creative thinking

  • Art Journals Are Wonderful!

    I have never considered a journal a tool. Paying $20-$30 for a journal meant that I had to be good. My first few journals were actually old notebooks. You know the kind you intend to write in, but after a… Continue reading

    Art Journals Are Wonderful!
  • Blooms Made From Ornaments

    These ornament blooms once graced my book’s cover. It’s magical to take an ordinary object and turn it into something amazing. I’m not sure when, but the idea popped into my head. I have always been curious, but this kind… Continue reading

    Blooms Made From Ornaments
  • What is the Lastest Thing That I Have Learned?

    This is a WordPress daily prompt, and immediately, I have an answer. I was wandering around today in a big city. It is a place I have been, but not this particular place. I walked and observed. I sat and… Continue reading

    What is the Lastest Thing That I Have Learned?
  • Making Art is Good for You

    In this post, I want to share my latest flower painting and talk about how art doesn’t have to be good for it to be good for you. We get so focused on thinking our art is bad that we… Continue reading

    Making Art is Good for You
  • Overcoming Doubts: My Artistic Journey

    In these flowers, I paint the calm, peace, and positivity that nature makes me feel. I can see in some of the flowers where I thought too much. I have soft strokes like the pink rose in the upper right… Continue reading

    Overcoming Doubts: My Artistic Journey
  • How to Create Unique Flower Art in Your Journal

    You just pick up the paintbrush and paint! If all you have is a pencil then use that! In this post, I will compare old work to the art I have been painting this past week. Hopefully, your creativity will… Continue reading

    How to Create Unique Flower Art in Your Journal