The Painted Pen

This week, I’m investing in color balance. I like to chase a little contrast and add a bit of creativity to the job. I love the boldness of contrast: dark with light, black with white, good alongside bad, campfires at night, smooth ice cream with crunchy chocolate coating … Lately, my balancing act takes place on watercolor paper, mixing paints. All color starts with three colors: red, yellow, and blue. I’ve been taught about primary colors since I was a child, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually tested the theory. This month, I’m taking part in a color study, and we are doing just that. We are working with…

I have spent the last week processing and refining some thoughts on what I want this blog to give to those who are interested in reading. I’d like this blog to encourage you to… Practice creativity … whatever that means for you. For me, it comes out in things artsy and in writing. Though I love music, too, and often have some Kenny G playing in the background while I draw, letter, or paint. For you … maybe you exercise or garden or bake or knit or sing or build or take care of bees. I know that when I allow myself room to experiment creatively, I thrive in a…

Another year started. Wow. 2018. The number feels big to me, but it’s here anyway. Some people make resolutions at the start of the year. I prefer to live resolutions everyday. To seek to know a better me, be a better me, understand others more and connect better with them, to quit something that harms me (except coffee … one addiction is forgivable, right? It grows on a tree … I’ve heard that makes it salad really.) and try something new whenever I want to instead of just at the start of the year. Still … the new year brings a feeling of change, much like spring. It brings a…