Pink Flower Pattern Texture

    Even now I’m looking at the image and asking how did this marvelous color scheme happen! The blending of yellow over pink makes orange. And blending with a napkin! I think I’ve found the answer to adding more color to… Continue reading

  • Who needs watercolor…

    when you have markers! I’ve tried this technique on my there’s no right way to paint a flower project. I forgot how beautiful the results can be. The beauty of art is there are no rules. There’s no right or… Continue reading

  • World Needs Love Flower

    Wow! I love the color and the stamp texture. I need to find more objects to stamp with. There’s this artist on Instagram. She stamps with all kinds of objects. I love love my candle lid. It’s rusting because I… Continue reading