creativity
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Learning Patience
I’m finally finished with my Hubby’s painting! I always say the good Lord didn’t bless me with a lot of patience, but I sure am learning some through this process of trying to become the artist I want to be…. Continue reading
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Here I Go Experimenting Again
Watercolor is an interesting medium. It can be rather unforgiving if you haven’t planned well, but on the other hand, it allows you to go back later and fix mistakes you’ve made — or at least lessen their impact. I’ve… Continue reading
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What Story Do You Want to Tell?
The stories we tell, whether it’s to ourselves or to others, remind us of our history, inform how we present ourselves to the world, and allow others to really get to know us. Thinking about this made me ask, “What… Continue reading
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Lessons From the Master Potter
I looked at the cardboard box with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. I was about to view the final results of my first pottery lesson…. Continue reading
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When I Don’t Feel Like Painting
I’ve barely even wet my paint brushes over the last two weeks, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking about painting. It seems like I’m starting to look at everything and think, “how would I paint that?”…. Continue reading
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Finding My Artistic Style
Lately I’ve been thinking about finding my artistic style….What kind of style is ‘my kind of style’? How do I find my own style instead of just copying other peoples’ work? How do I even start to figure all this… Continue reading
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Learning to Trust Myself
“Ugh…. I think I’ve messed this up. I’m not sure it can even be fixed. I really don’t want to have to start over again.” I’m working on a project for my Mom’s birthday, and it’s the most involved painting… Continue reading
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Watercolor Lessons 2
“You know what? I actually really like this. I thought I was going to hate it!” I had just finished adding ink outlines to my little watercolor project…. Continue reading
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Back to the Basics
I’ve been painting a lot of things lately that when looking at the finished product, I might think are a regression. I’ve gone back to the basics in order to… Continue reading
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Finding Inspiration
Last week, we took a little vacation to the Charlottesville, Virginia area. Although I didn’t do any painting at all, I did find lots of inspiration. We had made our reservations prior to finding out the forecast was calling for… Continue reading
I Wanna Be An Artist 