Last week I started the 19th painting in the Mindful Mothering Project (MMP). The MMP invites you to submit photos that may inspire a brand new painting. Interested? Share your moments, this is an ongoing adventure, no deadline. The mama whose photo is chosen gets a free 12×12″ print of the finished piece. The photo that inspired […]
I’ve been contemplating wrapping up the Kindred Collection and working on some larger paintings, instead – but then I remember how much I love creating monochromatic paintings… to take one color and really feel and stretch into it – it feels divine. Then, those accent marks in a complementary color… so fun. And this smaller […]
You are full of good insights; do you write them down? The messages we receive throughout the day belong on paper, because they are not only for US (the thinker, the receiver) but are to be held onto for another person who might need that insight down the road. (I try to capture everything ~ […]
We are already 14 paintings into the Kindred Collection, I can’t believe it! It’s been such a joy to follow inspiration and create a new original painting to share with you each week. Sometimes I stare at a blank canvas with NO idea of what I will do – sometimes an idea attacks me quickly […]
I’ve been breathing the act of painting lately ~ stopping to make meals and play with my kids ~ but mostly painting. I’m completely caught up in a couple projects. I wake thinking about painting and I fall asleep thinking about painting. I DRAG myself to the kitchen to make dinner… wishing I were painting. […]
Sweet summer skies, sweet nestled babe, sweet breezy feelings. This is everything. Crystal blue eyes, a cozy orange jumpsuit, translucent flowers and the relief of a downhill. This is Summer. I just returned from 6 days with 10 girlfriends in California… so much summer and so much kindness. Hiking, wading, talking, eating. All good things. […]
