an art journal of an expressionistic spirit
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What gives me a breeze? Painting is my breeze. Life is a breeze when I paint. I can walk among the trees, be cold in thought and suddenly the warmth of the sun makes my spirit dance. In that moment I am complete. I am free. Then there’s the times when I see the petals of a rose breezing in the sun. It’s these little details that make life a breeze, a breathe of fresh air.
This is the rhythm that reminds you that we are truly one.
Siempre,
Mireya
I forgot to upload the photo to yesterday’s post. Fixed it.
I’ve been arriving at my art sessions with an idea. Then I start creating. There’s no is this going to sell? Will I write about this project? All I do is create and it’s good. The blue blooms for example, are imperfectly beautiful!
Can I paint flowers with one brush? A blue shade I saw in an Anthropologie ad was on my mind. I mixed a little orange with yellow ochre for the centers. I added a little orange to my green for the stems and leaves. Now these are the colors I can work with.
My spirit is free and has been this entire week. I like sketching. I love painting. Today I painted paper and created wild thoughts collage flowers. I’m going to post the video on Pinterest tomorrow.
I’ve been making idea-pin videos on Pinterest. This is my get-friendly with the camera phase. I’m going to publish a collage course. I need practice. I keep thinking am I ready to publish a collage course? Should I wait? I should publish the course anyway. Pinterest is a good starting point. I’ve been doing nature walk videos and idea pins.
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Have a good week.
Siempre,
Mireya
Yes I was playing around with a big flat brush. Some paint splattered on the page. The shade of yellow I mixed wasn’t working. Like a true artist I made it work. I had a napkin and why not paint with a napkin?
You are pressing and blending at the same time. There’s no control of what the flower will look like until you finish. You can create watercolor textures and then write quotes over them. That’s a great idea! When the textures were almost dry I used a flat brush to define the shape of the flowers. The stems didn’t look right so I cut out the blooms and repainted them. Collage you you are a saver. The blue flowers were all napkin. I’m still working on these.
There is no right way to paint a flower. Always work with what you have!
Supplies used were watercolor, napkin, and a small flat brush
The tulips in Holland fields
The firefly squids on Japan shores
Talavera designs of Mexico
The architecture of Persia
The Festivals of India
The world is a wonderful rainbow!
of where home is
Blooms remind us to be mindful
Painting them and experiencing their color, there’s nothing like it. Most of all there’s no right way to paint a flower. sometimes I need that reminder.
Here’s a wonderful example of why I love collage. I just painted paper, never thinking about what it could be. Then as ideas pop in my head I go through a stack of collage paper and begin cutting. Works every time!
Maybe that’s the best advice I’ve learned as an artist.
Fall in love with the process and let your eyes do the work.
As for the inspiration behind this piece, I was walking along in doubt and a yellow butterfly fluttered by. The way that butterflies flutter from flower to flower, so free. That is what I truly strive to be.
This is more of a note to self but I suppose there are others in this world who need these words too.
Left over Valentine’s hearts?
It was an idea from the start!
Teacher said green, blue, yellow or brown
The students painted with black, purple scribbles and lines
Would the tree turn out fine?
What would other teachers say?
But the children, not once did I hear is this is ok?
There were moments of look at my work.
Friendships were mended.
Quiet voices transcended.
It was like a spanish word and its accent
How does one make a masterpiece?
Tune out the noise.
Place with posie
Serves me right, well
For the chilren, I mean artists, are the swellest of the swell.
They know that a Valentine is a leaf with heart.
The first attempt is many times the best. The flowers may be on copy paper and you accidentlay dipped the brush in the wrong color but the magic of the first piece can’t be replicated. I stand by that theory but this flower doesn’t. I mixed a lovely peach and inteneded to paint a Sunflower. What a color. This time I cut the ends of the paper roll with a little more shape, added watercolor with acrylic and just painted.
The exprimental copies that started it all! In the yellow flower I stamped in layers. On another version I used markes to add thin pink strokes of color. There are many possibilities. The possibilites get better and better. Skills do to. Today I wrorte on the topic of just paint. Just painting allows you to work throught the ideas so you can arrive at the peachy petal flower.
Corita Kent. Yes my collage work here is inspired by Corita. Her work was so simple and relatable. I could have learned so much with her as my teacher. I read her book and I am learning. What am I saying.
I may have over stamped. I wanted enough white space to create a breeze. There is a pink version. There is a yellow version. Flowers have different stems and leaves. I’ve been collecting flowers on my pinterst board, observing shape and color. I want variation.
I want another list. How can I decorate with flowers? Maybe do lettering? Flower Fields? Bold colors? I’ve got another hand print idea. Then it’s brush techniques.
My goal is to explore the many possibilites with one simple tool. There is no right way to paint a flower. Anything and everything is possible. Isn’t it great!
I created a board for 100 ways to flower with power. I’ll be adding more.
Thanks for reading!
an art journal of an expressionistic spirit 