Shut Up and Create

    Michele Gentile, Scruff McDuff , October 2025, oil on stretched canvas, 9"x12"       Susan Borgatti,  Miniature Cut Paper Landscapes , October 2025, cut paper, glue - all 3.5” x 2.5" Clockwise from top left: Gayhead Light at the Cliffs of Aquinnah, California Poppies Superbloom, Cape Cod Cranberry Bog, Great Smoky Mountains Sunset These landscapes were created for a ‘Hand-cut Paper Landscapes’ swap I joined. I picked four of my favorite places as inspiration. I sketched them out beforehand, but they were more time consuming (and sticky!) to execute than anticipated.     Susan Borgatti,  Feathers Series 2 , October 2025, watercolor and ink - 8x10” I find painting feathers very relaxing. I prefer to use highly pigmented, vibrant watercolors, and I do them in three layers - an initial outline, light coloring of the feather, once dry, an additional watercolor layer to add more color, lastly adding details with ink (gel pens and finalizers)...

    Willa & Rocket Nose to Nose , August 2025, acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14” Paul Fox   Willa’s Secret Hiding Spot , acrylic on canvas,16” x 20” Paul Fox   Rocket Reflecting 1 , acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20” Paul Fox   Rocket Reflecting 2 , acrylic on canvas, 30” x 30” Paul Fox       Frustration & More… , 3 August 2025, Unsplash photography of Ali Pazan & Natalya Ukolov, using Photoshop, 1910 x 2048 pixels  Thank you to all that made it possible, as well as Youtube. That’s me dealing with my triggers & emotions. Getting them through, then moving on!  Audrey Colmart https://audreycolmart2018208.myportfolio.com/ (portfolio under construction)     100 Tiny Paintings 19-27 , August 2025, watercolor, each painting 3 x 3 inches Charlotte Smith   100 Tiny Paintings 28-36 , August 2025, watercolor, each painting 3 x 3 inches Charlotte Smith     100 Tiny Paintings 3...