A Painted Garden

mixed media flowers

  • 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

  • Pink and peach bouquet of let’s do this!

    Hesitation was there at first, but I chose to pick up the paintbrush and did soft strokes. I started painting this flower bouquet yesterday. Today I had to mix up the same colors only slightly darker What do you know,… Continue reading

  • How I paint flowers is my buisness.

    You bloom better when you mind your own business. That should be a T-shirt. It will be. I have been thinking about this. I was painting flowers as I always am. Going there to have shrimp tacos. It was a… Continue reading

  • Grow your own garden paper collage art

    Did it! I had leftover blue paint and painted the cover. I had an idea—no I didn’t have an idea. I had no idea these flowers would bloom the way they did! I’ll add this to the book file and… Continue reading

  • Bright and Colorful Flowers

    That is my dream! That is all I wish to do. I feel like this is a bright and colorful mess? I have been painting with my Basics colors and a premium white by Utrecht. The vase looked like it… Continue reading

  • Expressive Flowers Sketches

    Beautiful swirls! The sketch on the right was done on copy paper, I used Basics acrylic paint and Liquitex brushes. Liquitex brushes are great! The flowers on the left were done on craft poster paper. I used a Dollar Tree… Continue reading