These days, the obvious answers to that question is usually Pinterest or YouTube or such. The Internet is full of ideas. But I always feel somehow like I’m cheating when I use those resources. But they are legit resources–when used properly. And don’t forget the library and books! Real, physical, words-on-a-page, hold-in-your-hand BOOKS!! Ideas can […]
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A little over a week ago, I spent a hot, sweaty afternoon (along with a handful of family and friends) trying to stop a large amount of unwanted rummage sale items from being tossed into a dumpster. We had only minimal success. That same day a year before, I had watched in despair as full
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I know that blogging isn’t as popular as it used to be, and that many people now choose to do their over-sharing via a YouTube video. Or that Tiktok thing. I am uncomfortable sharing information in any format. I have many ideas of WHAT I want to share, but there are all the little details
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Regarding the painty pages from a previous post… Since I had blogged about the fun I had painting my morning pages journal, I thought I ought to rebind the pages back into the cover and start using it, rather than let the colorful pages continue to collect dust. This was somewhat more complicated than I
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…continued… Exercise two was a 2-part experiment–choose three of your favorite colors, paint the sort of subject you normally paint, but use tools you don’t normally use. Randomly, I choose a neon pink, yellow-green, and brilliant blue, which turned out better than it sounds. I used a palette knife and my fingers, and created something
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This past week’s focus has been on following a FREE(!) 4-step ‘taster’ painting course from Louise Fletcher Art called ‘Find Your Joy’. I do not consider myself an abstract artist, but these four exercises gave me an idea of the more fun side of painting. And they are exercises you can apply to a daily
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Sunday is a day that I try to do non-work type projects, meaning things I’m not likely to sell at an art fair or an online store. These are more experimental projects. Or even just playing. This Sunday, I chose to decorate a cardboard box for collage scraps. The purpose would be to have a
Over the last year or so, I have been reluctantly trying to work my way through Julia Cameron‘s book, The Artist’s Way. This is not an easy task for me. I don’t like all that touchy, feely stuff. One of the main ‘assignments’ is to do something called “the morning pages”–a task that involves rolling
So my resolve to keep up a regular blog post lasted for exactly three posts. And now, it’s nearly a year later. Artists can be quite terrible with the daily grind of business, marketing, and paperwork. Mostly, we just want to paint and make pretty things, so I’ll keep this short. A lot can happen
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(From May 1, 2021) Well, it took all week, but here it is! A photo with a watermark AND a caption/description. How do you like me now?Now, maybe I can get to the fun stuff. Like actually PAINTING.
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