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

Chelsea Bielecki Moth Glow 2025   Paul Fox, Swat , February 2025,  acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 inches Charlotte Smith,  Enzo , March 2025, watercolor, 20 x 25 inches note: This is my cat Enzo done in the style of Oaxacan alebrijes (painted carved wooden animals) Charlotte Smith, Enzo in Oaxaca , March 2025, watercolor, 4 x 8 inches Charlotte Smith, Parker , March 2025, cold press paper, pen and ink and watercolor 9x12 inches note: Parker is my sister's cat and loves to drink from their outdoor water feature. John Tjia, Oakland Twilight , February 2025, oil, 24 x 30 inches John Tjia, Two Orchids , March 2025, oil, 12 x 16 inches Linda SJ Park, Selected Pages from Grief Zine Ben Franklin , March 2025 – continuing, mixed media, 4 × 5.5 /page Personal Note: I started this grief zine along with my friend Christine who had just lost a friend to suicide. I didn't have any recent human death in my close circle but was able to discover various losses I was grieving nonetheles...

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...

Vote! or the ferrets will acrylic and crayon on paper, 8 x 11 inches, October 2024 by Julia Gandrud Hope digital image, October 2004 by Paul Fox These Beautiful Hardworking Hands paper and magazine scraps, acrylic paint and pen, 11 x 14", November 2024 by Gigi Barthelemy Vote for the Ancestors paper and magazine scraps, acrylic paint and pen, 11 x 14", November 2024 by Gigi Barthelemy Vote for you and for them paper and magazine scraps, acrylic paint and pen, 11 x 14", November 2024 by Gigi Barthelemy

Dog Portrait April 2024 Oil pastel and pencil on paper 8.5 x 11 “ Kim Pollack Mountain Cabin April 2024 Oil pastel and pencil on paper 8.5 x 11 “ Kim Pollack Martini 8 x 8 inches acrylic on canvas Paul Fox Just relax!   April 252, 2024. Digital Art - Photoshop & Internet. 1350 x 2048 px. Making you feel (I hope) & reflecting on some of our feelings that are there to make us vigilant & careful. It is the last letter of the alphabet - I'll say make it count! Audrey Colmart About to Go In April 8, 2024 Soft pastel and pencil 9" × 12" This self-portrait is based on a selfie I took on a hospital bed before my hysterectomy. I was reading a magazine article in an attempt to calm my nerves. Linda SJ Park, Instagram @KoreanLinda Janus, the deity of entrances and exits March 2024 Acrylic pen on paper   9 in x 12 in The key to every chapter in our lives is in our hands. Varuni Sinha @verysinnyarts Ferrets Find Swings – Storyboard Example April 2024 Pen and pencil on pape...