Better With Art
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COLOR THERAPY! Take a paper-painting art break with me… with a little bit of color theory
Join me for a paper-painting session that was amazingly therapeutic. It was the reset I needed. I released tension I didn't realize I was carrying. And we'll be using the papers for next…
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Creative self-care art-making isn’t magic but it can feel like it… Make easy watercolor fish with me
Take time for creative self-care! It doesn't always have an impressive and immediate affect on your mood, but is always worth it. Need inspiration? Grab some watercolors and a toilet paper tube and…
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Have you taken time to make art this week? Get into creative flow with me.
Don't get caught up in how this small art should look when it's finished, get lost in the process... and you'll find more of yourself.
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Doodle it out with continuous line drawing
This week I chose another relaxing-for-me simple art technique for doodling. All you need is a pen or marker. I used a water-resistant one so I can add watercolor later if I have…
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Unwind with mark-making with this inexpensive and easy tool
You can't get much cheaper than a toilet paper tube! And the results of this simple tool are so much more than you'd expect.
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Overcoming fear & anxiety with… curiosity
Welcome to Better With Art. I’m Melinda and I’m here to encourage you to reclaim your creativity and practice creative self-care with weekly small-art prompts that can be done in an art journal…
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Make fun art with me! Sometimes we just need to laugh…
I really liked Andrea Nelson’s snails this week on Instagram. Thought about making them for this week’s prompt. But decided to go with something that seemed simpler, but also had some fun color-mixing…
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Colorful Fun with Acrylic Craft Paint… Reclaiming your creativity doesn’t need to cost a lot
Have fun and find flow in a simple technique that creates a vibrant translucent effect with inexpensive materials.
