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This blog is a journal of my skills, work in progress and the life lessons I learn as a creative. My works includes watercolor., acrylic, fun tools and a little too collage. I create for the self and a better me.
2024-04-25 01:55
Looking for a fun Earth Day-inspired painting idea? In this post, I’ll share how painting wildflowers can help you swatch your watercolor paint, explore your style, and try a n… Read More
2024-04-22 01:50
Last week I wrote about using what you have to paint beautiful flowers. One of the barriers that we place on being an artist is not having the right tools. The other barrier is the b… Read More
2024-04-17 04:08
Are you looking for project ideas? Not sure what to paint? Here is a list of my favorite projects and the inspiration behind them!
#1 Be Bold, Be You Yellow Vase Flowers
I like the… Read More
2024-04-16 01:24
This week I wrote a post on creative inexpensive art supplies. I have been drawing outside, making beautiful art with oil pastels and a green pen. I started a new book project! I am… Read More
2024-04-14 16:21
If you want an easy way to paint flowers, finger painting is a great idea! You can make a mess. What better way to ignite your curiosity and creativity than the feel of paint on your fin… Read More
2024-04-12 01:59
Daily writing promptDescribe something you learned in high school.View all responses
You may be curious about everything. Maybe it’s a habit that makes you weird to everyone else. I… Read More
2024-04-11 04:14
Looking for fun inexpensive tools to add to your art supply toolbox? In this post, I’ll be sharing six ways that you can get creative and save on your art supplies. It is wonderful… Read More
2024-04-08 00:27
I have been seeing lots of big flower patterns. I bought a yellow skirt with a white flower pattern. Anthropologie has summer dresses with flower patterns. There have been random cold th… Read More
2024-04-05 19:04
This morning I found this lovely post. It was bright and joyful. This mural with all its flowers motivated me to recall the projects I’ve worked on with my students. Children have… Read More
2024-04-04 01:43
As you paint and work on a project you will hear a voice that says good idea but work on the color scheme. Pull out the color swatches book you made. Paint with the colors you like. How… Read More
2024-04-01 02:51
What did I work on this week? I took my notebook journal to work and added color to old designs, doodled mushroom art inspired by Yayoi Kusama, and doodled flower arrangements inspired b… Read More
2024-03-28 02:19
I have been working on this flower painting for days. It was too orange. Then it was too red. I wanted pink. I wanted to stamp the center with the bottom of a dime-sized circle brush handle… Read More
2024-03-27 03:25
Daily writing promptHow has technology changed your job?View all responses
Technology helps me show my work. Technology helps me find other artists who inspire me to keep creating… Read More
2024-03-25 02:15
A very Show Your Work! ethos: “If you love a book, talk about it! If you love a story, let other people know!”
The above is 10 on a list of things Austin Kl… Read More
2024-03-21 01:50
Kids don’t have any preconceived notions of what art is or should look like. Every time I give students the tools to paint, they paint. I admire watching the flow of ideas. The dif… Read More
2024-03-20 00:17
Daily writing promptWhat is one word that describes you?View all responses
CREATIVE. Once I start, the ideas keep coming! I enjoy nature, color, and creative exploration the most! C… Read More
2024-03-18 01:48
The project was Starry Night by Van Gogh. My artists are third and fourth-graders. I showed them Starry Night. Then we watched a video.
We watched and paused as we painted along… Read More
2024-03-14 00:25
It has been three days since I started my journal. So far, I haven’t doubted what to paint, make a mess, and rip a sheet out. But then again, isn’t painting all about making… Read More
2024-03-10 18:00
Gouache combines everything I love about watercolor and acrylic paint! Gouache is my new love! If you want to learn more about Gouache, watercolor, and acrylic qualities, then you&rs… Read More
2024-03-07 03:00
This project was inspired by Suzanne Allard.
I got a blank sheet of Canson watercolor paper. I painted swatches of orange, pink, and primary yellow. The yellow was too bright… Read More
2024-03-03 15:00
With this bright pink flower and roses, I took in the words of James Victore and Etta Vee. Then let go of the art that wasn’t.
I kept layering and layering the flower center… Read More
2024-03-02 17:11
What experiences in life helped you grow the most?Every time I get to teach children art, I am reminded that confidence and great ideas are always here. There is no need to build it. My stud… Read More
2024-02-28 15:00
Let me start this post with a quote by Faith Ringgold.
You can’t sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it.
Yesterday… Read More
2024-02-27 04:38
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.
collage work from Different Is BesautifulWell I suppose this question comes at a good time. I have written books. I hav… Read More
2024-02-25 15:00
There is Carrie Schmit’s work. There’s Suzanne’s journal. There’s observing 4th grade artists. There’s the painting of these three flower vases. Paintin… Read More
2024-02-25 15:00
Daily writing promptIf you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?View all responses
How about banning the word can’t.
Watching students pai… Read More
2024-02-21 15:00
Today I am sharing a quote and some of my art. I am working on adding loads of work to my shop. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to paint more. I know it sounds crazy be… Read More
2024-02-18 15:00
I wrote a post about being you in your art. I used to do paper collages a lot. I had a file folder full of painted textured paper.
It was Valentine’s Day and I thought, let… Read More
2024-02-15 01:13
Daily writing promptIf there was a biography about you, what would the title be?View all responses
I want to be a free soul means Alma Libre in Spanish.
I paint
I dream… Read More
2024-02-14 15:00
I painted lovely bright textured paper intending to create a flower bouquet.
The paper needs to dry more and I didn’t want to rush the process. Oh, but four sheets of pa… Read More
2024-02-14 03:37
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way—things I had no words for.”
What can I say except that I love bright colors and… Read More
2024-02-11 15:00
I usually paint with acrylic paint. This week I painted with watercolor. With each stroke of color, a voice seemed to say, “Now these are your colors. This is your palette and what… Read More
2024-02-08 03:00
Here are a few painting ideas that are full of love. Valentine’s is a lovable holiday. It’s filled with pink, chocolate, and heart-shaped mugs. I did want a pink heart-shaped… Read More
2024-02-04 15:00
I painted these roses in good taste. These flowers are my colors, my texture, and how I feel.
I created a video short about the book I’m reading. This video is unedited and… Read More
2024-02-03 04:50
Daily writing promptDescribe your most ideal day from beginning to end.View all responses
I wake up at 6:00 am. Get dressed. Make breakfast. I say a little prayer. At 7:30 I gath… Read More
2024-02-01 01:59
Art deteriorates when it is done for the audience.
James Pierce
Yes, that’s what happened today. At least I have a reminder of what not to do.
In these paintings, I was painti… Read More
2024-01-31 15:00
Hello! Below is a short video on how I paint beautiful flowers. Do you have Pinterest? I post video shorts there. I was thinking of signing up for a YouTube channel simply to post video shor… Read More
2024-01-28 15:00
This week I had another chance to work on an art project with 3rd and 4th graders. We painted Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired flowers. Once again I forgot to photograph the progress… Read More
2024-01-26 03:20
Bloganuary writing promptWhat do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?View all responses
I had a teacher in elementary school who made me feel like I was weird for always asking… Read More
2024-01-24 15:00
I used to throw out my work wanting to start over. Now my painting wisdom tells me to hold on. Yes, some of that wisdom came from other artists who call it the awkward phase. Etta Vee ca… Read More
2024-01-24 04:56
Bloganuary writing promptList five things you do for fun.View all responses
I’ll answer today’s prompt with a poem.
I paint flowers with the colors of the sun
Go… Read More
2024-01-23 04:02
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle
I made a few changes and yes, today w… Read More
2024-01-21 04:14
Bloganuary writing promptWhat’s your dream job?View all responses
I want a blog, a studio space where I can make a mess and live unstressed Read More
2024-01-20 03:39
Ana Victoria Calderon was one of the first skillshare classes I enrolled in. Her tools inspired me to open up my cabinet of curiosities.
I always find it fascinating to see an artist… Read More
2024-01-19 02:56
Bloganuary writing promptIf you could un-invent something, what would it be? View all responses
There are a lot of elements in this world that I wish didn’t exist. Yet they d… Read More
2024-01-17 15:00
Bloganuary writing promptWhere can you reduce clutter in your life?View all responses
Or is it clear your mind so you can paint? Sometimes my mind is full of clutter.
Then there are t… Read More
2024-01-17 04:51
Find a trusting place and trust it for a while
Consider everything an experiment
The only rule is work
There is no win and no fail. There’s only make.
Don’… Read More
2024-01-15 00:46
What projects did I work on this week? There was the exploration with apricot crush and the earth’s layers poster with a 2nd-grade class. Today, for a few hours I added details to unfi… Read More
2024-01-12 03:39
This session’s art project was a mosaic of the earth’s layers. I’d show you the sample slide but where’s the fun in that. The 2nd grade class had their own ideas… Read More
2024-01-10 16:00
I blogged about this here and here. Here are the swatches and the notes for making apricot crush. In this post, I’ll go over how to mix apricot crush.
The top two rows are… Read More
2024-01-10 06:29
What is your mission?What is my mission? As an artist? I have this orange and blue suitcase box filled with acrylic, paint, watercolor colors, Neocolors, stencils, pens, oil pastels, scraper… Read More
2024-01-09 01:55
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?I’m an artist and I hope I live a very long life. I have so many ideas but not enough time to do them all. Here I am us… Read More
2024-01-07 16:00
Last Sunday’s post was about making a list. This week I am writing about the color of the year, which is apricot crush. During the week I blogged about the gift of art, orange rose… Read More
2024-01-07 00:40
There is no must in art because art is free.
We are, are highest selves when we let go of the noise and surrender to the process, the making. I’ve made a lot of mess in my pain… Read More
2024-01-05 17:48
Last spring I saw many beautiful roses. From the peach roses in my neighborhood to the orange beauties on the UCLA campus, I can’t get over how wonderful these roses are. I was never a… Read More
2024-01-05 01:51
Daily writing promptWhat is the greatest gift someone could give you?View all responses
The greatest gift that I’ve been given is art. I love it when I can share art in the classroo… Read More
2024-01-04 02:39
Here is a good blog post on the topic. I want the bravery and courage to seek growth opportunities and believe in the value of my work. On occasion, someone will complement my work. I get sh… Read More
2024-01-02 20:46
Daily writing promptDo you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?View all responses
It has been a long time since I painted flowers with ornaments. Stamping wit… Read More
2024-01-01 22:45
Daily writing promptWhat are your biggest challenges?View all responses
My biggest challenge is letting go of the noise and surrendering to the idea and the tools. Today I had a limited a… Read More
2023-12-31 16:00
I keep sharing this flower pattern. It’s bright and colorful. I want more peach tones.
Now that I have shared my top projects of 2023 it is time to move forward with the coming day… Read More
2023-12-31 06:23
I want to say thank you for your warm comments and positive feedback. Together we truly bloom. What I love most about art is there’s room for everyone and there’s no right way to… Read More
2023-12-30 03:01
What a name! A blouse. A dress. Roses. Lipstick. Sneakers. A cocktail. I could go on but yes I want to paint with this new color of my year. I have been in love with a pink and peach co… Read More
2023-12-29 03:48
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” – Michelangelo
I always have an image that comes from my soul. Then I paint until I’m done… Read More
2023-12-27 23:56
Daily writing promptYou get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?View all responses
There is a big art table with a few chairs. The table is made of w… Read More
2023-12-27 16:00
Painting with students
Yes, I feel like this is great inspiration and practice for future teaching gigs.
Wildflower Doodles
I am learning to let go and paint what I feel, paint… Read More
2023-12-24 19:10
Who are the biggest influences in your life?Oh…on this merriest of days, I would say that nature and God have by far the most influence on my life. There is a greater peace when I am… Read More
2023-12-24 16:00
Yes, I very much like the word surrender. You let go of what your idea is, what others may like, or what may sell and you paint. Today I am posting a collection of art where I surrendered to… Read More
2023-12-19 16:32
“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination, and encourages people to go further.” – Keith Haring
Liberate my soul. I enjoy these wo… Read More
2023-12-13 16:00
Yes. The paint felt like I was painting with glue. There wasn’t much pigment in the paint. I believe this set is the worst set I have painted with. I have painted with Rose Art, Crayol… Read More
2023-12-10 16:00
How about I simply am an artist. Yes, my art is improving. I find my work more interesting and reflective of how nature makes me feel. From the layers to the Hello gorgeous, I’m not th… Read More
2023-12-06 16:00
Like the rhythm of a song or the sound of a voice that knows all languages, art unites us. Something happens when we pick up the brush. A wand is waived and suddenly we are friends, alert, f… Read More
2023-12-03 16:00
Tell good stories. I’m reading Austin Kleon‘s Show Your Work and just finished the “Tell Good Stories” chapter. I finished guiding 2nd-grade students in painting… Read More
2023-11-30 20:16
I recently added these words to my about page. Being brave enough in a noisy world to express who you are is a form of bravery.
I want to be braver that I’ve ever been. I want to al… Read More
2023-11-30 16:00
What a view! It is a dream to have my supplies before me and keep working until the idea blooms before my eyes. I go from one idea to the next. I like stamping with the red felt heart. I mis… Read More
2023-11-28 04:26
Just Ask! is an awesome read. The words be brave, be different and be you are exactly why I paint. I worked on a flower pot project with a class in August. Today I took it down. I arranged t… Read More
2023-11-27 00:06
Blooming Designs
Bloomful Art
Painted Garden- I love this one!
Today and tomorrow you can get my books free in digital form. I just released Wild About You.
There’s an… Read More
2023-11-26 02:30
The book is here. You can get my other books in digital form for free beginning Sunday till Monday. 11/27 Read More
2023-11-22 23:46
There is a sale going on in my shop. Here’s the link. I added a few new designs Read More
2023-11-21 22:55
Do I like this design? Is it too much orange? I almost let these orange flowers go. I’m not used to an orange color palette. Orange is bright and cheerful. It’s a burst of Vit… Read More
2023-11-19 00:23
This week I had the honor of leading students in creating gratitude pumpkins and painting corn. This week I have been reflecting on my time. Am I painting with me? Why did I indulge in a… Read More
2023-11-15 02:14
When I painted this I thought of sunshine. Sometimes I step out with doubt but then I hear the birds sing and feel the sun’s warmth against my hat, my cheek. Just that little sun a… Read More
2023-11-12 17:53
This week I was honored to guide a 2nd-grade class in painting big flowers. Georgia was all nature and taking the time to observe its beauty. Her words are absolutely me.
“Singing… Read More
2023-11-09 01:11
Oh did this flower arrangement get awkward! There was a moment when I thought, rip it out and throw it away. Seriously, I thought about starting over. That’s when I kept working. The c… Read More
2023-11-07 03:21
I spend most of my time creating content. I paint and draw. I haven’t done a paper collage in a while. I spend an hour maybe two on online content that makes me happy. Yes, I like to w… Read More
2023-11-01 23:40
I’m sharing this painting today because it’s bright, beautiful, and what I want more of. If you follow me on Instagram, you will see the other edition. I was about ready to let t… Read More
2023-10-29 14:00
My cold has moved onto a cough. When I think I’m getting better, it gets bad again. This week I did my best to paint daily. But it’s been a great art week. I painted a Drugs are… Read More
2023-10-28 18:09
How are you all doing on this beautiful Saturday morning? I have a quick question. I usually post Wednesday and Sunday with an occasional extra post. My post time is midnight. I am thinking… Read More
2023-10-25 14:00
Every day that I get to paint is a fun day. Today I sat with non-typical tools and, I painted beautiful flowers. Tomorrow I’ll have fun painting a drugs are despicable poster with… Read More
2023-10-22 14:00
Sometimes I sit with intention and spend hours painting. Other times I have leftover paint or 5 minutes, and magic happens. The difference between the two sessions is that I paint from withi… Read More
2023-10-19 00:40
Oh right, it’s Wednesday. I forgot to write my post. Today I’ll share a paper flower from Wild About You. Pink is bright. The idea behind this flower is that we are wild and… Read More
2023-10-15 16:39
Daily writing promptWhat have you been putting off doing? Why?View all responses
I don’t take my art seriously. Part of me hopes I never do. I want to always paint with freedom. I w… Read More
2023-10-12 02:22
Daily writing promptWhat was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself?View all responses
My hardest personal goal is to be me. I am an artist. I enjoy color and listening t… Read More
2023-10-11 07:00
I haven’t been sharing my paper flowers for Wild About You. I’ve been having too much fun doing daily entries for my art journal. My daily journal entries are posted on Inst… Read More
2023-10-08 07:00
To be a better floral artist, admire the roses in all their poses. This week l learned that Morgan Harper Nichols has a podcast. I took a free artpreneur workshop and discovered my new word… Read More
2023-10-04 07:00
I spent a few days sketching flowers. Yes, I like these pink roses but there are many ways to paint roses. I’ve painted my pink roses in this yet-to-bloom phase. When I referenced phot… Read More
2023-10-01 07:00
To be a better artist, make more art. I have been painting for a long time. I have learned that just painting is the magical formula to being the artist of your dreams. I plan on featuring a… Read More
2023-09-27 07:00
What could you do more of?What can I do more of? I’ll borrow the title of Austin Kleon’s book Show Your Work. When I say show my work, I mean show the work that means something t… Read More
2023-09-27 07:00
Daily writing promptWhat brands do you associate with?View all responses
As an artist, the brand that calls my name is Anthropologie. I love to walk in the store and admire the color, and… Read More
2023-09-24 07:00
All right, I am borrowing the 100 days of painting from EttaVee. I am on a roll! I finished Suzanne’s painting course. That was fun! I am working on a new painting a day. Lately, I ha… Read More
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