A Painted Garden

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  • Changing Your Mind About Your Art

    Do you ever change your mind about your painting? First, you like it, maybe you love it. Then you want to throw it away. Maybe you feel like the world doesn’t see your art, will they ever? Then you get… Continue reading

  • Mixing Pink and Pink Roses

    Have you read my 13 tips for acrylic painting post? I am glad I wrote these tips. The tips are helping me get into carefree moments of bliss. In today’s post, I will share how you can mix lovely shades… Continue reading

  • 5 Easy Abstract Painting Ideas

    In this post, I will be sharing some of my paintings and how the ideas came about. I am taking a moment to regroup. I want to stand apart from the negative thoughts and uncertainty to embrace my skills. Sometimes… Continue reading

  • How Do You Mix Pink?

    You simply take any shade of red and mix it with Titanium White. Add a dot of yellow or complimentary color and now you’re talking! In this post, I’ll share how I mixed pink with acrylic paint. Then I’ll share… Continue reading

  • How to build confidence in your art

    What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Every time I get to teach children art, I am reminded that confidence and great ideas are always here. There is no need to build it. My students always pick up… Continue reading

  • Be A Better Artist

    How about I simply am an artist. Yes, my art is improving. I find my work more interesting and reflective of how nature makes me feel. From the layers to the Hello gorgeous, I’m not thinking about my work getting… Continue reading