Looking for my latest writing? I now publish essays on Substack: Living the Way of the Happy Painter. Read or subscribe here → I’m in the middle of painting a new collection of owl paintings, and as they slowly come into being, I’ve found myself thinking about a creative sabbatical I took last month. It was the kind of retreat that doesn’t look dramatic from... Continue reading
Looking for my latest writing? I now publish essays on Substack: Living the Way of the Happy Painter. Read or subscribe here → I’m writing to you today from my creative sabbatical at the beach in Florida, where I’ve just finished the first messy layers of six new paintings. As I mentioned, I’ve been painting dreamscapes, which has made me feel like a beginner all... Continue reading
Looking for my latest writing? I now publish essays on Substack: Living the Way of the Happy Painter. Read or subscribe here → When I first started painting again in 2009, I had no clue what to paint. But then I stepped back to look at my first layers—and I distinctly saw the outline of an owl. Lately, I’ve been painting dreamscapes—colorful worlds you feel... Continue reading
Looking for my latest writing? I now publish weekly essays on Substack: Living the Way of the Happy Painter. Read or subscribe here → I’m writing to you today from my backyard garden, where the cosmos are in full bloom. My mom used to plant stretches of cosmos in two separate flower gardens in the backyard of the house I grew up in. There’s a... Continue reading
Looking for my latest writing? I now publish weekly essays on Substack: Living the Way of the Happy Painter. Read or subscribe here → I’ve carried this tension for as long as I can remember — a quiet tug-of-war between my love of whimsy, imagination, and color, and the “professionalism” I thought I was supposed to embody. When I began writing my novel, I was... Continue reading
You can find the full list of all 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations here. Welcome to Week 7 of 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations! This week’s featured class: Enchanted – Soulful Eyes and Faces When I picked up my brush again in 2009, I never imagined it would turn into a 16-year career as a full-time artist — launching over eighteen online classes, teaching and... Continue reading
You can find the full list of all 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations here. Welcome to Week 6 of 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations! This week’s featured class: Bliss – Mixed Media Painting. It’s all about staying loose, so we’re painting a woman’s face with color and freedom — making marks to define our features and seeing where the colors lead us. I’m also happy... Continue reading
You can find the full list of all 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations here. Welcome to Week 5 of 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations! This week’s featured class: Faces – Mixed Media Portraits. It’s all about playful color, so we’re painting faces with freedom and joy — trusting our intuition and seeing where the layers want to take us. I’m also happy to continue my... Continue reading
You can find the full list of all 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations here. Welcome to Week 4 of 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations! It’s been such a joy seeing what you’re creating through these weeks — so many beautiful paintings shared. I’m so thankful that you’ve joined me on this creative journey. For those of you who share a passion for creative inspiration, I... Continue reading
You can find the full list of all 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations here. Welcome to Week 3 of 7 Weeks of Creative Celebrations! I’ve been thinking lately about the moments that guide us — the little nudges that help us find our way back to what we love. Years ago, I worked as an editorial assistant and graphic designer at a newspaper in Minneapolis.... Continue reading
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