Shut Up and Create

Woodland Dreams , Collage Tempest Diamond Single page, Woodland Dreams , Collage Tempest Diamond Matisse , collage Tempest Diamond Accordion book, collaged and painted paper Tempest Diamond Paul Fox, Willa loves her toys , acrylic on canvas, 30”x30”  Paul Fox, Milo , acrylic on canvas, 12”x12”  Paul Fox, Cosmo lounging on his fish , acrylic on panel, 16”x20”  Amy S Reichel, Drawing from Sculpture #1 , April, 2025, Charcoal on Paper, 9x12 Charlotte Smith, Audie Lake , May 2025, watercolor, 20 x 25 inches Audrey Colmart, "Hope" ~ Ode to soul strength ,  Digital Raw Files & Photoshop, April 2025, 1365-1367 x 2048 px Interpretation of the poem from Emily Dickinson "Hope" Julia Gandrud, “Hope” is the thing with feathers , acrylic and ink on multimedia paper, May 2024

Waiting watercolor, 6" x 8.5" This painting is of one of the many old trucks my brother-in-law Jim has in his sheds, that he intends one day, maybe, to restore. It's just a sketch to experiment with shapes and shadows. Charlotte Smith Winter Dawn pen and ink with watercolor, 7.5" x 10" I did this for nostalgic reasons--it's the backyard of the house I grew up in, in Wisconsin. The reference photo was taken many years ago when I was leaving early to head back to New York.  Charlotte Smith Madison and 52nd st, New York 16” x 20”, acrylic, 2024 John Tjia Painting by Emma Lugo 2024 Selected Pieces from Nestober Drawing Challenge October, 2024, oil pastel, soft pastel, colored pencil, various sizes It has been fun to participate in the drawing challenge. It was my first time drawing landscapes with oil pastel, and they came out incredibly beautiful. Linda SJ Park, Instagram @KoreanLinda Mixed media work Robin Howard Sunfish acrylic on paper, 9x9" December 20...

Integrity, truth, & … wings November 19, 2023, Digital Art: Photoshop & Internet, 2040 x 1350 px Continuing with my alphabet of feelings, inspired from my current therapy work. I believe it’s important to explore & not avoid them. It allows us to enable us to use them properly. They are all around us, wanting it or not.  Audrey Colmart @ AudreyColmartPhotographe   Standing strong Watercolor, acrylic markers, collage, 9 x 12" each Trees amaze me.  They withstand so much and remain standing strong.  I represented the same trees in different media to show how adaptable they are. Melissa Fredericks Let there be light October 30, 2022, Acrylic pen on paper, Dimensions 9 in x 12 in Painting the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu taught me that remaining positive in the most difficult of times is a test. If you persist the light within you triumphs over all the darkness. Varuni Sinha @verysinnyarts Anxious, Curious and Disappointed  11/2023, Watercolor, 9x12 An...

  The Divine Feminine November 30, 2022, Acrylic pen on paper, 9 x 12" Deconstructing Durga, a Hindu Goddess that I feel drawn to today, when Hindu back home in India celebrate Dussehra. On this day, the goddess was able to slay the demon Mahishasura.  Varuni Sinha @verysinnyarts Spicey October 12, 2023,  oil pastel,  10 x 10" This drawing was inspired by the Inktober prompt for Day 12: Spicey. I referenced a photo of my tongue.  Linda SJ Park, Instagram @KoreanLinda Haunted Forest 2023, Mixed Media- watercolor, ink, collage, 9x12" Mary Kozlowski Serenity 30th Oct 2023, Watercolor on Arches cold press, 140lb A composite of Waldron Pond, and NYC Central Park east Ivan Clinton - IVY C Waves - drawing after photo by Shannon Stent October 2023,  Mixed media on 90 lb paper, 10 x 6" I'm trying to teach myself to simplify existing ocean waves, rather than simply using other people's simplifications Julia Gandrud @julialikesfrogs Newfound   October 10th, 2023...

  Universal Light 2023 holographic foil, magazine paper, gloss acrylic medium  9 x 12" Raquel Faye Mayouhas @existing_and_creating ( In in the darkest times I always find beauty in art. I hope my art brightens your day!)   Coffee, Raven, Donut 2022 Acrylic on Paper 2.5 x 3” Amy Jean Romero, @amyjeancreates ( Subjects put together make me laugh uncontrollably)   Spiraling 2023 watercolors, paper collage 18 x 12 " Melissa Fredericks  I think about spirals a lot.  They are in nature, learning, my thought process, everywhere!  This piece plays with that shape as well as with color and jumbled words. Portrait of 'Cosmo' the Highland Lynx 2023 acrylic on canvas 8 x 10 " Paul Fox Immune 2023 digital media dimensions variable Audrey Colmart I started therapy recently, I had insight that we rarely learn: how to feel our feelings. Indeed, we are wired to avoid our emotions instead of mindfully embracing them. I started creating the Alphabet of Feeling for this p...

Orange Ball, Meet Blue Plate copyright Feb 2021, acrylic on paper, 5x5" (orange and blue make me happy in winter) Julia Gandrud, @julialikesfrogs Welcome to the official Shut Up & Paint (Shut Up & Create) Online Gallery!  We invite you to share one piece monthly — yes, beginners, that means you too :) Submission Guidelines: 1. Membership : Only active members of the Shut Up & Paint online Meetup Community can submit.   2. Origin : The artwork must be one you've developed during our sessions. 3. Details : Include the following with your artwork ( ALL optional!!) :    - Title : No "Untitled" submissions. Get creative with the naming!    - Date : When you created the piece.    - Materials : List the materials you used.    - Size : Dimensions of the artwork.    - Personal Touch : A brief note on why this piece stands out to you.    - Identification  : Your name and a media handle if you choose. See the ex...