A Painted Garden

painting flowers

  • How do you know if you are an artist?

    You may be curious about everything. Maybe it’s a habit that makes you weird to everyone else. I think back to my high school days and even elementary and say oh! That is why I always asked why! I am… Continue reading

  • Paint Big Flower Patterns

    I have been seeing lots of big flower patterns. I bought a yellow skirt with a white flower pattern. Anthropologie has summer dresses with flower patterns. There have been random cold thunderstorm days but the birds are singing, the breeze… Continue reading

  • The best solution ever for making beautiful art!

    As you paint and work on a project you will hear a voice that says good idea but work on the color scheme. Pull out the color swatches book you made. Paint with the colors you like. How about painting… Continue reading

  • Process is king

    I have been working on this flower painting for days. It was too orange. Then it was too red. I wanted pink. I wanted to stamp the center with the bottom of a dime-sized circle brush handle. I don’t have… Continue reading

  • Technology Tips for Artist

    Technology helps me show my work. Technology helps me find other artists who inspire me to keep creating. Technology helps me wander and then discover the answer. I love that I can be in class with students from all over… Continue reading

  • What’s Blooming?

    I changed the font and added a few joyful exploration words. You may have noticed a brighter green. Here’s to all the new journal entries. I have changed my posting time to evenings. That seemed to be a preferred choice.… Continue reading