#bloganuary – Page 2 – an art journal of an expressionistic spirit

Roses (Mixing Pinks)

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Mireya

Here are the first swatches. The first row is my five pink hues. The next few rows are the pinks with titanium white or titan buff. I’m imagining pink roses. Pink roses are friendship, love, a little flirty, nurturing, and playful. These are all the emotions I am when I’m painting or in nature. I included two red hues. I have a few more reds to try. Next, I’ll be referencing and mixing from my Pinterest pink board. And speaking of today’s prompt, Learning By Heart: Teachings to Free the Creative Spirit has changed me. This book is the start of my expressive-abstract-no right way to paint flowers mantra.

Eric Carle is another favorite. Books are my gateway to fun, adventure, curiosity, joy, and bravery. This prompt helps me set the mood for my roses project! I’m not sure where this project will take me. I welcome all the good to come. I want the roses book to be about friendship and love for the spirit.

Roses Project

Painting Roses Prompt (Sketches)

January 9, 2023 Mireya

The greatest gift is…me? No physical gift comes to mind. I appreciate my mind, spirit, and body, this is everything that is me. These are the greatest gifts I’ve been given. Let me explain. My art comes from my mind and my spirit. Those times when I need to redirect myself from what’s going on around me, I do that with my mind and spirit. That day at the park, I had a million thoughts in my head. I stopped, sat, and looked ahead. Suddenly seeing tall grass and watching the breeze move through it, this feeling of you are ok because you are with me lit me up. My light was back on. I was ready to begin my day! It’s been read many times that the most powerful gift of man is the mind. Yes, thoughts are wonderful things!

thoughts are wonderful blue and green quote art

I’m certainly glad for all the creative ideas I’ve had. It’s been wonderful! It is easy to get caught up in the negative but you’ve got to be positive. Art helps me do that. Right now I’m working on the roses project. I still need to finish my wildflower paper collage book. For today I want to share a few of my sketches. That way I can refer to this post as the first official day I began my roses project. Actually, the ornament roses are the first post. I’ll write that down. I want to compare the beginning with the awesomeness that’s going to happen during the process of this roses project.

three roses in a ceramic cup painted with blue tempera paint.

Is it time to swatch all of my pinks? Oh yes.

Siempre,

Mireya

Expressive Flowers

What Kind of Artist Am I?

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 Mireya

I wonder if any of my ancestors were artists? If so, what kind of artists were they? A quick search of my last name reveals that there is indeed an artist, a conquistador, a musician, and a warrior. Yes, my great-grandfather spoke of fighting alongside Pacho Villa. Now that is interesting! Inspirational!

What kind of artist am I?

I paint with the heart of an impressionist. I rather paint the roses as they make me feel. This explains the texture and color of my work. But the emotion of my work is Expressionism. When I piant, what I paint comes from my spirit. Yes I long for spring, the days of long walks under the sun, butterlfies a flutter and me too. The birds singing their song and I capturing every color and every breeze. I’m breathing it all in now. It’s going to be beautiful!

Thank you to all of my new readers! Thank you to all of you who have been part of creatively hue. If you are interested in my work please check out my art prints. The idea pin for the ornament roses is now live on Pinterest.

Siempre,

Mireya

Expressive Flowers

Viva Pink Ornament Roses

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Mireya

Today’s prompt is what brings me joy?

Lovely rows of flowers painted with an ornament and with tones of pink

Let’s see…nature, family, helping others, the moon and stars, a slice of cake, a cup of tea, and the noodle soup I’m about to have for lunch. Painting roses with an ornament brings me joy. Painting gives me confidence and makes me feel free.

To paint these beautiful roses I held a mini ornament in my hand. I wanted to wrap rubber bands around the ornament but the rubber bands wouldn’t stay on the ornament. And I painted. I mixed up some sweet pinks. I dipped the ornament in paint and I painted. The paint should have been thinner. I didn’t want the texture to be thick in some areas. Yet I can imagine these roses in a pink frame. I think I have the first project that will go into the roses folder. Roses are my new project.

Thank you to all of the new subscribers. I appreciate your readership. I’ll be posting an idea pin tutorial for these roses on Pinterest.

Siempre,

Mireya

Expressive Flowers

Sweet spirit of mine pink flower

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Mireya

A large flower made from various tones of pink

This paper collage flower is my first project, not just of the year but it’s been a while. It felt good to have the time to cut and paste, let my eyes do the arranging and realize that my greatest treasure is me. The #bloganuary prompt for today is what is a treasure that’s been lost? When I create like I did for this project, I create with spirit. The times that I don’t, those times are felt with doubt and worry. In all of that, there is a need to belong. Sometimes I care too much about what people say or think. The truth is I don’t want to belong. It’s not my job to care about what people think of me. I’ll be creating and it’s good!

And then a voice will remind me that I haven’t sold a single project. Yet, I am smiling as I write this. It’s not because of the books or courses I’ve sold. I can’t imagine my world without art. That’s probably why I can’t be a full-time elementary teacher. I wouldn’t have the freedom to create, to teach the way my artistic spirit commands. Art is my center. This year, my word is de colores. I want to live life colorfully. Let my spirit do the thinking and the loving. Far too often it is the ego who speaks. Those situations and circumstances are not me.