creative life
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Live like it’s summer!
It is the last day of school. You clear out your desk, have a pizza party, sign a few year books, have year-end festivities but mostly when that bell rings, freedom awaits. Having summers off is your chance to play… Continue reading
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Netherland’s + Tulips + Mindfulness
I remember when I painted these Tulips. The colors were expressive of my thoughts, and feelings. I was trying to capture the beautiful fields of tulips. This is the finger-painted flower behind my tulips. Oh right, finger painting is fun!… Continue reading
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How to Paint Flowers with Circles
Are you looking for an art journal entry? Do you want to creatively explore? An easy way to do that is to explore shapes. Ed Emberley has an interesting book about how you can use basic shapes to draw animals.… Continue reading
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The Importance of Making Art
Should you observe your work? Or should you keep painting and let the answers find you? Keep painting! Right away I want to say just make. I live by these words in my creative space. Making art is important because… Continue reading
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Blue Daisy and Could It Be a Pattern!
Blue daisies sound like a dream. If you are having a bad moment or better yet if you think you are having a rough moment, why not do a little creative exploration in your art journal. Painting ALWAYS helps. Daises… Continue reading
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Exploring Flower Painting with Eraser Stamps
Looking to try something fun for your art journal? How about stamping with erasers. In this post, I will talk about how I painted flowers by stamping with an eraser. I will share where the inspiration came from. Supplies you… Continue reading
A Painted Garden 