A Painted Garden

how to paint flowers

  • Wild Rose Ink and Making Art

    My goodness, it has been a while since I painted these. They are beautiful! I appreciate them more than when I painted them. Inspiration I love wandering around in an Anthropologie store. The kitchen & dining items, colors, and patterns… Continue reading

    Wild Rose Ink and Making Art

  • 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

  • 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