From the category archives:

Intuitive Painting

Art Every Day Month Recap – Big & Small

December 1, 2009

This was my third year doing Art Every Day Month and I have to say that this was the easiest round by far thanks to my itty bitty art journal. In previous years, I had fun experimenting with various mediums from encaustic painting to knitting, from clay to collage, from beads to book arts. This [...]

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To Create is to Destroy

October 31, 2009

Earlier today, workers pounded away at the side of our house. The jarring sounds of demolition echoed through our living room as men hammered at the stucco. We had some water damage that got worse from the last rain storm and it was time for some repairs. I couldn’t stand all the racket, so Brian [...]

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Putting Things in Perspective

September 1, 2009

Last week’s Wild Heart Expressive Arts Teacher Training program was a blast. I can’t believe how quickly the retreat flew by. I discovered and re-learned so many colorful lessons. I mean, how could I not when my huge paintings were staring me right in the face giving me loads of perspective?! It’s like a visual [...]

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Going Deeper with the Painting Process

August 26, 2009

We’re more than half-way through our first week-long Wild Heart Expressive Arts Teacher Training retreat in Calistoga. As I go deeper into the process, I’m bumping up against my own edges in new ways. From the start, I showed up here with confidence in myself. I’ve asked for what I needed. I’ve been really practicing [...]

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Day 2 of Expressive Arts Teacher Training

August 23, 2009

Another colorful day of Expressive Arts Teacher Training filled with tears of anger, sadness, laughter and joy. I’m learning tons being in my own experience of creative flow and personal edges. This group is amazing, too! Here are a few photos from today. I used the cover of my class journal as a blotter ala [...]

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Day 1 of Expressive Arts Teacher Training

August 22, 2009

Today was the first full day of the Wild Heart Expressive Arts Teacher Training Program with Chris Zydel and seven other wonderful women. There’s so much to share and process (just on Day 1). More to come on that later. For now I’ll just include a few pictures to set the scene. Here’s a peek [...]

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Bold Brushstrokes and Being BIG

August 18, 2009

In high school, my speech coach encouraged me to “Be BIG!” To trust in myself, project my voice and boldy embody the characters I portrayed. He even had me practice standing more powerfully with my feet wider apart to take up space. The “be big” and “take up space” lessons continue to show up for [...]

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When 70% is Good Enough

May 20, 2009

During the past few of weeks at Chris Zydel’s intuitive painting classes, I’ve discovered two more important lessons in my creative process: A lot can be produced in just 10 minutes All you need to get started is 70% A couple of weeks ago, as class was winding down, I found myself checking out and [...]

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Expressive Arts Teacher Training

April 24, 2009

One of my intuitive painting rituals is to take a snapshot of my paint palette. Each session, my color choices differ depending on my mood or what simply strikes my fancy while perusing the rainbow of tempera bottles. The intuitive process begins even before paint ever touches paper. It starts by selecting colors and brushes. [...]

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