I was about ready to throw this out. I kept layering the background and suddenly I have the moon and the stars. The moon and the stars, flowers, everything in nature speaks of truth.
Listen to Me
Tag: creative confidence
Art makes you…
I have written these words who knows how many times. Yes, I want to try new techniques. New color! Oh, I should try the ribbon. I will do that for the words I wrote about a tree. Yes, I sat one restful afternoon, on the bleachers overlooking this beautiful tree. Just feeling the breeze and writing. That’s a wonderful idea!
Yes, I rewrite these words for the process and practice but it’s self-love. Painting this latest version helped me realize that.
Here’s a few others I’ve written.
Butterfly Floral Collage
Not sure where this came from but Wow! I wasn’t sure what my journal entry would be. Catcoq’s email was about animal motifs. I read a fabulous EttaVee post on abundance mentality. You know I had to do something with flowers and a butterfly. Beyoncé’s new song was fresh on my mind. That is all I have to say about this beautiful butterfly. I do want to paint the background. I want to cursively write the word fly someplace inside the butterfly. I want this to be a print on the wall. As the color catches your eye, you’re curious, and your eyes lead to fly. Altogether the word fly just makes you want to release, flow and fly. Fly like the wind. I want to fly. I need to fly.
Ok so I had a lot more to say. I should write a poem. I shall. It’s written.
With Love
Mireya
Are you a subscriber? There are lots more blooms to come. All these journal entries are going to lead to a book project. Not sure what that book will be. I do have an idea. It will come together.
Lovely Pinks Ornament Flowers
I posted new artwork on society6. I worked on my calendar. I started my journal! I’ve stalked up on supplies and ready to go.
Here’s my summer to do list:
- Promote books with Pinterest story videos for each of my books
- Self love art projects. One idea is painted book paper blooms inspired by an Anthropologie window display. This begins July
- Read. I have chosen poetry and a biography for starters. I have a list of books
- organize/map out a collage course Oh I could host a mini course idea here and video on Pinterest
- AND the biggest of all is to continue with flower exploration. It’ll be part 2 of There’s No Right Way to Paint a Flower
Now I’ll go review my notes, and go for a wonderful walk.
Wise Trees Collage Tree
There are a few trees that I redid for the re-release of Wise Trees. The other is a crayon one. Glue gun and crayons is amazing! I should add that to my Pinterest. I will. I have many many more trees to paint but I’ll save these for the next book project.
Ok I’m kicking off my summer painting this week and what better way to do that then with Wise Trees.
Have you read the read? Oh it’s so good and azure to spark your curiosity and make you feel like you can paint what you want to paint! Please do leave a review of the book on Amazon. Your support means so much to me.
Let’s make it a great week! Let’s make it a great summer.
A little color for a colorful life
I will be away from my regular posting until June13. Thank you for reading. Green you are my breeze and my peace. You are my comfort.
Until next week, make colorful art, play and be you!
With Love,
Mireya
Giving art a second chance?
I had these flowers in the love the color and petals but not a good bloom pile. The file was on my computer and in a redo file. The color is beautiful. Seems like color is a constant in all of my work. What was wrong with these in the first place? Maybe it was because the idea was quick to produce. I’m adding these flowers to my shop. These flowers are my process and a reminder to always have a faith in my work. Do I still have the actual artwork? I could paint a textured background. Even if I don’t have the actual blooms, I have the brush! I suppose it’s important to ask why I’m rejecting my work. Wait I’ve seen this quote someplace:
Make now. Question later.
You see that is a true artist. Though I may not be physically painting, I am painting in spirit, in my imagination! Art is always on my mind, in my heart.
With love,
Mireya
A sponge a stick and you have a bloom
Simple tools. It works. I haven’t painted much these days. Today I finally doodled with some pens. It was like, ah everything is suddenly right again. It felt like the breeze.
It’s been breezy and there’s nothing like a breeze. It’s fresh, free and nature! It’s almost like painting or drawing.
I need more of just watching the breeze. Suddenly I am thinking about all of my thoughts. It’s so important to take care of your mind.
Art helps you do that. I’m still working on a summer reading list. Oh and there’s a few new tools I want to test out. Oh and paint a few trees.
I guess I now have my weekly to-do list.
Using household paint as your artist paint?
What! I never thought about that but why not? It’s paint. I was watching a video today and apparently you can. Since aim not painting this weekend, I can think about it and watch others paint.
Happy painting and with love,
Mireya
Because I love Eric Carl‘s Work
Tomorrow I’ll finish this flower but yes, I love Eric Carle’s simplicity. He just paints and it’s beautiful.
I like my work too.
Collage has taught me to have patience and trust the process. It could take about two hours to work on a piece. You let your eyes do the arranging. Maybe collage can help me be a better painter.
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