I’ve been tweaking one of the minimalism paintings from the class last weekend and am liking it quite a bit more than before. I suppose it’s a little less minimal, though, since I’ve added magenta, orange and turquoise, but I think that gave it a lot more depth and interest. I’m not sure if I’m calling it done yet.
a real live art career
by Julie | June 27, 2016 | Blog | 0 Comments
I've started selling paintings. Whoosh! It's a crazy feeling. It's cray cray, as some young folks I know might say. Big time cray cray. Anyway, if I'm going legit with an artist business, then I think I should also have a website and blog, and so here we are. This is...
how to sell your art online conference
by Julie | July 9, 2016 | Blog | 0 Comments
Over 4th of July extended weekend, we went on a road trip to Portland, Oregon to attend the one-day How to Sell Your Art Online conference put on by Cory Huff of The Abundant Artist. In the photo, I'm holding his book that was just released. Check it out on Amazon....
acrylic texture and mystery
by Julie | July 9, 2016 | Blog | 0 Comments
Two Abstract Art Classes Coming Up Soon I have two acrylic abstract art classes coming up that I'm excited about. The first, happening this weekend, is taught by a local artist I've been interested in meeting and, to add to the anticipation, she's teaching something...
abstract minimalism acrylic class today
by Julie | July 10, 2016 | Blog | 0 Comments
Today I spent four hours hurriedly slapping paint onto two canvases in an abstract minimalism class. The conditions weren't ideal, as the class was packed with students, and so the instructor's attention was spread pretty thin. This was very much out of my comfort...
my current favorite paintbrush
by Julie | July 30, 2016 | Blog | 2 Comments
I first learned to paint as a kid, when there was no Internet - no YouTube to show me what to do. We lived in a small town and I didn't have any art books to reference. I pretty much figured stuff out on my own. I really wanted to do things right. I was a rule...
August is Sunflower Month
by Julie | July 31, 2016 | Blog | 0 Comments
Sunflowers make me smile. They exude happiness and are a sunny celebration of summer. I just recently returned from a road trip through the central valley of California, where we drove past miles and miles of bright, cheery sunflower fields. They were all in bloom and...
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