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    Why I make art every day and you should too

    / December 9, 2024

    Grab your art journal or paper, and a pen, and let's make some simple, relaxing art with gentle repetition that can help us slide into flow, where all the noise quiets.

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    Watercolor Flow

    / February 4, 2024

    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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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 47: Last Leaves of Autumn Watercolor

    / November 19, 2023

    I know I was supposed to move on… “supposed to”… move on from watercolors BUT I really wanted to try my version of an autumn branch I saw on Andrea Nelson’s Instagram. And…

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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 45: Colorful Watercolor Frames

    / November 5, 2023

    Welcome to Week 43 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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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 42: More Mind-Quieting Lines

    / October 15, 2023

    Welcome to Week 42 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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  • 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 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 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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  • 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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