You can be intentionally original when creating art. It takes a little work on your part, but the lessons learned and the wells of creativity you will find in the process are worth the time and effort. Copying Art One … Read More
I love all the colors… and when creating mixed media art, Prismacolor pencils in particular, not only give me a wide array of colors to chose from, but also they can be used in my art to make it more … Read More
The Value of Literature My Encounter with the Book A close friend of mine introduced me to this book at a critical point in my life, where I too was encountering a piece of artwork that would change the course … Read More
Connecting to art as a child The National Museum in Washington DC is expansive, room after room meant for exhibitions, and when you are a 12- year’s old child, it is enormous. For me as a young girl from Ohio, … Read More
There is an autumn leaves watercolor project that I do every year. I teach it too. Art Project One: Colorful Autumn Leaves
Winnie Tataw – Guest Blogger Hello everyone, my name is Winnie Tataw. I am a two-time published author. And the third book of my fantasy series The Gods Scion will be out for sale this December. Now if you read … Read More
There’s a story behind one of my favorite questions, “Can I paint your photo?” It was an extremely bad day at work, one of those days with a lot of pressure and not enough time, when I got a text … Read More
Listening to a Bible study on the Sermon on the Mount, I began to think about how I can take the very important things that Jesus taught on the hill and relate them to my art and business. I want … Read More
My grandmother was a gardener and she loved her flowers. She loved her garden so much that when we wrapped up our visits with her, we could not leave until we looked at her plants. She would take us to … Read More
When I paint, I want to paint beautiful things. When I went to art school, beautiful art was characterized as decorative art and excluded from contemporary art. I don’t think that is true anymore. There are so many women artists … Read More