The Unseen
They are all over the world. The invisible, the mistreated, the hurting, and the lost of the world. They might be the social misfit in high school, or the young girl caught in the horrendous grip of sex trafficking, … Continued
Flights of Fancy
Every artist should spend some time doing what I call “free drawing”. Like free writing, the idea is to just let emerge on paper whatever is lurking in the mind without all the filters and edits we typically constrain … Continued
Creativity on the Journal Page
One of my favorite quotes turned into one of my favorite journal pages in my magazine turned art journal. Layers of gesso, dictionary page, photo of my work table, image cut from a magazine, paint and stamping. Here are a … Continued
Stamp Carving
This is a project that has been on my to do list for awhile. I have cut my own stamps before, but this time I just wanted some simple patterns that I could use in my art journals. First step … Continued
Waiting for Inspiration…
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” Jack London Ever feel that way when you sit down to create? Usually I have more ideas swirling around my head than I know what to … Continued
Creativity
“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love live enough that you want to enhance its beauty. You want to bring a little more music to it, a little more … Continued
Palette Knife Paintings
One of the things I love about vacation, especially in the great, inspiringly beautiful outdoors, is trying new things. We started with a day trip to nearby Salida, Colorado, a wonderfully artsy town with 20 art galleries! I am … Continued
Thanks Hannah!
Several years ago, I wanted to add some color and visual appeal to the Bible studies I was writing. The cheapest and easiest solution was to produce my own illustrations, but since I hadn’t done that type of thing … Continued
Practicing Faces
I’ve been practicing faces lately. Lots of faces. Some I am happy with, some not so much. But I keep plugging away on them because I love the expressiveness of a face. Each face holds its own unique beauty and … Continued