painting
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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
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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
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How Not to Teach Art
The project was Starry Night by Van Gogh. My artists are third and fourth-graders. I showed them Starry Night. Then we watched a video. We watched and paused as we painted along. That is where I went absolutely wrong. The… Continue reading
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Wild Heart Artist
Today I read this question from a Cat Coq post. What would it really mean to you to know you’ve built a reliable career doing what you love? In this post, right here I want to wander and dream of… Continue reading
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Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you. From time to time I come across a person that I can freely talk about being an artist with. It’s a rare occasion when I feel free… Continue reading
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Earliest Painting Memory
My earliest memory is finger painting and making a mess! I’ve loved art every day of my life. I still like to make a mess! Here I am stamping with an eraser. It’s Corita Kent, James Victore, EttaVee, Shantell Martin…who… Continue reading
A Painted Garden 