tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36975364217887845602024-02-19T04:58:17.879-08:00Karen JohnsonCreative InspirationPaint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comBlogger347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-29985559038637026582017-05-23T13:14:00.000-07:002017-07-04T10:57:41.183-07:00How to Paint Blooms Course
I love reading artist blogs and hearing about their progress, inspirations, and creative journey.
I have had this blog for over then years so I have a few stories to contribute. I'm starting with my experience of the online course that has had the most impact on my creative journey that began in 2011.
I hope this will help someone who is trying to find their own creative direction.
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-10169887929429644502017-04-05T20:59:00.000-07:002017-04-06T14:02:31.145-07:00How Do You Keep Organized?I tend to use a combination of my phone, paper scraps and the back of my hand to keep me on track, but I notice I am most organized when I use a planner. I'm currently using a Blue Sky planner. The size is six inches by nine and has both weekly and monthly views with plenty of room for shopping lists, after-school activities, creative ideas and doodles. My husband finds it Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-45153867498831541562017-01-27T16:15:00.000-08:002017-04-06T08:41:05.538-07:00Book Review: The Victorian Flower Oracle by Patricia Telesco
I was searching for what seemed like ages for a book of flower meanings. It took me weeks before I could finally decide and it was more impatience (and a good price) that made me hit the buy button rather than knowing I had found the perfect book.
I looked at so many books that I admit to getting confused and the book that turned up wasn't at all what I had expected. The book Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-32457790947872293432017-01-19T19:39:00.000-08:002017-01-27T19:40:24.559-08:00Painting Flowers with Jenny Doh
At the top of my list of things to 'improve' this year is my art. At one point I was creating every day but last year that dropped away. Moving house ate up a lot of my time but that's all behind me now and I'm determined to concentrate on art making this year.
When I saw that Jenny Doh was offering an in person flower painting class in her Santa Ana studio, Crescendoh, I jumped Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-30752277092683660192017-01-06T19:09:00.002-08:002017-04-07T12:06:58.069-07:00How to Make Flower Preservative
When you get home with your flowers and the little sachet of flower preservative is missing - urgh...
I found this simple recipe to keep your blooms lasting longer?
Homemade Flower Preservative
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of household bleach
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
Dissolve all the ingredients in one quart of warm water. If your arrangement needs more water then double Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-49165840310971164312017-01-01T19:53:00.000-08:002017-01-06T19:54:37.466-08:00Hello 2017: One Little WordHello 2017!
I'm always excited by this time of year. People are so motivated to make change. Setting goals and making lifestyle improvements is always positive.
However, I won't be making a new year resolution this year. In fact, I haven't done for a few years now.
What I will be doing is Ali Edwards One Little Word. You can find out more about the project HERE.
Some years Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-47490722252002294972016-10-25T14:11:00.000-07:002016-11-09T17:55:15.370-08:00Florette: Mobile Flower Shop
I love this business idea! This is The Florette a mobile flower shop using only American grown flowers.
The Florette is the creation of Jenna Martin in Phoenix Arizona that I discovered via Field to Vase run by Christina Stembel of FarmGirl Flowers.
Both sites are full of floral inspiration and information on domestically grown flowers.
Happy Browsing!
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-50800002491540260062016-10-14T16:39:00.000-07:002017-04-06T08:41:53.309-07:00Botanic Art Inspiration
I haven't done any painting for such a long time that I felt I needed to browse the web and in particular Etsy to find some botanical inspiration.
Here is a small selection of the amazing artwork I found. I hope some of these will be new artists to you, I know they are new to me. I think these prints would add elegance to any room.
By the way, if you click on the image, my EtsyPaint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-57657581442678383082016-10-14T16:12:00.003-07:002016-10-31T14:12:14.241-07:00Rose Bouquet Carry All Pouch at Society6I love these new carry all pouches Society6 has added to the store. I've updated my store - there are now lots of flowery carry all pouches available...
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-75290538378989211582016-09-30T14:53:00.000-07:002017-01-06T16:56:22.669-08:00Focus on Fall: Donna Downey's Abstract FloralsSummer is well and truly over and all the visitors for this year have gone. Now I just need all the back to school activities to calm down so that I can find some painting time.
I signed up for Donna Downey's Abstract Florals class to help me get back into a painting rhythm.
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-76837058925801809062016-06-30T15:02:00.000-07:002017-03-24T11:31:38.715-07:00Color Theory: How to Mix Pink with Acrylic PaintI thought it was easy to mix pink - it's red and white, right?
But then I tried it. I took Cadmium red and mixed it with Titanium white and got more of a peach than a pink.
So how do we mix a bright pink?
Will Kemp explains below how to mix a bright pink with acrylic paint.
Watching Will's mini color mixing lesson taught me not only how to create different Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-67012105163467280432016-06-27T14:06:00.000-07:002016-10-31T14:14:20.680-07:00Blog Resources: Creative Market Free FontHave you signed up with Creative Market? It's free AND they offer weekly freebies.
I've just downloaded this beautiful font...
If you want this font and other freebies head over to Creative Market to sign up. This particular font is free for one week only.Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-76083933629325584642016-06-17T14:04:00.000-07:002016-10-31T14:15:04.034-07:00Inspiration: Alisa Burke Flower PowerI love painting flowers and although I'm trying to concentrate on realism my eyes popped out of my head when I saw Alisa Burke's floral wall on InstaGram.
Beautiful, right?
I went and signed up for Alisa's online Flower Power class right away. If you too are inspired you can take a look at her class here 'Alisa Burke - Flower Power'.Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-12550317481271731932016-03-21T12:42:00.000-07:002016-10-31T14:15:42.474-07:00FUNDRAISING FOR SOUTH BAY HANDS ON ART
I was the vendor at our fifth workshop of the year to help raise funds for South Bay Hands on Art. It was exciting to see my art displayed in one place. Thank you to everyone who showed an interest.
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-65679747067787775262015-11-06T13:29:00.000-08:002016-10-31T14:16:29.472-07:00BEACH PEBBLES
Calling this one done too...
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-65702075208322441772015-10-16T13:27:00.000-07:002016-10-31T14:16:44.810-07:00SUCCULENTI enjoyed painting this little succulent. Now I think it's time to call it done and move on...
Acrylic on canvas 12x12"
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-54102711999549530762015-07-18T14:23:00.000-07:002016-10-31T14:17:12.590-07:00PAINTING TULIPSI haven't varnished this one yet. I keep thinking I'll come back and work some more on it. Most of my paintings are unvarnished for the same reason. I need to work on breaking the habit.
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-53483246096481144852015-07-03T14:45:00.000-07:002016-07-05T15:26:43.946-07:00WIP: WAITING FOR COLORI've taken a break from painting faces to paint some flowers. Here are the under paintings waiting for some color...
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-11068165973549035742014-11-28T15:12:00.000-08:002016-07-14T13:03:45.867-07:00HOW TO PAINT FACES WITH MISTY MAWN...faces with Misty Mawn at the whimsical Studio Crescendoh, hosted by the fabulous Jenny Doh.
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-29110938668790594562014-07-15T17:17:00.000-07:002016-10-31T14:22:54.862-07:00WIP: ANGEL ON BLUE
Acrylic over collage papers (16"x16")
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-50530183924029082922014-06-29T12:24:00.001-07:002016-10-31T14:23:09.266-07:00WIP: WAITING FOR A GOLDEN HEART
Acrylic on Canvas (over collage papers)
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-44831118710015570752014-06-29T12:20:00.003-07:002016-10-31T14:26:20.222-07:00WIP: WAITING FOR A HALO
Acrylic on Canvas (over collage papers)
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-16458490488685430162014-04-03T12:51:00.000-07:002014-04-03T12:51:21.840-07:00MARCH: PLAYING WITH PAINTMarch, playing with paint between volunteer opportunities. Thinking about a limited palette and studying Kate Stone...
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-43706785757717577922014-03-25T12:45:00.000-07:002016-10-31T14:23:24.156-07:00FEBRUARY: FRIDA KAHLOFebruary, painting Frida...
Paint the Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010572741852323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697536421788784560.post-81413898444362770422014-01-12T17:15:00.001-08:002016-06-29T14:00:01.045-07:00JANUARY: KLIMTJanuary, Klimt's Sea Serpents...
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