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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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Winter Wonder Collage
Welcome to Better With Art. This week we’re having fun making several different types of wintry papers to create unique collages. I’m so glad you’ve decided to take some time to practice creative…
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Week 50: Black & White Space to Breathe
Welcome to Week 50 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey. I’m Melinda and I’m here to encourage you to reclaim your creativity and establish a healthy habit of creative self-care through my simple…
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Week 48: Relaxing Night Sky
Welcome to Week 48 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey. I’m Melinda, and I’m here to encourage you to reclaim your creativity and establish a healthy habit of creative self-care through my simple…
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Week 44: Creative Frames
Welcome to Week 44 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey. I’m Melinda, and I’m here to encourage you to reclaim your creativity and establish a healthy habit of creative self-care through my simple…
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Week 43: Abstract Calla Lilies… or Something Else Entirely
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at this for quite some time, since well before the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, or even #My100DayArtJournal (click here to learn more about that). I was…
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Week 33: Translucent Acrylic… Lines and… CATS!
We're relaxing with acrylic craft paint... which it turns out can have a translucent effect like watercolor with nothing but an old plastic credit-card style card.
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Week 28: Climbing Every Mountain
It's Week 28 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, and we're having fun with acrylic paint and a bit of collage to remind ourselves to keep climbing.
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Week 24: Abstract Butterfly Wings
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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Week 23: A Page from Eric Carle’s Books
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…
