A Painted Garden

flower artwork

  • Blooming Together Peach and Orange Roses

    Last spring I saw many beautiful roses. From the peach roses in my neighborhood to the orange beauties on the UCLA campus, I can’t get over how wonderful these roses are. I never noticed the typical red roses. There’s lovely… Continue reading

  • Be a better artist-gratitude

    This week I had the honor of leading students in creating gratitude pumpkins and painting corn. This week I have been reflecting on my time. Am I painting with me? Why did I indulge in a slice of pecan pie… Continue reading

  • Painting Is My Song

    I’m sharing this painting today because it’s bright, beautiful, and what I want more of. If you follow me on Instagram, you will see the other edition. I was about ready to let this go but had set it aside.… Continue reading

  • Wild About You Flower-Fun Day!

    Every day that I get to paint is a fun day. Today I sat with non-typical tools and, I painted beautiful flowers. Tomorrow I’ll have fun painting a drugs are despicable poster with a 2nd grade class. Fun! The orange… Continue reading

  • Wild About You Orange Pink Flowers

    I’m about done with the painting class. Did I need to buy a class? Probably not. Suzanne Allard is an amazing artist. I am too. That’s the point. What I’ve learned is that you have to show up in your… Continue reading

  • What’s Blooming?

    Oh, I like the title! I want to spend some time this weekend going over my goals for the blog. I want to keep exploring, especially since I just enrolled in a cool course. I’ll share more about that at… Continue reading