Lately, I’ve been taking the time to journal and paint each morning in my garden. It’s been a wonderful way to stay creative. And it’s really kept my paintings loose and free. I keep my main supplies ready to go in my kitchen so I can create any time (no excuses): a small sketchbook or journal, a cup of water and 2 brushes, a watercolor... Continue reading
Out of all of the mixed media painting techniques I’ve ever tried, the one thing I always return to is having fun with whatever it is I am creating. This brings joy to the process which inevitably gets infused into your artwork and makes anyone who sees it smile. That is my philosophy when it comes to painting. I know that when I am not... Continue reading
Use code: SUMMER for 10% off everything in my shop (including online courses). Click HERE to visit my shop. I know several of you missed my sale, so I’ve extended it until Friday. June 20, 2014 Good until Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:59EST ………. I am honored to have a few features coming up in Stampington & Co magazines. One article will be in Somerset... Continue reading
Title: In Time. Original Painting 7×7″ on wood available here. ……… If ever I am feeling like I just don’t want to get into my studio, thinking I have no time or no idea what to paint, I get out my favorite colors and paint owls. Painting owls brings me back into my comfort zone. I begin with the same simple shapes I’ve always used... Continue reading
LET YOUR HEART SPEAK. Find the original painting here. ………. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou ………. When I started this painting, I had intended it to be a simple face shading demonstration for my online class BLISS. But once I started painting, I... Continue reading
LOVE. 9×12″ on bristol paper. Find the original painting here. ……….. “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” Ansel Adams. ……….. LOVE was one of those paintings that came easily. A piece where I was... Continue reading
Happiness, not in another place but this place… not for another hour, but this hour. -Walt Whitman ……….. This is one of the Bonus Projects in my online workshop Bliss – Mixed Media On Location. I love this painting because it reminded me to let go and try new things by staying in my comfort zone. For me, it’s always a balance between trying something... Continue reading
“I simply do not distinguish between work and play.” -Mary Oliver ………… These paintings are part of the New York City pieces I created for my online workshop Bliss – Mixed Media On Location. I was inspired to blend and merge acrylic and india inks the way I did with watercolors as a child. This led me to adding layers of lokta papers, acrylics and... Continue reading
“There are times when we stop, we sit still. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper.” -James Carroll ………. This is the April Bonus Project for my online workshop Serendipity – A Year In Mixed Media. In class, I talk a lot about my inspirations for each painting, so students can get a feel for how I evolve and strengthen... Continue reading
“I held my breath as we do sometimes to stop time when something wonderful has touched us…” -Mary Oliver ………. MOON RISE is a painting that started out as a frustrated bear. I wasn’t happy with the painting and whenever I don’t know what to do with a character these days, it seems, I always turn it into a bear. With this piece I was... Continue reading
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