“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” -Leo Tolstoy ………… Recently I’ve fallen in love with creating these journal pages. I use the same step by step process to create each page, which makes it easier for my creativity to come out in each new character. I just love how each one has its own personality… and they are SO fun to do. I... Continue reading
*use discount code bliss at checkout until 11:59PM EST Sunday, March 23, 2014* *Early registration has ended, but there are still sale price spaces available at $149. Use discount code sale at checkout* REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! I am so crazy excited for my new online course BLISS – Mixed Media On Location where we’ll be painting all sorts of whimsical characters and backgrounds together!... Continue reading
Title: STAR WARRIOR. The original painting is sold, but you can find prints in my shop. “Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.” -Julia Cameron ………. This is the March Project for my online course SERENDIPITY – A YEAR IN MIXED MEDIA. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that most of my work, especially on canvas, has layers... Continue reading
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” -Vincent Van Gogh ……….. This painting had all sorts of layers underneath. Then, within all of the paint and paper, I saw a lion. I have been sketching all of these lounging lions and bears. They seem very calm and always as if they know just what they are doing. My favorite part... Continue reading
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb ………. I am having so much fun painting backgrounds. And, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know I usually don’t get attached to my backgrounds. Usually it’s no problem for me to paint over them and add my whimsical characters. But lately, I... Continue reading
“Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite – getting something down.” -Julia Cameron ……….. Let It Be. That’s sort of been my mantra these last few weeks, especially with my artwork. These paintings on paper are really a reminder not to over-do my paintings. I was feeling like with my pieces on canvas, there were so many layers upon layers, that... Continue reading
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” -Audrey Hepburn ………. I love to take photo walks, especially through places I have never been. I’ve gotten in the habit of taking myself on field trips where I get out of the studio and go someplace new and explore. Snapping photos in those places is so inspiring and really keeps me looking and being inspired... Continue reading
“Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose” ― Eckhart Tolle …….. My words for 2014 are bliss and stillness. And, it seems, adding more and more stillness into my every day leads me to bliss. I’ve been listening to Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth and it’s a lovely reminder to get out of my own way. Sometimes thoughts and to-do lists seem... Continue reading
Title: WITH STARS IN HER EYES. Contact Me if you’re interested in the original painting. Prints available here in my shop. ……… “I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.” ― Mary Oliver ……… To loosen up and not get so attached to my artwork, I’ve been painting on paper, book pages and cardboard. Painting on... Continue reading
Title: TENDER HEART. Contact Me if you’re interested in the original painting. Prints available in my shop. “I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing as though I had wings.” ― Mary Oliver ……….. One of my new favorite art supplies is washi tape. It’s... Continue reading
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