A Painted Garden

flowers

  • Let go so you can paint new ideas

    Many artists, go through the awkward phase of a painting. You have an idea. All seems well. Suddenly it’s a total loss. How do you know when a painting is truly a total loss or an awkward phase? Today I… Continue reading

    Let go so you can paint new ideas

  • The Key to Painting Beautiful Flowers

    Let me say that the tips in this post are for any artist. I am an abstract flower artist so of course my frame of reference is painting flowers. In this post, I’ll go into the painting lessons I have… Continue reading

  • My Flower Doodles

    This morning I took five minutes to draw the bouquet on the left. The flowers on the right were probably drawn during the same amount of time. Drawing like this takes me to the school days of drawing in my… Continue reading

  • 8 Artist Posts Worth Sharing

    It’s summer. I have all this time to work on my favorite hobby. Yes, I love to paint abstract flowers. I am reading Aladdin, Show Your Work, and art blogs. In this post, I thought it would be fun to… Continue reading

  • 5 Painting Ideas

    If you are looking for a new project or flower painting ideas to fill up your journal then you’ll enjoy these tips. Paper Collage Flower Paint paper. Write a few words of wisdom. Add a stem and leaves. I have… Continue reading

  • 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