I forgot to get the information for all of the paintings, which was silly of me. But these first paintings of the farm women are by Julien Dupre and painted in the 1700-1800s. These paintings are so vibrant, and wonderfully preserved. It really is such a beautiful collection. The museum guide said, “The Smith Collection … More Art Museum: The Smith Collection
I haven’t been super diligent at documenting, but here are a few of the sights from our trip so far. See if you can spot the flock of Canadian geese, I still can’t believe how many we saw! We went to an art museum today, a lot of it was a little too art-y for … More Texas Travels
I have been making these background papers after doing a class by Roben Marie Smith. I have enjoyed the process so much, it is all about layering. So many of these are turning out so well that I could see them as a stand alone piece. She specifically says not to see what you’re making … More Abstract Background Papers
I’m calling this one, “Egg Meadow” because the daisies remind me of eggs and I can’t help but smile I’m signed up for Kellee Wynne’s {Color for Your Inbox} and her recent email was all about using grids in your journals. She had so many lovely grids on a little preview video in the email, … More Grid Journal
I absolutely love using my sewing machine. I have never been one to cut out patterns, pin them to fabric, and join them at perfect corners. I do enjoy quilting but take a more artful approach, with a lot of creative liberty. I tried sewing on paper a few times with poor results. After recently … More Sewing Your Art Journal
I have always loved and been drawn to photography. I took a few photography classes in college, and I really enjoyed it. My favourite was an analogue photography class I took where we focused on developing our own photos in a dark room. A lot of the photography was black and white to emphasize texture … More Photography in Art Journaling
This is one of the first mini journals I created in the past week or so. As I shared earlier, after watching some tutorials from Roben-Marie Smith, I was super inspired to make some miniature versions of my handmade journals. With the larger journals, I was sewing the signatures together, but in Robin’s journals she … More Mini Journal Preview!
If you live in a place with deep winter, I believe it is essential to commemorate the spring and summer and fall months throughout the deep freezes to remind ourselves that, though hidden, the flowers and leaves are not lost. They will pop up again in spring, and delight our senses with their colors, patterns, … More In Gardens of Beauty
If you follow me for a while, you’ll find me posting every style of art journal I can think of. I tend to have a hard time sticking to one thing when it comes to art, but I try to frame that as a positive thing, because it’s just the way it is! I like … More Children’s Art ‘Art Journal’
Maybe you have your master’s in fine art, or maybe you like to paint in your free time on the weekends. Either way, with today’s access to information on the internet/books/in-class, it is totally possible to be continually learning and growing as an artist. For myself, I have always loved painting. I remember the giant … More Let’s Talk Education
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