A Painted Garden

expressive artist

  • Warm Orange Yellow

    What did I use to mix up this lovely shade of my blouse? Oh right, I mixed cadmium yellow, rose pink, and a drop of fluorescent pink! I forgot how lovely it is to mix my colors. I don’t have… Continue reading

  • White Flowers on a Blue Purple Texture

    There I was pondering my life, as usual. Suddenly two yellow butterflies flutter by. Yes, I was thinking enough of the day job “stuff.” I love working with students but I am an artist. I want my art business. I… Continue reading

  • When in doubt, get out your tools and play!

    Get out your tools and play. Blue and pink you are my loves. I blogged about painting to find your style yesterday. Today I put play to the test. I gathered a few supplies and I painted. There was a… Continue reading

  • Lessons I’ve learned as an artist

    I have worked on a variety of projects and painted numerous flowers. Each one is a lesson and part of the process. Flowers for the spirit My summer painting has led me to these powerful words. To get to the… Continue reading

  • Expressive Flowers Sketches

    Beautiful swirls! The sketch on the right was done on copy paper, I used Basics acrylic paint and Liquitex brushes. Liquitex brushes are great! The flowers on the left were done on craft poster paper. I used a Dollar Tree… Continue reading

  • Pink Floral Bouquet

    Not sure if you can tell but my hero color is blue. I think it’s called Winsor Blue? I used Neocolors to sketch the flowers. I have one maybe two layers on the roses. The blue roses have yet to… Continue reading