Melinda VanRy

Seeking, finding, sharing beauty.

  • What is Art Journaling?
  • #My100DayArtJournal
  • The 52-Week Art Journal Journey
  • What is Art Journaling?
  • #My100DayArtJournal
  • The 52-Week Art Journal Journey
  • #My100DayArtJournal,  #The100DayProject

    Irises

    / April 28, 2022

    Here are my late-night low-light irises. Not thrilled with them, but… 72/100 of #The100DayProject  #My100DayArtJournal What I had in mind was tall, tiny, delicately-colored. I added late-night color to my late-night iris sketch. Not…

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    Art is in the eye of the beholder?

    / April 25, 2022

    Scrap paper made table-protection for paint technique trial, with remains of paint left on brush, made art, because I like it. It pleases my eye, and I find it interesting, therefore, it is…

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    Wabi-Sabi Word Art

    / April 12, 2022

    I borrowed another word book, so expect more word doodles. 59/100 Wabi-sabi… I think what I’m doing here could fit this mindset, this outlook… Appreciating the beautiful imperfection of nature, accepting the impermanence…

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    Flight

    / April 9, 2022

    It's fun to see what I can do with paint scraps and scissors... and digitizing!

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  • #My100DayArtJournal,  #The100DayProject,  Snapshots

    A Few More Days of Creativity

    / March 2, 2022

    Making art every day. The 100 Day Project has made me realize the importance of creativity to my self-care, to me.

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  • #My100DayArtJournal,  #The100DayProject,  Snapshots

    Words… Pictures… Emotions

    / February 24, 2022

    We're more than just out day-to-day, our feelings, our experiences. What would you do with a 100 days of creativity challenge? I decided to create my first art journal. Creativity is important.

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I had a Zoom meeting Tuesday evening. Although it I had a Zoom meeting Tuesday evening. Although it wouldn't be accurate to say there's never a bad time to make art, doodling has always helped me when I need to sit and hear, and I also engaged with my LYA Study Buddies. 😊 The colored pencils were next to me, so I went from my typical doodles to colorfully calming line/shape. Are you a doodler? Is there something you typically doodle?

#artismyselfcare #doodling #color #coloredpencil #creativityisgoodformentalhealth #relax #breathe #focus #leverageyourart2022 #lyastudybuddies #maybeihaveadhd
Wallpaper sample of my earth tone Spoonflower chal Wallpaper sample of my earth tone Spoonflower challenge pattern. Not quite my colors or style. But it was definitely a fun project. And it reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen in the late 70s. She would have liked this as flooring. Grandma was more earth tones and orange, while Mom was into avocado when it came to the kitchen. 

Link to my Spoonflower shop and other arty stuff in my bio.

#spoonflower #spoonflowerchallenge #earthtones #wallpaper #spoonflowerwallpaper #earthtonewallpaper #retrowallpaper #brownwallpaper #radialsymmetry #brown #surfacepatterndesign #retropattern #creativepowerhousesociety #cpsspark
This clip from this week’s video is perfect for This clip from this week’s video is perfect for INSPIRE YOUR HEART WITH ART DAY! Link to the rest of the latest 52-Week Art Journal Journey video and other arty stuff in my bio. 

#artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #inspireyourheartwithart #artwithme #becreative #creativityisgoodformentalhealth #artismyselfcare #creativepowerhousesociety
There’s still time to vote in this week’s Spoo There’s still time to vote in this week’s Spoonflower challenge… my first as an entrant. 😊

#spoonflowerchallenge #spoonflower #earthtones #earthtonethrowpillow #throwpillowchallenge #brown #brownpillow #earthtonepattern #surfacepatterndesign #radialsymmetry #leverageyourart2022 #creativepowerhousesociety
Received my first wallpaper samples with my design Received my first wallpaper samples with my designs. 👍😊😍 Available shortly in my Spoonflower shop. 

#spoonflower #nouveaudeco #wallpaper #newwallpaper #floralwallpaper #artnouveau #artdeco #dottedsymmetry #bluewallpaper #brownwallpaper #boldwallpaper #uniquewallpaper #floralpattern #abstractsymmetry #radialsymmetry #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepatterndesigner #surfacedesign #leverageyourart #creativepowerhousesociety
Playing with paint. And seasons. #abstractart #pa Playing with paint. And seasons.

#abstractart #paintingseasons #abstractpainting #paintplay #artfun #artwithme #becreative #artismyselfcare #creativityisgoodformentalhealth
This week's video is live and ready for you to enj This week's video is live and ready for you to enjoy making some small art and doing some journaling. Join me for creative self-care! Link in  bio.

#artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #claimyourcreativity #artismyselfcare #creativeselfcare #artjournal #artjournalingprompt #artjournaling #becreative #artwithme #therapeuticart #artastherapy #paintplay #paintwithme #creativityisgoodformentalhealth
Current view. 😊 What's yours? #kitchenartstudi Current view. 😊 What's yours?

#kitchenartstudio #welcometomystudio #artwithme #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #abstractart #paintplay #artismyselfcare #becreative #beingme #beyou #bebold #artistsofinstagram #artist
Sharing my Words upon Words this week for our 52-W Sharing my Words upon Words this week for our 52-Week Art Journal Journey. Link to learn more and watch this week’s full prompt video in bio. 

#artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #artismyselfcare #artjournal #wordsuponwords #artastherapy #artjournalprompt #artwithme #reclaimyourcreativity #taketimeforart #transformation
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