joyful art

  • Unlock Your Artistic Freedom: No Right Way to Paint Flowers

    In this post, we are going to talk about how important it is to let go of any preconceived notion of how to paint flowers and paint them. I painted these flowers a while back and wow I don’t think… Continue reading

    Unlock Your Artistic Freedom: No Right Way to Paint Flowers
  • Flower Doodles are My Favorite

    Flower doodles are my favorite. Do you feel like you don’t have time to paint? Maybe you aren’t feeling confident in your art. Doodling may be the answer. Monotone Vases I want more of these ceramic vase floral arrangements! As… Continue reading

    Flower Doodles are My Favorite
  • New Name for my website!

    I like Creatively Hue but want a name that reflects the flowers I paint. The words below are from my About page. Add Anthropologie’s Our People, mix in Georgia O’Keeffe’s, “I can’t sing so I paint”, and sprinkle the words… Continue reading

  • Always Paint For the Thrill of It

    Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. Well I suppose this question comes at a good time. I have written books. I have spent months creating and writing a book. Different Is Beautiful was inspired by a… Continue reading

  • 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