What have you been up to?

It never ceases to amaze me how fast time goes. 

I wanted to send out some  artsy  l o v e  to everyone 

and to fill you in on my artful expeditions this year.

I've been spending a lot of time teaching watercolor & mixed media 

privately while building up my own body of work.

I've been working toward crafting my artful life, 

and am seeing clearly now how it's falling into place.

The teaching is incredibly rewarding and has inspired me to grow in my own process.

Nothing speaks more volumes than working with people you  l o v e

and doing what you  l o v e.

I've also finally found the right vibe for my website 

that I've been trying to build for quite some time now.

I can tell you that I am getting closer and closer to a launch 

and I'm over the moon about it. 

I struggled to find the right way to share myself with the world, 

and even felt a bit embarrassed about not having a "real" website by now…

but as with everything…

when you work through a process, really good stuff comes.

I've learned so much and am getting close to sharing all that.

Next steps will be the concept of workshops. 

I am doing all of that privately, but so many have asked me about 

online courses and workshops on location.

That is all part two of the big plan.

I will have more information on all of that after the launch of the website.

So… good things ahead in this year of 2015. 

All having to do with  l o v e!

l o v e 

for what I do and why I do it.

l o v e

for the people I am so blessed to work with and share an artful life with… and…

l o v e

for the ability to be a creative!

Pure happiness working with all these lovelies!

Seeing the Magic

“Children see magic 

because 

they look for it.” 

- Christopher Moore

Yesterday, I had a lovely opportunity to spend 

a couple hours with my dear friend's grandkids.

We had been talking about 

a painting day for a long time. 

Not only do I have a love for the watercolor medium,

 but I really enjoy introducing children to 

"real"watercolor for the first time. 

It's kind of like...

 taking friend's to Disneyland for the very first time,

and seeing the look on their faces 

when they get off of Space Mountain.

...p r i c e l e s s ...

So, as I am trying to impart some art knowledge, 

and create a fun, playful, experience for the girls,

several thoughts come flooding into my soul....

... children seem to approach painting

u n i n h i b i t e d  

with

w i l d   a b a n d o n

and 

w i t h o u t  r e s e r v a t i o n.

This is my 

t a k e   a w a y, 

every time I work with children.

And it was a 

l i g h t b u l b   m o m e n t 

for me 

when I realized 

that this is the very same thing 

I seem to be striving for 

every time 

I put a brush to paper or canvas.

Perhaps that is why I am loving the concept of intuitive painting

that I learned from Flora Bowley's class. 

Perhaps that is why I love watercolor, 

as it forces me to not be 

so in control of every part of the process...

...and perhaps 

this little painting experience

was timed just right, 

for me to be open 

and anticipate 

*magic!

* I am sooo excited to be participating in an online 

ecourse that starts tomorrow called 

hellosoulbusiness

Another fabulous course taught by the one and only
KellyRae Roberts & Beth Nicholls.

I'll be posting about my experiences in the coming weeks- promise.

Check out the website-
there's still time to join the huge community of creatives!

I'm feeling the magic coming!

and...
...a special thank-you 
to 3 sweet creative little girls
for letting me share 
their beautiful 
artwork above. 

(another beginning of one of my intuitive paintings)

...linking up with Jennifer and the creatives at studiojru -feel free 

to take a peek to see what everyone has been up to!