Guest Artist – Stacy Wills

A new feature on my blog will be Guest Artists. People, processes and art that have had an impact on me that I want to share with my readers. Here’s the first Guest Artist Post. Enjoy!  I met Stacy earlier this year during an online Lenten retreat with Christine Valters Paintner. I loved her artwork and [...]

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When Is The Best Time To Stop Painting?

When You Feel The Energy Ebb.   Guess who’s motivated to paint tomorrow…   Early  

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When Is The Best Time To Paint?

Whenever You Can. Sometimes I’ve gotten up before dawn to paint in the wee hours of the morning and sometimes I’ve painted on into the night. Today, I have been blessed with a quiet afternoon, sipping green tea with a peony from the flower garden to contemplate color combinations. Everyone is different. I need peace [...]

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Painting Early This Morning

Sure Helps When You’re Inspired! Want to know the heart behind the art?   Visit June Rollins’ Art Journal  

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To Become A Better Artist….

Fall In Love With Something. Not new for followers of this blog to know my painting passion the last couple of years has been the bearded iris I’ve grown. They are currently in the midst of their spring show. Here is how they looked around 7:45 this morning as I was heading to 8am yoga [...]

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My Lenten Journey 2012

This year’s Lenten Journey has been especially meaningful traveling with Christine Valtners Paintner and fellow pilgrims. I had previously read and benefitted from Christine’s book, the Artist’s Rule and her invitation to combine visual and expressive arts during an on-line Lenten Soul Of A Pilgrim Journey called to me. We were encouraged to make an art journal [...]

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Freedom VS Structure

My freedom-loving inner artist that lives to splash color is needing to wait her turn today :/ Structure, her counter-intuitive partner, is hard at work, laying a firm foundation.  This stage is not my favorite.  Funny, this morning’s reading from Christine Valters Paintner’s, the Artist’s Rule,  Abbey of the Arts, was: Creativity arises out of the tension between [...]

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Alcohol Ink Beginnings

I’d like you to meet the instructor that introduced me to alcohol inks, Karen Walker. Here we are on August 24, 2009 during that initial workshop at Artists League of the Sandhills in Aberdeen, NC, an hour from where I live. I remember feeling like a kid in a candy store:) The morning session of our [...]

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Youtube Art Demo – Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping Video

Take an inside look into the world of Dreamscaping with Alcohol Inks, an unconventional, highly fluid, forgiving medium with the look of stained glass. Dreamscapes are created out of an intuitive place without the use of brushes or a pre-planned sketch. A great way to get in touch with your right-brained inner artist. For insiders’ [...]

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Dreamscaping In Cheraw, SC

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