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LOVE & PEACE COLORING PAGES

I'm working on coloring pages. Some are seasonal coloring pages for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day & Easter. Here's a couple that I've finished. I need to re-stock (from the holidays) what I have in the local markets and galleries where my work is being sold. I'm also considering them…

LINE WORK WITH WHITE PEN OVER WATERCOLOR WASH

These colorful bits of line work start out as simple washes of watercolors. I follow up with my trusty Sakura Gelly Roll white pens (love them) to create simple patterns in between rows of lines. I find line work to be relaxing.

ART FOR YOUR HEALTH: COLORING BOOK APPS, COLORING AS MEDITATION & WRITING THERAPY

Check out this week's "Art For Your Health" Headlines... 5 Adult Coloring Book Apps That Put Artistic Stress Reduction At Your Fingertips Adult Coloring: The New Meditation? How the Ancient Art of Writing Therapy Can Help You Create a Brighter Future “Expressive art therapy integrates all of the arts in…

GUEST SPEAKER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO HEALTH SCIENCE CAMPUS ARTIST SHOWCASE

The University of Toledo Medical Center has given me the honor to be the guest speaker at their 2016 Health Campus Artist Showcase. It is on Friday, January 29th from 4-6P at the Mulford Library. My lecture is called "Art & Creative Wellness" where I will talk about my "art for your…

ALTERED MEDICAL DICTIONARY PAGES

I recently came across a tattered 1934 medical dictionary that had some wonderful illustrations. As a nurse, I find these old anatomical illustrations beautiful (and informative too). I decided that I would alter the pages (the book was headed for the trash) by drawing frames around the illustration using Sakura…

PHOTOS USING CANON SELPHY FOR ART JOURNALING

I bought a new toy over the holiday...a Canon Selphy. I've been wanting to get a small photo printer that I can take with me and I'm loving it. It was on sale for ~$80 when I bought it and the the color ink paper set is $34. It contains…