I don’t believe I ever knew the drive and dedication of Henri Matisse. Inspired by Matisse Learning about him this week during my Love Art, Happy Life lesson was inspiring. I often contemplate what I...
I’m back! We had an amazing trip to Yosemite and San Francisco and after 11 days of awesome, I returned to work with spectacular jet lag. I seriously don’t remember it being that bad when I flew to...
So. Turns out that not all paper is watercolor friendly, no matter the poundage. I did not know this when I bought the art journal I started to transform into my very own Necronomicon. I think I may have...
While listening to The Nerdist podcast the other day, they promoted a new podcast, The Message. The first time I heard the promo, I thought it sounded cool. I then promptly forgot to write it down and forgot...
Week 18 of Journal 52 asked us to be inspired by purple in honor of Prince. It’s not that I didn’t really like Prince or think that he didn’t deserve honors, but I felt awkward about it and...
Today will be the inaugural post in a series on creating mud art. I have somehow epically failed and can’t find a single picture of any of the previous artworks I have done in this form. Blurg. In...
This week’s inspiration on Love Art, Happy Life comes from the short-lived artist Egon Schiele. I love the way the guest instructor, Roxanne Coble, gives some context to Schiele and his work through...
I garden like mad. Veggies and flowers. They need a lot of nutrients and I am not a fan of blue or green fertilizers. It is never a miracle that things grow, just curious that they get as big as they do...