painting flowers

  • Roses-blue roses with songs

    Today’s bloganuary topic is what is my favorite song? Listen to Quiero Ser as I paint? What a great idea! I want a good blue and a liner brush. What is your favorite acrylic blue? How do you make your… Continue reading

  • Roses-show love

    Today’s bloganuary question is how do you show love? I think this is my favorite question! I show love with words and paint. Painting helps me relax. Painting helps me express how nature makes me feel. I want to paint… Continue reading

  • Roses-Sketches

    Today I thought I’d get out my sketching tools and draw roses. If I’m going to paint beautiful roses, I should learn how to draw them first. Right? The pink rose I drew with closed eyes surprised me the most.… Continue reading

  • Roses-Color Tips

    How about applying the color tips I read about yesterday? Yes! I referenced a few photos of, you guessed it, my favorite expressive abstract floral artist, Carrie Schmitt. Instead of painting today, I will observe the tips I’ve learned. You… Continue reading

  • Roses-Observe & Paint

    What is my happiest moment? Well, it certainly isn’t the meatloaf I cooked for dinner. Ha. My happiest moment is when I can see the idea form before my eyes. When I’m painting I can visualize the bigger picture. I… Continue reading

  • Roses-How do you paint roses?

    Today’s prompt is what is your preferred method of travel? I’d like to travel to Mexico, Spain, and Ireland. Oh, how could I forget the tulip fields of Holland? I’d need to board a plane. It would be great to… Continue reading