A Painted Garden

joyful art

  • Roses-Watercolor Sketching and Exploring

    I had finished a painting session. I don’t remember the outcome but taking my finepoint black pen and doodling roses is memorable. I took random watercolors and painted in a quick blending motion. I used the back side of watercolor… Continue reading

  • Roses-Imperfectly Perfect

    Roses are not perfect circles. The petals are random shapes. The colors vary. The roses vary in size. Roses are beautiful! We don’t have to stop at Roses either. We can get all Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor and admire… Continue reading

  • Saying goodbye to work that isn’t working

    I deleted some of my artwork. It’s time to say goodbye to old designs. I kept the colorful blooms made with ornaments. I kept the heart shaped handle mug. The colors warm me and make me smile. Ever since I’ve… Continue reading

  • Roses-Use What You Have

    Do I know how to paint floral arrangements? I’ve just painted one. I’ve painted good sketches. Children never fully say they’re artists. They always grin and say,” I like to paint!” I was doodling with my bag of markers. I… Continue reading

  • Last Day of March 2023

    Spring is here and we are heading into a New Month. I wanted to make one last entry for March. Next week I will be hanging out in the arts district and doing a little shopping. I finally found a… Continue reading

  • Roses-There’s Something About You

    I’ve been getting positive feedback. It’s been nice. I am halfway through the From Painting to Product: Simplified skillshare course. First, it was sketching with a golden rod watercolor pencil. I forgot how much I love this pencil. Then it… Continue reading