by Shawn | February 9, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
One of the best ways to grow as an artist and to find your voice is through play and that is the purpose of this challenge. Giving ourselves limitations also helps create new ideas and gives us the courage to start. And starting can be one of the hardest things to do....
by Shawn | February 2, 2025 | abstract, canvas, collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration
I love it when things come together for a project with serendipity. I read Morgan Harper Nichols’s poem this week during my quiet time and journaled about it. I kept thinking about it and what it meant to me. Then as I was thinking about what I would create for...
by Shawn | January 26, 2025 | collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized
Today I’m redoing an old painting which was a great base for this portrait. Today I needed to just create with my own journey in mind. And for me I know that I can say more with my art than I can with the words that come out of my mouth. I love it when I get...
by Shawn | January 19, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
Today we are beginning a new challenge for this year. We use a specific color palette and we use up our collage paper with a word for inspiration. Why do I do this? It’s because it pushes me out of my comfort zone. And every time I’m uncomfortable with...
by Shawn | January 12, 2025 | abstract, canvas, collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized
Today, I created with complete freedom and a childlike curiosity about texture. My word for the year is release and this plays a part in today’s creative time. As I create this year I want to ask myself …how can I release any expectation of what something...