painting flowers
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Why are kids such great artists?
Kids don’t have any preconceived notions of what art is or should look like. Every time I give students the tools to paint, they paint. I admire watching the flow of ideas. The difference between watching a video to paint… Continue reading
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A word that describes me is…
CREATIVE. Once I start, the ideas keep coming! I enjoy nature, color, and creative exploration the most! Color in the right combination can inspire you. When I think of color I think of Sonia Sotomayor’s Just Ask! How you use… Continue reading
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Flow with Gouache
Gouache combines everything I love about watercolor and acrylic paint! Gouache is my new love! If you want to learn more about Gouache, watercolor, and acrylic qualities, then you’ll enjoy this post! Gouache is like watercolor. You can dilute gouache… Continue reading
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Faith Ringgold
Let me start this post with a quote by Faith Ringgold. You can’t sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it. Yesterday I learned about Faith… Continue reading
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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
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Artsy thoughts…
How about banning the word can’t. Watching students paint, me dancing, singing songs it all makes me feel of course I can. Sometimes in what we say or do, we are telling the world I can’t. Oh, but we can!… Continue reading
A Painted Garden 