i’ve been trying out tons of new art supplies for my online course HOW TO CREATE WHIMSICAL ANIMALS. i just love experimenting and layering with them all in my sketchbook. here are a few of my most recent favorites… powdered color pigments (by jaccard), flower-inspired stamps, water soluble wax crayons (by reeves), giant, wide brushes (great for covering up big spaces of background), bamboo calligraphy brushes (i just... Continue reading
I started my weekly blog series CREATIVE SUGAR to promote positivity and provide a platform for everyone to share their unique stories, knowledge and experiences, showcasing the beauty, connection, and inspiration that exists in our every day. This week on CREATIVE SUGAR, I’m delighted to share inspiration from Michelle Kral (Mitsib) from Sussex, England. What’s the greatest advice you’ve been given? These wise words came from my Dad, “never stop... Continue reading
DREAMERS WILL SAVE THE WORLD.Original Painting Available Here. 11×14″. Canvas Board ($155).Prints available here. this little bunny and his owl friend have become very dear to my heart. he’s become one of the signature animals for my online course HOW TO CREATE WHIMSICAL ANIMALS (i cannot believe class starts tomorrow)! find all of the details and register here. AND this is one of the paintings... Continue reading
a clean studio, sketching and sipping strawberry banana smoothies, a blank canvas, going out for lunch, giant coffees at breakfast (i rarely have coffee these days, but when i do, i so enjoy it), our bathroom remodel…finally finished (check out what it looked like before), and my very first art journal! ……………….. ps. i can hardly believe my upcoming online course HOW TO CREATE WHIMSICAL ANIMALS begins... Continue reading
I started my weekly blog series CREATIVE SUGAR to promote positivity and provide a platform for everyone to share their unique stories, knowledge and experiences, showcasing the beauty, connection, and inspiration that exists in our every day. This week on CREATIVE SUGAR, I’m delighted to share inspiration from Carrie Schmitt (Seattle, WA). * Be sure to check out Carries’s beautiful new website designed by my lovely husband, Brian Knapp. *... Continue reading
lately, i am really loving working on little creative projects. it’s such a fun way to combine a whole new set of art supplies together in all new ways! for these cards, i had the idea to cut up all of these strips of colored origami papers. i had my doubts about what i was doing though and before i even began nearly stopped myself... Continue reading
HOW TO CREATE WHIMSICAL ANIMALS, an online course. i am SO excited for my newest online course, HOW TO CREATE WHIMSICAL ANIMALS to start next week! find all of the details and register right here! my hope for you in this course is that you can build a library of critters using simple shapes and learn techniques to easily paint in a style... Continue reading
lately i’ve been experimenting with lots of new art supplies. it’s so fun to see how they do and don’t work together. and to come up with fun combinations i would never think of or see..unless it was for the beautiful mistakes that come from trying something new. rub-on decals i absolutely adore using these to embellish paintings, or anything really. these strawberry decals remind... Continue reading
I started my weekly blog series CREATIVE SUGAR to promote positivity and provide a platform for everyone to share their unique stories, knowledge and experiences, showcasing the beauty, connection, and inspiration that exists in our every day. This week on CREATIVE SUGAR, I’m delighted to share inspiration from Heidi M Mcdonald (Dorset. UK). What’s the greatest advice you’ve been given? I was told “always be open to learning”... Continue reading
normally i get out my paints. but this weekend i decided it’s been too long since i’ve submitted work to somerset studio magazine. and i didn’t want to just submit my paintings. i wanted to send a batch of lots of fun gifts and things. so, i got out some art supplies that i’d been saving for a rainy day and started to create. and... Continue reading
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