Are You Growing Your Creative Skills?
How do you know if you are growing your creative skills in a particular area? One of the best ways would be to take a look back at some of your earlier work. Can you see areas where you have … Continue reading →
Finding Inspiration in the Produce Aisle
I wasn’t looking for art supplies or even for art ideas. I was just shopping for groceries, in a store that doesn’t even sell art materials. And there they were in the produce isle— the most beautiful red pears. I … Continue reading →
Learning Negative Painting
During the pandemic quarantine I came across an artist whose work in negative painting fascinated me. Her watercolors were vibrant and the negative painting created beautiful depth to the paintings. I wanted to learn her secrets. I also wanted to … Continue reading →
Brush Up on Your Skills
I love the opportunity to learn from other artists. Each one has something different to offer in the way they approach their art. You can brush up on your skills by doing things exactly the way they do in their … Continue reading →
Beauty From Trash
I joined an art challenge called Quarantined Creatives Art Challenge hosted by Matt Tommey. It’s still open to join and it’s free. You are welcome to participate with several thousand other creatives (online)! The first challenge was to reflect on … Continue reading →
Focus on Spring and New Life
Where are your heart and mind focused? It’s easy to get wrapped up in the constantly changing daily news. Many are out of work, separated from families, confined to their homes, and wondering what the future holds. Are you focusing … Continue reading →
Paint Pouring
Acrylic paint pouring is fairly new in the creative craft world. It’s been on my “must try” list since I first started seeing posts and videos giving demonstrations. I love the beauty and unpredictability of the outcome. So much depends … Continue reading →
New Class Available!
I am so excited to tell you that I have published a class of my own on Skillshare! Skillshare is an online learning community in which you can take thousands of classes in a large variety of subjects. If you’ve … Continue reading →
Staying One Step Ahead
Everyone needs a challenge in their lives to keep growing and expanding their gifts. My challenge now is staying one step ahead of my granddaughter, (or maybe more correctly, keeping up with her!) I love her enthusiasm and desire to … Continue reading →
Focus to Perfect Your Skills
Over six years ago I wrote a post about my dreams of watercolor painting. You can read the whole post here. I longed to learn to paint well with watercolors, but my paints tended to stay on the shelf… from … Continue reading →