Tag: my mixed media

  • How to Paint Like a Child

    How to Paint Like a Child

    Children’s art is one of my greatest inspirations: it’s intuitive and impulsive, without the confines of “should” and “can’t”. Kids don’t have any sense of limitation, or any reason to doubt their own abilities. Picasso famously said “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist…

  • January Mixed Media Art Showcase

    January Mixed Media Art Showcase

    I am currently showing mixed media art in the window of Atelier No. 5 in Cologne, Germany through the end of January. There’s something for everyone: larger pieces on canvas, wood panels, and paper, as well as smaller, more affordable pieces on paper (not shown here). Details of the above,…

  • Hawaii & Iceland Art Journals

    Hawaii & Iceland Art Journals

    While I post my art journal pages regularly on my Instagram, I realized I haven’t shared a dedicated art post here in months. (Can I blame it on all this change?!) At the end of April, I finished up my Hawaii art journal, named — like those from the past…

  • Offene Ateliers Köln

    Offene Ateliers Köln

    Last weekend — only about week after I joined the studio collective — Atelier No 5 participated in Offene Ateliers Köln (Open Studios Cologne). The once-a-year event invites art studios throughout the city to open their doors and artists to share their work. We held a reception on September 8,…

  • ICAD 2023

    ICAD 2023

    This year for the Index Card a Day (ICAD) challenge, hosted by Tammy Garcia of Daisy Yellow, I decided to step way outside my comfort zone and tackle something I’ve always been interested in exploring: portraits. The only index cards I had on hand were just 2×3″ (5×7.6 cm). I…