A Painted Garden

mixed media flowers

  • A Burst of Sunshine Collage Flower

    You’re a star and you shine. The morning after it rains, the skies are clean. At the first glimpse of sunshine you are in love. Oh and I sat letting the ideas live, for hours, for days. These are my… Continue reading

  • Do I Have Creative Block?

    I think I do. It feels like I’ve been painting with no particular place to go. I haven’t painted anything for the shop. I was working on sunflowers. The color and the brush were all wrong but I did practice… Continue reading

  • Blue Wildflowers

    This week I went through all the artwork in my journal. I started scanning. I’ve been getting to know my paint. For instance, this blue is one of the first blues I purchased. It’s a Royal & Langnickel Primary Blue.… Continue reading

  • Lemons or Blooms

    I like that it feels like both. Continue reading

  • Life’s Peachy Paper roll blooms

    Some time ago I found a tutorial on creating stamps with paper rolls. What a great idea! For the complete tutorial head here. Love the simple. Ok, today’s stamping with ribbon and acrylic didn’t work but there are lots more… Continue reading

  • Peach Ornament Stamp Flowers

    I love painting these ornament stamp flowers. You take a small ornament, dip it into paint and apply to paper in a swirl motion. Or is it a circle motion? I have a typical smooth shiny red ornament. I wonder… Continue reading