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A new YT series, painting sunflowers, and how a beloved J.R.R. Tolkien quote is relevant for this year

A 5-step guide to painting and praying through your favorite psalm, or the one that is resonating with your soul this season

9 Ideas to relax in summer creating, explore new projects, discover pockets of time for fun, and enjoy the sweet gifts of the season

Why learning to paint watercolor portraits of flowers can fast track your skills as an artist (and it's a lot of fun!).

Images of the new {!} art collection, Vision: A Gathering of Hydrangeas

How Hydrangeas Inspired a Season of Painting + Rediscovering Seeds of Vision in Your Life

Painting a Watercolor Sketch / Silent Saturday

5 Tips on Finding a Rhythm to Create in the Margins & How I Started Writing in the Mornings

How to Create, Paint, Write or Start any Creative Endeavor with 20 minutes a day a few times a week

The transition between winter and spring can be frustrating as the weather shifts (plus all the puddles and dirty snow!) But this transition time can be a time of preparation, beauty, and dreaming of what is to come. Journal guide included inside...

Winter has never been my favorite season, but this year I'm discovering its gifts...and the invitation. Feeling a bit weary? Worn down by the winter season? What would a season of embracing the gifts of winter do for your heart, body, and soul?

How slowly reading, praying, and painting through Psalm 143 helped me out of a dark season

Resting and finding renewal (and some joy!) in celebrating Christmastide / advice for the creatives who are tired post Christmas

How the "keepers of Christmas" can stay energized, avoid burnout & experience the joy of the season as they serve and gather during December

A 15 Watercolor Project each week for the Season of Advent in 2023

Seven Ideas to Slow Down the Pace and Make Christmas Week Cozy & Cheerful

A simple and relaxing watercolor project to reflect on 2023 and record the gifts and blessings of the year.

Ideas and Inspiration to finish a few things before the end of 2023. Fall provides the energy and atmosphere to finish our year well. What few things could you complete before the year ends?

The two lessons summer teaches over and over again.