expressive art
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Unlock Your Artistic Freedom: No Right Way to Paint Flowers
In this post, we are going to talk about how important it is to let go of any preconceived notion of how to paint flowers and paint them. I painted these flowers a while back and wow I don’t think… Continue reading
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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
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How Not to Teach Art
The project was Starry Night by Van Gogh. My artists are third and fourth-graders. I showed them Starry Night. Then we watched a video. We watched and paused as we painted along. That is where I went absolutely wrong. The… Continue reading
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Art Helps You Think Abundance
Tell good stories. I’m reading Austin Kleon‘s Show Your Work and just finished the “Tell Good Stories” chapter. I finished guiding 2nd-grade students in painting their version of Diego Rivera’s Flower Vendor. I find myself working on a design for… Continue reading
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What motivates me?
Blooming beauties dancing with the trees. Dancing with the breeze Painting with the color blue Having nothing particular to do A slice of vanilla strawberry and almond cake Summer break Gazing up at the moon and stars Symphony of streetlights… Continue reading
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Love this image, water mug and all!
This flower painting is colorful, bright, and makes me smile. I feel like anything is possible. Now this is a simple painting. The painting that I did yesterday was ok but this flower painting has restored my faith. My faith… Continue reading
A Painted Garden 