Do you struggle to cover up your art? I do (all the time). In my free workshop I share a bit about how I draw my character with the eyes closed whenever I’m having trouble with the face (just click here to join my free workshop). Another way I cover up my art is to fingerpaint. There can never be a wrong way and it’s... Continue reading
Whenever I play it helps me feel calm and connected. For a while, I’d been creating these very layered portraits of women with soft, realistic faces and incredible hair, using lots of mixed media art supplies and papers. Every painting took SO many layers. I enjoyed that their story evolved with each layer, but I found, especially on their faces, they lost their initial light... Continue reading
Whenever I’m stuck with my art, I look back at the progress photos from a past painting. Most of the time, my character looks nothing like it did when I started. It takes lots of beautiful mistakes and so many ugly stages before I can even begin to figure out the best posture, profile and facial gestures. Yet as I create, my mind tells me... Continue reading
Do you find it difficult to be loose with your art? I do (a lot). A few days ago I was painting and I started to feel like I’d never get the face right. I just couldn’t loosen up and let go. It all looked too perfect and painted on. Everything felt like a struggle. That’s when I take a step away and start a... Continue reading
With all of my artwork, I follow an intuitive painting process. After a few background layers (and many attempts at the character’s eyes and face), something finally starts to come out of the paint that resonates with my soul. Then I add more and more layers to bring out that heart, using spray paint, oil paintsticks, acrylics, inks, paint pens, water soluble pencil and pastels.... Continue reading
In college, I only painted abstracts. I loved shapes and color, but I got stuck there and would just paint over everything (again and again). Each time I thought I’d intuitively know what to paint next. But I was never attached to the painting, so I’d just keep covering it up. When I started painting whimsical characters in 2009, I’d often struggle if I didn’t... Continue reading
When I’m stuck with my art, I go back to painting owls and using my favorite cobalt teal or florescent pink hues. The owl that’s featured in my Free Painting Workshop is one of my favorites to create, especially when I need to have fun and play (click HERE if you’d like to join my free painting class). But the other day I was struggling... Continue reading
Do you ever find it hard to cover up your paintings? I do (all the time). Then sometimes a happy accident happens and it makes me stop and realize I just need to let go. The other day, I felt like my painting had finally come together. I set it aside to dry. But then I went to put my floresent red ink away and... Continue reading
Do you find it difficult to be loose in your art? I do (a lot). A few days ago I was painting and I started to feel like all of my characters were looking too painted on. You know, like the girl looked like I’d cut her out and pasted her on top of an abstract background. I just couldn’t loosen up. There was no... Continue reading
Whenever I’m stuck with my art, I don’t let myself look at any other artwork. If I do, I start to compare myself to everyone else and waste so much time “getting inspired” that I don’t even get back into the studio. Instead I play with water-soluble oil pastels in one of my coloring books or paint backgrounds to let go. That way, when I... Continue reading
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