This is the November project for my online course SERENDIPITY – A Year In Mixed Media. SERENDIPITY is all about overcoming creative blocks and strengthening your own unique style, so with every project I try and push my paintings in new directions and share just what inspired each piece. So An Amazing Journey came about after I’d been inspired by my friend and artist Efi... Continue reading
This is the October project for my online course SERENDIPITY- A Year In Mixed Media. It was a painting I created to demonstrate two characters based on inspirations from some of my past paintings. However, as I was painting, I realized I was “trying” so hard to paint certain things and to make the left character a moon and the right character a girl. Because... Continue reading
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” -Robert Frost ……………………… This owl came out of a moment of frustration with all of the other paintings I’d been working on. I reached a point where I’d pushed myself so far out of my comfort zone, that I just needed to paint something... Continue reading
Here’s a little video snip-it of DREAMERS WILL SAVE THE WORLD… one of the paintings I demonstrate from start to finish in my online course HOW TO CREATE WHIMSICAL ANIMALS. For this painting, I played with all sorts of my favorite art supplies: water-soluble oil pastels, vintage postcards, book pages, and acrylic paints. Whimsical animals are some of my go-to characters whenever I’m feeling stuck. Continue reading
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” –Pablo Picasso ………………… I was lucky enough to spend a few extra days vacationing before the Lucky Star retreat. I felt like a princess, spending my days lounging by the pool and reading on the balcony with hillside views. Continue reading
“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” -Roald Dahl ………………… Well, I’ve just returned from Lucky Star Art Camp in the beautiful Texas hill country where I spent a week soaking up inspiration and connection… and spent a whole lot of time painting. The experience reminded me of the necessity to take time to “fill the well.” Continue reading
“We all have a hungry heart, and one of the things we hunger for is happiness. So as much as I possibly could, I stayed where I was happy.” -Mary Oliver ……………………. Painting this piece reminded me to go with what I see in the paint… even if I’ve never painted it before and have no idea what painting a horse would really be like.... Continue reading
YOUR EYELIDS FLUTTER. Prints available in my shop. Sometimes I doubt myself as I paint. Because I’m so used to covering things up in my work, I’ve noticed I cover up things that are new and original because they feel too awkward and weird. I think they’re not finished. But really, it’s not the painting. It’s the feeling it gives me inside. This piece just sort... Continue reading
ACCEPTANCE. 8×8″ on wood. Original Available Here.Prints available in my shop. “Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.” -Leonardo da Vinci ………………. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that whenever I am stuck with my artwork and feeling really vulnerable with my work, I paint an owl. Well, sometimes I paint a bear to get... Continue reading
BLISS. Original (SOLD).Prints available in my etsy shop. There are times when all I want to do is paint an owl. I have so much fun embellishing these little guys, that it just gets me back into having fun with my paintings again. So, if ever I start to get a little frustrated with my artwork (which generally happens whenever I’m pushing myself and trying... Continue reading
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