Painting my Story . . .

I have been taking Mindy Lacefield's class

Paint your Story

and I am having such a fun time.

What a gift I have given myself.

It is hard for me to share

my little doodlings

and drawings,

but here they are.

Exposing your raw artwork

can be intimidating to oneself.

I am learning to play

with my seven year old

 inner little child,

I think mine has enjoyed

coming out to play.

We are learning to play with faces

drawing, watercoloring,

expressions, markings,

different personalities,

what fun this is for me.

We are creating Pin Boards with Pinterest

here is a link to all of my Pinboards,

(I could write a whole blog post on just

the fun of Pinterest and how addicting it is)

I am marking, drawing, painting,

doodling, writing with my left hand,

and having so much fun.

Mindy is an incredible teacher

and I love her very much.

I first met her at Squam by the Sea

in October 2010,

we have continue to connect

over and over again,

what a beautiful and creative

spirit she truly is.

I have a lot of her beautiful artwork

in my studio, to give me 

inspiration

over and over again.

Collecting words for future paintings

Some of my favorite words 

that speak to me

I have created a list of over

a hundred words to use 

 again in my own artwork.

I encourage to you try this exercise,

you will be amazed at how the words

just come to you.

Marks and scribbles

with just my

Pitt pens

Marks and scribbles with my

watercolors

You know I have to get my watercolors in there

somewhere.

I recognize that this is an extremely

creative time in my life,

writing poetry from the heart,

playing with my inner baby girl,

Painting my own story,

I am deeply blessed . . . 

to have the time, the resources,

a beautiful studio to create in,

creative friends that inspire me,

and the desire to create all that

is deep within me.

Can't wait to see what comes next

this week in Mindy's class.

If you EVER get the chance to take this,

I strongly urge you to do so.

You can have Mindy right in your

own home, you don't always have to travel

to these amazing art retreats,

(even though I highly recommend you experience that too)

This week:

Be creative

Write Poetry

Take pictures of the world around you

Write a note to someone you love

Learn something new

just express your beautiful self.

Expression from the heart