Shut Up and Create

Exercises from 30-Minute Landscapes by Paul Talbot-Greaves Watercolor 9"x4" April - June 2024 These are practice paintings to learn how to see landscapes with an artist's eye. When I have gone through the lessons in the book, I'll start doing my own landscapes. Charlotte Smith Selected Pages from Messy May Art Journal - June Edition June, 2024 mixed media 7" × 9" per page I missed several days in May so I continued Messy May art journaling in June. Here are a few of my favorite pages.  Linda SJ Park, Instagram @KoreanLinda “Bridal Shower” Envelope art and a cat wax seal  by Chelsea Bielecki “Love you to Oz & Back” Envelope Art for an Oz themed card and wax Poppies to seal the envelope by Chelsea Bielecki Great Gray Heron Flying Over Spy Pond July 2024, oil on canvas, 6 x 6" by Julia Gandrud @JuliaLikesFrogs https://www.etsy.com/listing/1743261454/heron-flying-over-spy-pond-with-weeping

Willa at 5 am 30x30 inch acrylic on canvas By Paul Fox Selected Pages from Messy May Art Journal May, 2024, mixed media, 7" × 9" I had fun following along daily prompts from Messy May art journaling challenge. Above are a few of my favorite pages.  Linda SJ Park, Instagram @KoreanLinda The Garden So Far Sculpture, size variable Melissa Fredericks Tribute   6x6 acrylic on canvas  by Paul Fox

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...

Left Hand Translates 2024, ink on paper Riley Martini 2024, acrylic on canvas 8" x 8" Paul Fox Kali the Vanquisher 2024, acrylic on canvas I am drawn to the Hindu Goddess Kali in a way that I can only express through art. Varuni Sinha  @verysinnyarts Alert 2024,  Digital Art: Photoshop & Internet, 2040 x 1350 px Making you feel (I hope) & reflecting on some of our feelings that are there to make us vigilant & careful. Audrey Colmart @ AudreyColmartPhotographe   Get Well March, 2024,  oil pastel,   19" x 24" I received lots of flower gifts after my surgery, and I was happy to document some in my drawing. I felt much loved. Linda SJ Park, Instagram @KoreanLinda  

  Willa, Fish January, 2024, acrylic on canvas Paul Fox Dairy Barn   Watercolor on cold press 22” x 30” Feb 2024 Ivan Clinton Watercolor Classes February, 2024 ink pen, watercolor, gel pen   7 x 5 & 3 x 3 I took several watercolor classes this month and learned a lot from various artists. Here are my favorites pieces.   Linda SJ Park, Instagram @KoreanLinda   Rainforest frog February, 2024 Materials: Microsoft Powerpoint Enrique Guerra, https://eguerra.substack.com/   YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAa747RSR83Q5YP1fQpKoXg   Lady in red Painted February 25, 2024 9 x 12 canvas paper Acrylic paint Artist, Lori Powers Florida Birds Mary Kozlowski Created in February 2024 Colored Pencils on Padtelmat Paper The Dinosaur Tree February 2024  Acrylic pen on paper   9 in x 12 in For children who love Dinosaurs Varuni Sinha @verysinnyarts Military Greeting February, 2024 Graphite on paper by Kim Pollack Lighthouse February, 2024 G...

Rudy’s Mom is getting Meowied!  I created envelope art for my friend who got engaged and made her cat Rudy the center of attention!  It’s been fun exploring and experimenting how to create cute character designs.  Chelsea Bielecki Lighthouse & Waterfall By Lori Powers Junk Journal January 2024 January 1-31,  mixed media,  5 x 7" per page Personal touch: It was my first participation in Junk Journal January. I had a blast! Daily prompts and tutorials allowed me to explore various ways to express myself and fill the pages. It also helped me cope with SAD greatly.  By Linda SJ Park, Instagram @KoreanLinda  Gaea—The Vast One November 2023, Acrylic pen on paper, 9 x 12" For all creators, caught in the process of birthing Varuni Sinha @verysinnyarts Happening Spot watercolor 18” x 24” cold press 140 lb Beauty in simple moments of connection. By Ivan Clinton Portrait in Edinburgh January 2024, 9 in x 12 in Julia Gandrud @julialikesfrogs