MYSTERY. 11 x 14″ on canvas. (SOLD) Click here to see the original paintings available in my shop. ………. Lately, I’ve been painting so many owls that I started to feel bored with my artwork. I tried to paint something new with this piece. And that’s what made me almost stop painting all together. Often when I step out of my comfort zone and try... Continue reading
New Beginnings. 11 x 14″ on Canvas. More originals available here. ……… This was one of those paintings that took SO many layers. I nearly painted over this piece so many times. And I almost completely covered it up once I called it finished. This painting bothered me. It made me uncomfortable. It made me feel like I had so much more to express, and... Continue reading
Casey Rasmussen White… you are the winner! Congratulations! Thank you to everyone for all of your enthusiasm about my latest online class Serendipity 2. There are still a few sale spaces available. Enter discount code EARLY at checkout here. And now for a little video inspiration… ……… I am honored to have a few features coming up in Stampington & Co magazines. I’ll have an... 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
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
YOU ARE WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. Original (SOLD). Painting this BIG painting was really a reminder to not hold back. Whenever I paint big, I feel like I am wasting paint. Because my process is so full of layers, a LOT goes into each piece. And this bear started off as a flower then evolved into a very elaborate lion before it got its... Continue reading
This was one of those magical paintings where everything just fell into place. Sometimes I find that the character’s disposition, eyes, background story or color just fits. But every once in a while I’m in a groove, not thinking and just following instincts and a new character emerges, seemingly perfectly. So often for me that falling into place has to do with painting outside. It... Continue reading
FINDING JOY. 11×14″ Original (SOLD).Prints in my etsy shop. “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” –Howard Thurman ………………. Sometimes there are parts of a painting I just can’t touch. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I usually have... Continue reading
WITH THIS, THEN. 7×7″ on wood. Original Available Here.Prints available in my etsy shop. This painting was one that I did just for fun. And those always seem to become my favorites. Most often when I begin a piece, I set an intention for a feeling I’d like to express. But with this painting, I just wanted to play with some of the gelli prints... Continue reading
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