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

    One Hundred Days of Creativity

    / February 13, 2022

    It was the perfect time to stumble across a challenge to make a daily practice of creativity, at least for 100 days. Taking the time for art can seem like a waste of…

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  • Blog,  Identity

    And I Know I’m at Least a Little Awesome…

    / October 4, 2019

    The questions caught me off-guard. Got me thinking about what I meant when I said I was whole...

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The Week 13 art-journaling prompt is on YouTube an The Week 13 art-journaling prompt is on YouTube and my website. The extra bit of weekly encouragement is in inboxes. This week it’s a simple abstract print-making technique, new perspectives, and a chance to RELAX. Links to all this and more arty stuff in bio. Have you signed up for your opportunity to be gifted a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate for my birthday? #artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournaljourney #artjournalprompt #creativeselfcare #reclaimyourcreativity #artjournaling #therapeuticart #artjournal #relax #abstractart #grounding #breathe #blickartmaterials
Here’s another quick coloring-a-feeling art-jour Here’s another quick coloring-a-feeling art-journal page for Week 12 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey. Have you taken the time to express yourself in color this week? There’s still time. 😊 Link to full prompt, and other arty stuff, including an opportunity to be gifted a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate for my 50th birthday, in bio. New video tomorrow! #artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #creativeselfcare #artjournaling #reclaimyourcreativity #maketheart #artwithme #artideas #therapeuticart #coloryourfeelings #artjournal #artjournalprompts
Do you need encouragement and motivation, maybe ev Do you need encouragement and motivation, maybe even permission, to reclaim your creativity? This is for you! Sign up for your opportunity to be gifted a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate for my birthday! Link to enter in bio. Comment what you’d spend it on for an extra entry… Drawing will be held Tuesday, April 11. It’s 50 for My 50th! #reclaimyourcreativity #blickartmaterials #giveaway #50formy50th #artismyselfcare
My first canvas print from society6 😍 I wasn’ My first canvas print from society6 😍 I wasn’t very creative with the title: Melinda Abstract 1. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Check out my new little shop and other arty stuff, including an opportunity to be gifted a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate for my birthday (50 for My 50th), via link in bio. #artprint #artprintsforsale #abstractart #abstractpainting #acrylicpainting #canvasprint #society6 #society6artist #society6shop #blickartmaterials #artismyselfcare #reclaimyourcreativity #creativepowerhousesociety
We’re coloring our feelings this week. My love o We’re coloring our feelings this week. My love of yellow, and the contrast of light and dark in our lives, our feelings, continues. Click link in bio for the full 52-Week Art Journal Journey prompt, and other arty stuff, including the opportunity to be gifted a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate for my 50th birthday, Tuesday, April 11. #artjournalwithmelinda #50formy50th #52weekartjournal #creativeselfcare #artjournalprompt #therapeuticart #reclaimyourcreativity #artjournaling #artwithme #artjournal
The Week 12 video art journaling prompt is on YouT The Week 12 video art journaling prompt is on YouTube, and in written form on melindavanry.com. Weekly bit of extra encouragement hitting inboxes a bit later today. Link in bio to watch and read this week’s coloring feelings prompt, sign up for weekly emails, and enter for your chance to win a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate. #artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #artjournalprompt #therapeuticart #creativeselfcare #artwithme #reclaimyourcreativity #artjournaling #artjournalpage #artjournal #artismyselfcare
Final (and direction-challenged) peek at the Week Final (and direction-challenged) peek at the Week 11 video. Check out the full video before Week 12 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey starts tomorrow! Link to video and other arty stuff, including an opportunity to be gifted a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate, in bio. #artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #artjournalprompt #artreel #artistsoninstagram #acrylicpainting #collage #reclaimyourcreativity #maketheart #creativeselfcare
I kept these as inspiration for another collage-y I kept these as inspiration for another collage-y art journal inspiration. Our next 52-Week Art Journal Journey prompt starts tomorrow! Have you celebrated YOU in collage this week? Link to this week’s prompt, and other arty stuff, including your opportunity to be gifted a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate for my 50th birthday, in my bio. #artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #collage #collageinspiration #artjournal #artjournaling #artjournalprompts #reclaimyourcreativity #maketheart #therapeuticart #creativeselfcare
A snip from this week’s 52-Week Art Journal Jour A snip from this week’s 52-Week Art Journal Journey collage small art. Have you celebrated YOU with yours? Link to this week’s full prompt and video, and other arty stuff… including a chance to be gifted a $50 Blick Art Materials gift certificate for my birthday… in bio. #artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #artjournalprompts #collage #maketheart #artwithme #reclaimyourcreativity #artismyselfcare #creativeselfcare #therapeuticart #reawakenyoursenseofwonder #seekbeauty #findbeauty #artjournaling #blickartmaterials
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