A Painted Garden

self care

  • Freedom of Expression

    My cold has moved onto a cough. When I think I’m getting better, it gets bad again. This week I did my best to paint daily. But it’s been a great art week. I painted a Drugs are Despicable Minion… Continue reading

  • Be Bold Be You

    My hardest personal goal is to be me. I am an artist. I enjoy color and listening to the birds sing. This morning I was fascinated with flowing water along a curb. I like mixing colors. Blues are my favorite.… Continue reading

  • Bright Orange & Pink Roses In a Blue Vase

    Sounds dreamy and colorful! It is. I was going back and forth with layers of acrylic paint and Neocolors. I kept layering the leaves, but the brush was too thick. I tried teal and turquoise. Maybe the yellow was too… Continue reading

  • When in doubt, get out your tools and play!

    Get out your tools and play. Blue and pink you are my loves. I blogged about painting to find your style yesterday. Today I put play to the test. I gathered a few supplies and I painted. There was a… Continue reading

  • How to Find Your Art Style

    I was listening to a Q&A art licensing podcast. One question caught my attention. What do you do when you worry that your art will never be good enough. You have endless ideas but can’t transfer the ideas to canvas.… 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