I recently sent out a questionnaire to see what you’d like to learn more about. The overwhelming response was that you wanted to learn more about How To Develop Your Own Style. When I first started painting my whimsical characters in 2009, I looked to other artists and picked out what I liked most in their paintings. I mixed those things up in my own... Continue reading
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. -Roald Dahl …. HOLDING GRACE is the January Project in my Serendipity 2 – A NEW Year In Mixed Media online class. This girl went through so many faces and so many background blues to get to the finished painting. From the beginning, I knew I wanted her to be one in my blue series.... Continue reading
This little owl was one of the most fun paintings I’ve ever created. This painting is one of the Dream Owl projects I share from start to finish in HOW TO PAINT AN OWL 2. To create this piece, I started with layers of painted pages for my background. Then I added all sorts of collage papers, acrylic paints, and inks. I hope you enjoy... Continue reading
If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. -Vincent Van Gogh …… WITH STRENGTH is the February Project for my online workshop Serendipity 2 – A NEW Year In Mixed Media. This was one of those paintings that came about because I was trying something new, got frustrated and needed to... Continue reading
I’m settling into my life at the beach as I embark on a little creative sabbatical. I’ve been painting and writing like crazy… there is nothing that inspires me more than walking barefoot in the sand. I’ve been brainstorming lots and lots of ideas for new classes and books and more! And I could use your help to make sure that what I’m sharing in... Continue reading
Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. -Julia Child ………. I love memoirs. Stories about people’s lives. Every day lives. Every day stories. I love that. It’s something I aspire to share in my own books. So I’ve been reading a ton of novels by women who have pursued their dreams. I picked up Julia Child’s My Life In France last... Continue reading
When the lovely Theresa Andreas-O’leary nominated me to be part of the “3-in-5 challenge,” it got me looking through my portfolio and seeing just how my artwork has evolved over the years. I love to share my process from start to finish in my online classes because I find it so deceiving to just look at a finished painting, not knowing all of the time,... Continue reading
*update: the giveaway has ended. Jocelyn Petcholan you are the winner… Congratulations! Thank YOU so very much for all of your enthusiasm about my newest online course, FACES – Mixed Media Portraits. With each painting project, I share my mistakes and how I fix them along the way to talk myself out of getting frustrated so I can keep on creating, stay inspired and evolve... Continue reading
Registration is open! I’m so excited for this new class… FACES – Mixed Media Portraits. The question I get asked most often is how I paint my eyes and faces. So many have said they want to develop their own style, so in this class, I share many different mixed media faces and techniques that will strengthen your own voice and rekindle your creative spark.... Continue reading
Every human is an artist. And this is the main art that we have: the creation of our story. -Miguel Angel Ruiz …… I’m so excited for this new class! Thank you for all of your enthusiasm about it already. The question I get asked most often is how I paint my eyes and faces. So many have said they want to develop their own... Continue reading
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