by Mandy | Jan 8, 2020 | Art, Classrooms, Comic, Gouache, Inspiration, Online Workshop, Painting, Process, Tanka, Visual Journal, Watercolor, Writing |
Stepping into the Twenties When I say ‘the Twenties’ I’m reminded of “The House of Elliott”, the Charleston, Art Deco, sleek and ornate knee-high party dresses and half short hairdos that were flat over the head and then curled back up...
by Mandy | Dec 30, 2019 | Art, Art Supplies, Blog, Contemplation, Illustration, Inspiration, Painting, Process, Video, Vlog, Watercolor, Writing |
Everything in life comes in seasons. Everything comes and goes. Literally every single thing. I’ve known this for as long as I can remember. But I only truly began to understand when one day along the shore I found hundreds of dead serpent stars,thousands, even....
by Mandy | Aug 19, 2019 | Art, Contemplation, Drawing, Illustration, Inspiration, Painting, Process, Storytelling, Watercolor |
Storytelling with a message Making art, to me, is visual storytelling. Sometimes it is literally a way of telling a story that already exists. And sometimes it is a way of unearthing a story that lay hidden somewhere in my subconscience, somewhere in my fingers,...
by Mandy | Jul 26, 2019 | Art Supplies, Colors, Painting, Review, Video, Watercolor |
Watercolor face I did with the Aquarius paints, Queen of Hearts The Discovery A little while back I ran into the Jane Blundell’s blogpost about Aquarius watercolor paints by Roman Szmal. I had never heard of the brand before – which isn’t crazy, for...
by Mandy | Apr 3, 2019 | Art Journal, Classrooms, Collage, Inspiration, Journaling, Learning process, Mixed Media, Online Workshop, Painting, Process, Storytelling, Watercolor, Workshop |
Dear reader, Finally!!! I am super-excited to share some amazing news: Do you want to make art and help the earth at the same time? If so, I have some wonderful news! As you know I’ve been working on a book the past year. It’s not finished yet, by far, but...
by Mandy | May 8, 2018 | Art Journal, Collage, Journaling, Kunstzinnig Dagboek, Mixed Media, Painting, Process, Storytelling |
She barged starry-eyed into my studio, jumping and dancing around… Mr. Rochester had asked Jane Eyre to marry him after all! To the utter satisfaction of my daughter! It was nothing short from touching to see my teenage daughter swoon over a romantic novel...
