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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 33: Translucent Acrylic… Lines and… CATS!

    / August 13, 2023

    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 30: Asemic Writing

    / July 23, 2023

    I didn't know what it was, but now I'm in love. Try asemic writing in your art journal with me.

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    Week 29: Watercolor Agate

    / July 16, 2023

    Not gonna lie, while I love this week's small art in theory, I'd rather not share the results with the world. But here we are, and if my "bad" art encourages you to…

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  • Art journal page with purple blue and black night sky with paint spatter stars and full moon over black paper mountains.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 28: Climbing Every Mountain

    / July 9, 2023

    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 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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    Week 25: Finding Peace in the Process

    / June 18, 2023

    We're finding flow in lines and color inspired by Andrea Nelson Art this Week 25 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey!

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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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  • 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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