Line and Wash – Watercolor Painting Anyone Can Do
Creative Energy Journaling, How-to, beginning watercolor, drawing, sketching, travelLine and wash is a combination of line drawing with watercolor washes to suggest a scene. It's a great way to get started with watercolor, or with travel sketching, even if you "can't draw" and have never tried watercolor before!...
New Watercolor Mandala Template
Creative Energy Journaling, How-to, mandalasI know some of you enjoy using the templates I create for my Watercolor Prayer/Meditation Mandala Mini-Retreats. I created a new one that was very popular at the last mini-retreat, so I decided to share it with you here. This one has...
Colorful Thoughts
Behind the Scenes, Creative Energy Journaling, How-to, color, color theoryHaving recently accepted an invitation to fill a last-minute gap in the show calendar at Hudson Hospital, I’m in the “final countdown” phase of prepping for a show. No matter how diligent and organized I am, I seem to...
Watercolor Mandala Templates for You to Use
Creative Energy Journaling, How-to, mandalasLooking for templates so you can try it yourself? Templates are at the bottom of the Mandala Mini-Retreat class page. Last weekend’s mini-retreat on Mandalas for Prayer and Meditation at Wet Paint was a wonderfully relaxing way...
Digital Doodles
Creative Energy Journaling, How-toI know many of you have iPads (or other tablets) or smartphones. Have you ever thought of using them to make art? There are many, many fun apps that allow you to draw, doodle, “paint” and modify your photos—and a lot of...
Get Out of the Moment
Creative Energy Journaling, How-to, creativity, mindfulnessHuh? Everything you read these days seems to extol the virtues of being “in the present moment”. I’m not questioning the value of being attentive, appreciative and aware. In fact, a few weeks ago, I suggested some...