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 | Jul 17, 2019 | Art Journal, Art Supplies, Blog, Gouache, Illustration, Process, Studio, Visual Journal, Watercolor |
A second blog post in two days?! I must be on a roll again after such a long period of quietude… For today’s post I let myself be inspired by my friend Marit Barentsen who takes part in “What’s on Your Workdesk”. I was a bit tired of...
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 | Mar 29, 2019 | Art, Blog, Journaling, Mixed Media, Online Workshop, Watercolor |
I can’t believe that six weeks have passed since I last wrote on my blog! A lot has happened in the mean time and I have even more to tell you. New online course, e-book AND project launch! This coming 3 April an Art Bundle is launched that I’ve created a...
by Mandy | Nov 15, 2018 | Art, Art Journal, Blog, Collage, Illustration, Journaling, Kunstzinnig Dagboek, Mixed Media, Process, Storytelling, Watercolor |
Philosophy and a cave Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of philosophy and science. Mighty interesting! And bound to find its way into my journal. One of the concepts I ran into last week was Plato’s allegory of the cave. It basically says we human beings are...
