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Sketchbook
“The earth laughs in flowers.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson {Watercolor painting of a friend’s flowers} {Some sketches of flowers from a book on Rocky Mountain Wildflowers from the 70s}
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The Earth Laughs
“The earth laughs in flowers.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (Yes, I used this quote yesterday – I’m in a flower kind of mood lately!) I’ve been in a bit of a creative funk this week. I’ve done a lot with …...
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Giraffes and Meerkats and Peacocks, Oh my!
Hmmmmm, that just doesn’t quite have the same ring as “Lions and Tigers and Bears”, huh? I realized we went to the zoo and I didn’t get one picture of a lion, tiger, or bear! Oh well… at least I …...
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Flowers, Again
Remember this ICAD I made last week? I loved it so much, I made it into an 11×14 canvas! This may just be my new favorite. There were lots of things I wound up changing from the first ICAD to …...
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Into the Wilderness: A Lazy Afternoon
Sunday we drove up to our favorite camping spot to hang out for the afternoon. Nothing rejuvenates my spirit like being in nature. We spent the afternoon exploring the creek, painting, and tossing...
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Gelli Print Travel Journal
A very dear friend is headed to Europe for a 2 week vacation on Tuesday. I’m wildly jealous, but super excited for her… I know it will be the trip of a lifetime. I wanted to send her with a …...
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A Gelli Print Tutorial Video: Daily Planning Journal
I may be slightly obsessed with making journals out of gelli prints. They are unabashedly loud and colorful. And they make my heart happy. I shared with you on Friday how I made this travel journal...
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hi
Thought I would give you all a peek into what is going on around here this week. I decided on a whim to convert our spare bedroom into a studio. While it is slightly more out of the way than …...
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Texture Walk
It’s easy to get swept up in the big, beautiful vistas living somewhere like Colorado. I mean, when this view is right nearby, who can blame me? So easy, that sometimes I fail to see the beauty in my...
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A Video Tutorial: Distressed Glass Bead Gel
“Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. They just open up, and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful.” ~ Jim Carrey Mmmmmmm…. bead gel. I’ve mentioned I’m in love. This...
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Work in Progress Wednesday
I had a pretty big “a ha!” moment a few months ago. I watched this video made by Donna Downey. She’s one of my favorite artists… not that I necessarily like her style 100% of the time (a lot of …...
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Unschooling My Art Book Review: Brave Intuitive Painting
For more on the Unschooling My Art series, click HERE. There is this space that I find sometimes when I’m painting where everything outside of my canvas seems to fade away. There is no conscious...
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A Mixed Media Canvas: Stardust
We are made up of the same stuff, you and I. When you break us down into our smallest bits, it’s all the same. A sea of quarks, buzzing around in a pattern uniquely you. Not just our bodies, but …...
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A Mini Photog
I think I’ve created a miniature photog. It all started with our texture walk. Now he wants to take his camera everywhere we go. This is the table where I lay all of my art journal pages to...
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Home
I’m always amazed by the power of the subconscious mind to communicate themes and messages to the conscious mind. Usually this happens for me through dreams. But lately, it has increasingly started to...
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Work in Progress Wednesday
Work in Progress Wednesday is about sharing art in all of it’s phases – ugly duckling to beautiful swan. Visit this post for more on this series. This painting is a WIP for a little girl that I used...
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Into the Wilderness: Macro
Inspired by our recent texture walk, I set an intention on our last hike to capture the world around us from a more macro perspective. I am astonished at how much beauty there is around here that I...
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The Studio
I mentioned I was in the process of turning our spare bedroom into an art studio. For the longest time, I kept all of my art supplies in the dining room, and made all of my art on the dining …...
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The Leap
I had this dream a few weeks ago, whose story and lessons have been forever etched into my mind, spurring me to great action. In the dream, I stole some shoes for me & my sister. When I got them …...
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My 52 Cards
I know what you’re thinking – “why is there a horse’s ass on your page?”. There’s a reason… I’ll get to it. This week, I started playing along with Stargardener by joining in her My 52 Cards series....
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