Global Change
“Remind yourself every day that you are here on earth for a reason. You have talents and qualities that can bring goodness to others. A kind smile, a good word, a loving gesture – simple things that can change people.” … Continued
Children and Art
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. Pablo Picasso Recently, my four and five year old grandchildren were drawing with the company of their 17 year old aunt. All three … Continued
Making Art Papers with CitraSolv
I love using “CitraSolv paper” as I call it, in my mixed media collages, but found I had about wiped out my stash! Time for a CitraSolv party! I gathered my supplies: CitraSolv Concentrated Cleaner spray bottle National Geographic magazines … 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
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
Gratitude Greats of the Week
What a great exercise this has been for me! While I am grateful for many things, I am not always terribly mindful of those things, and representing them in a photo is sometimes challenging! It is helping me SEE the … 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
Mask Making How To
A quick and easy way to make an interesting writing “spot” in your art journal is to use a mask. It blocks the paint to leave a blank space for writing. The first step is to find an image … Continued
“It must be so fun to be an artist!”
I get lots of remarks about how fun it must be to work as a self employed artist. Well, yes it is. I love it. But I’m not sure it is exactly what people visualize. I don’t get to spend … Continued