The Dream Eye Watercolor Portrait Lesson is a fun and easy art activity. Learn how to use carbon paper to transfer a copy of the mixed media painting I created, and how to use water color pencils to create your own artwork: Supplies: All you need are watercolor pencils, carbon paper, watercolor paper, a ruler, …
How to Create a Mixed Media Background
Painting on a mixed media canvas provides a forgivable surface you can wipe clean to start again. You can create a mixed media background with scrapbooking paper or photos printed on hp Brochure Paper 180 g. Step 1: First, tear pieces of paper and arrange a design on a canvas. Step 2: Next, apply Golden …
The Entrepreneurial Artist
I’ll be honest; I’m mesmerized by the business side of art because I find the idea that people can do what they love and get paid for it fascinating. Entrepreneurs like Kelly Rae Roberts and Mary Engelbreit motivate me. These innovative women took their artistic passions into the marketplace and changed the world for the better. Kelly Rae Roberts was …
JoDee’s Art for Sale at the San Clemente Store
I'm excited to have my art for sale at the San Clemente Store in the Outlets at San Clemente. The San Clemente Store is “a collaborative of local artisans and entrepreneurs," featuring unique, hand-crafted gifts, photography, and art.
Trip to Maine: Finding My Path of Peace
Grace arrives for the moment, direction comes for the day, a path of peace unfolds in the present. Last summer, my husband and I took a trip to Maine. We traversed the coast with cameras in hand, capturing beauty and contemplating quality of life. During those magical days, we determined to take more trips like …
Broken Vessel
Broken Vessel reminds us not to lose heart when life causes us to crack. For it is through our broken places that the glory of God shines. A broken pot in my garden inspired Broken Vessel. One day while I was out gardening, I noticed the unique weathering and cracks on one of my garden …
Choosing the Right Opportunities for Your Dreams
Not every window of opportunity is worth flying through! Often when the world seems right for you to press forward with your dreams, enticing winds of change swirl and snap open windows of possibility. Creative feathers have grown into wings able to provide lift off, making it difficult to turn down invitations. So, you find …
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Underwater Enchantment
When life forces you to swim in the deep, discover God’s underwater enchantment! I took the background photographs while visiting the Long Beach Aquarium with my daughter and granddaughter. The underwater scenes captivated us. The inspiration to create a mermaid came when a diver who was cleaning the aquarium turned and waved at Madelyn, which …
Seasons of the Soul Mixed Media
Seasons invites us to celebrate life's changes with confidence, knowing there truly is ...a time for every purpose under heaven. – Ecclesiastes 3:1 A woman’s face covers each quadrant of the mixed media background I created with my personal photography. Each section resonates with images reflective of a particular season in nature and of the …
