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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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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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Watercolor Flow
This week's prompt isn't at all what I thought it would be. But it's exactly what I needed. Maybe it's just what you need, too.
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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 52: Artful Resolutions
Welcome to Week 52 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. We’re taking a…
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Week 37: Neurographic Monarch Wing
The first time I tried neurographic art, without realizing that's what it was, it reminded me of the markings on a monarch's wing. That's our inspiration this week on the 52-Week Art Journal…
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Week 34: Winging It with Watercolor
Come along on an experiment, and be inspired to do your own. I'm back for Week 34 of encouraging you to reclaim your creativity and establish a healthy habit of creative self-care through…
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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 32: Continuous Line Drawing
Relax into some continuous line drawing with me! It's so much fun once you let go and just draw!
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Week 30: Asemic Writing
I didn't know what it was, but now I'm in love. Try asemic writing in your art journal with me.