Fearless Friday, Blue Hydrangea Cake Dome
I used to have a glass painting business I hand painted glasses, and all kinds of tableware and sold it in local shops in my area I loved doing it, and enjoyed every minute I loved creating fun designs for all different occasions After about 15 years I was exhausted and tired of working just … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Funky Flowers with Acrylic & Paint Pens
Let’s have some fun today with funky flowers! I am working on a series of 8″ x 10″ acrylic floral paintings I have made several collages to refer to for inspiration “Whimsy,” the painting pictured below is the first one I painted in the series, and shared the steps last year here I painted today’s … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Summer Sipper
Let’s cool off today with a refreshing Summer cocktail I have been on a drink painting kick this summer After a month of daily watercolors in July, I enjoyed getting back to acrylic with another “Summer Sipper” The photos below were my inspiration for today’s cocktail I started with a black canvas and painted in … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, A Squeeze of Lemon
A little fun with acrylics today, let’s paint a cold drink to enjoy in the summertime! Pixabay and Unsplash are great sources for free photos for painting inspiration Just type what you are looking for in the search bar, like “cold drink” and pages of images will pop up for you to peruse This painting … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Blue Flowers
Sometimes I see a painting that instantly fall in love with and the first thing I want to do is paint it myself We’ve talked before about copying other artist’s work and it’s important to remember that it is totally acceptable as long as you credit the artist and don’t try to pass it off … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Still Life with Oranges
Lately I have been doing a lot of holiday doodles and drawings so the other day I got out my acrylics and a canvas and spent a peaceful morning painting a still life of flowers with oranges This is my inspiration photo source A Sta-Wet Palette** is handy for keeping acrylics from drying out, it … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Floral Escape
I haven’t had time for painting and sketching this week as I seem to have a new hobby… Talking to insurance agents, claim adjusters, and repair people 😩 ☹️ 😫 But one day I set it aside and grabbed a canvas and painted some flowers for a little escape from reality This is my inspiration … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, White Flowers
. After living at the beach for 4 1/2 months, I was excited to return to the “city” and my studio space for the month of August . . I did fall in love with watercolor during the past few months and wondered if I would feel rusty painting on larger surfaces with acrylic… . … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Abstract Garden
During this stressful time, turn to something you love to do, as often as you can For me, it is art… Drawing, painting, sketching, doodling… it is an instant trip to another place and keeps me calm and distracted This painting was done in a recent “self therapy session” … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Wild Flower Field
Last week we talked about the similarities between cooking and painting I shared my Recipe for a Painting and the preparations I do to get started Today, let’s paint! I started with the sky, using a light application of white letting the red come through producing … Continue reading
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