Spectra Fix Test – Testing a Less Toxic Workable Fixative For Mixed Media Art
Is there a viable non-toxic (or less toxic) alternative to Krylon? Find out with my quick testing video: (in short, yes and no.) Subscribe To my Art Channel Click And Subscribe for More
View ArticleSpeed Demo of Collage Tags – using my newest collage sheet
I had so much fun making my In the Park collage sheet. I made a little speed-art video showing how I make tags with my collage sheet images.
View ArticleThe Letter (Sol Le Witt to Eva Hesse)
There is a letter, written by Sol LeWitt, minimalist, to Eva Hesse, organic minimalist. It’s the seventies. They are at the center of the art world. They Matter. Their art eludes most people who...
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Whimsical Animal Intuitive Painting Video – Art Journal Page Time Lapse
Painting whimsical animals with intuitive painting techniques – watch my free time-lapse video on my Youtube Channel and see how I respond to the paint and make new friends on the journey. I can tell...
View ArticlePublished : Midway Journal
Where all the online literary magazines are above average…. Three of my works have just been published on the MN literary site Midway Journal. Yay! They’ve found a home in the appropriately themed...
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High Risk Is Relative: Art and Fear
Have you ever painted something and felt the urge to self-censor and disown your work immediately? I’m going to show you something that terrifies me. Both of these are in progress. It’s a pair of cute...
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Accidental Animals : Intuitive Painting and Inner Voice
Accidental Animals : Intuitive Painting, Companions, and the Inner Voice. Recently, I found myself trying intuitive painting for the first time since somewhere in my high school years. (Thank you, Tam...
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Published : Cloth Paper Scissors
Hi everyone. I’m incredibly excited to announce that my article on using Melissa and Doug Scratch-Art in Mixed media and art journaling applications has been published in the Holiday edition of Cloth...
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mixed media fox work in progress
A detail. I’m actually very close to done. He’s on a small 8×10 inch canvas.
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Little things make a difference
The devil is indeed in the details. I added the text and a little bit of distressing, and call him done. Title is “Air Quotes.”
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Trust, Curating, and Trying too hard.
It’s no secret that it’s hard to get seen on Society6. I’ve made a concerted effort to upload work that has the “look” about it – my scratchboard art, a few pattern repeats which look great on totes...
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Going where the winds blow us…
The relationship between our art journals and our outward-facing finished artwork is sometimes a bit of a surprise. Let’s look at the mysterious origins of a whimsical mixed media girl painting. This...
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Featured: Melissa & Doug Scratch-Art
Published At Melissa And Doug See my Tutorial in Full! The fantastic folks who make Scratch-Art paper sent me some complimentary odds and ends and invited me to design and share a project on their...
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Mother’s Day with Melissa and Doug
Time for a fun Mother’s Day project: this is a card in the shape of a Russian nesting doll, which has become a cherished icon of motherhood all over. It’s good for Mother’s day, but clearly not...
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Whimsical Animal Intuitive Painting Video – Art Journal Page Time Lapse
Painting whimsical animals with intuitive painting techniques – watch my free time-lapse video on my Youtube Channel and see how I respond to the paint and make new friends on the journey. I can tell...
View ArticlePublished : Midway Journal
Where all the online literary magazines are above average…. Three of my works have just been published on the MN literary site Midway Journal. Yay! They’ve found a home in the appropriately themed...
View ArticleWatercolor Floral Wreath Walkthrough Video
Enjoy this video walkthrough as I paint a floral wreath in watercolor. Watercolors are so inherently relaxing for me, and I hope that my video captures this, while providing a few welcome tips. It’s...
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Modern Watercolor Floral – Working in iterations
I’ve been productive with my daily watercolor florals. I’m experimenting with adding some neocolor 2 water soluble wax pastel into my routine. I like the stronger drawing capabilities this gives me....
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Art Doll Cat – switching up media in artwork
I like to change gears pretty frequently. The more abrupt and big the change the better it is at refreshing me, it seems! Here’s a little work in progress. I’m told that this is too sad and creepy,...
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