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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 26: Halfway There!

    / June 25, 2023

    We're at the halfway point, Friends! Let's enjoy a look back, and another fun relaxing small-art prompt, of course!

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  • Abstract cut-paper butterfly wing in purples, pinks, and blues on art journal page
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 24: Abstract Butterfly Wings

    / June 11, 2023

    It’s like revisiting elementary-school art this week, Friends! We’re squishing paint this 24th week of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey. And I’ll just say that although I’m putting all my funky butterflies out…

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  • Cut paper fish in shades of green with yellow and magenta. Eric Carle style.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 23: A Page from Eric Carle’s Books

    / June 4, 2023

    It’s Week 23 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey. This week we’re getting back into the colors, and finding inspiration in the pages of picture books by Eric Carle. If you haven’t perused…

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  • Drawing being made of branches of an old lilac.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 22: Sketching Perfect Imperfection

    / May 28, 2023

    It’s Week 22 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, and we’re getting outdoors to do some sketching! Here in the US, this weekend is celebrated as the unofficial start of summer. I’m not…

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  • Colorful fluffy, cloud-like abstract painting inspired by what i learned from Ivana Zoza of Artful Haven in the Art Journal Background Challenge.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 21: Soft Fluffy Paint Effect

    / May 21, 2023

    It’s Week 21 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, and I need to tell you about the fun I had last week in the Art Journal Background Challenge with Ivana Zoza of Artful…

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  • Shiny image of an orange beach sunset created on clear packing tape from a magazine image.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 20: Easy Image Transfers

    / May 14, 2023

    It’s Week 20 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, and I’m experimenting again… but not with watercolors… though that was tempting. I figured not everyone would be as excited as I to keep…

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  • All the colors of the rainbow being painted in an abstract watercolor wash.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 19: Go with the Flow

    / May 3, 2023

    It's Week 19 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, and we're exploring watercolors this week. Reclaim your creativity and establish a healthy habit of creative self-care with me.

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  • Fun, funky paint effect that gives a wrinkly and smooth effect with wrinkly plastic wrap on green at the bottom, with blue, then yellow above, with orange in the top right corner for a sunshine vibe.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 18: Paint Playtime!

    / April 28, 2023

    It’s Week 18 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, and we’re going to have some fun! You’ll need your watercolor and/or acrylic paints. Other things I used are plastic wrap, table salt, coarse…

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    Week 17: Taking a Closer Look from a Step Back

    / April 17, 2023

    We're back to drawing this week. It's not about seeing what I want to see or making it look how I think it should, but about seeing what is.

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  • Image of an art-journal page with pieces of colorful hand-painted paper cut into squares and arranged in a rectangle to represent a quilt.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 16: Our Patchwork Lives

    / April 14, 2023

    It’s Week 16 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey. And I just had to get back into the paint. If you’re new here, check out Week 1, where we made our journals, and…

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