creativity

  • Abundance Blooms and Butterflies

    When I read the word abundance in Color Me Floral my spirit said yes! Today was one of those sessions where I began with high hopes and ended with what was not my art. In this post, I share a… Continue reading

    Abundance Blooms and Butterflies
  • Don’t Be a Hoarder

    Don’t Be a Hoarder is a chapter in Show Your Work by Austin Kleon. I wrote a post yesterday on why we may think our art is ugly. I proposed that we should only think about ourselves and our ideas… Continue reading

  • Lemons, Summer Days and Daisies

    Have you finished painting and then notice how beautiful the color is in your water cup is? I have been doing that lately. I’ve also been painting with yellow and pink. These colors feel like summer days! The title of… Continue reading

  • Mixing Acrylic Paint Colors

    Do you wish you could mix bright beautiful colors? You can quickly mix the colors you want and get to the best part, painting! In this post I’ll share how I am mixing colors and what I am learning. For… Continue reading

    Mixing Acrylic Paint Colors
  • Painting Brings Me Joy

    One simple thing I do is paint! I paint abstract flowers. I paint to relax. When I am tired I paint. When flowers say paint me! I paint them. I paint when I think about my day or the days… Continue reading

    Painting Brings Me Joy
  • Blue Roses

    I did not know what I was doing as I painted these flowers. I know what happens when I move the brush a certain way. If I don’t like the petals I’ve painted, I can flatten the colors with my… Continue reading