My daughter and I tackled another mixed media painting together, after she asked me to paint her a second puppy portrait to place on her bedroom wall. She drew this image...
Category: Blog, Family, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Acrylic Paint, Art, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, drawing, Family, illustration, Janna Vanderveen Art, JKV, Maltese, MIXED MEDIA, Moon, Oil Pastels, Painting, Poodle, Puppy, Softie, Whimsical Dog, Winsor Newton Oil Bars
My daughter and I collaborated on this painting. She drew the puppy which I then painted using inks, acrylics, gelatos, neocolor 2’s, oil pastels, and oil paints. Her excitement as she...
Category: Blog, Family, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Acrylic Ink, Acrylic Paint, Big Eyes, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, Dog, drawing, Gelatos, Janna Vanderveen Art, JKV, Maltese, MIXED MEDIA, Mixed Media Art, Moon, Oil Bars, Oil Pastels, Painting, Puppy, Whimsical Dog
My son Gabriel came home from middle school last week with an art assignment; to paint a Loretta Grayson style color theory tree. The project seemed a little daunting, so I offered to do...
Category: Blog, Family, GALLERY, WATERCOLOR, Writing, WRITING Tags: Art, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, Color, Color Theory, Derwent Inktense Pencils, drawing, Loretta Grayson, Magic, MIXED MEDIA, Patchwork, Squares, Stained glass windows, Stars, Tree, Tutorial, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting, Winsor Newton, Zentangles
Our desire to create is fueled by the power of our imagination. We only need to observe a child playing to see that this is true. Take my daughter’s artwork as an...
Category: Blog, Family, Writing Tags: Castle, Children's Drawing, Family, Fantasy, Fantasy Art, House, Imagination, Inspiration, Tree, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Art, Watercolour, Writing
Craft day is always fun, especially when Grandma is involved. She researched ways to create cabochon/pendant necklaces, purchased all the supplies, and set up the creative day for her grandchildren to attend. I suggested that...
Category: Blog, Family, GALLERY, WATERCOLOR Tags: Art, Cabochon, Child Couture, drawing, Family, Handmade, Jewelry, Necklace, Painting, Pendant, sketch, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting, Watercolour
The unhindered imagination of children produces the cutest things. Yesterday, my five-year-old daughter created this drawing of herself, with brown hair (she’s convinced that’s the color it will be when she’s older), and a...
Category: Blog, Family, Writing, WRITING Tags: Alladin's Carpet Ride, Art, Disney, Disney World, drawing, Dreams, Family, Fantasy Art, Flying, Futuristic Technology, Imagination, Rocket Backpack, What-Ifs, Wishes
Storybook characters really do come to life! At least Snow White’s 7 Dwarves did at Walt Disney world. Wait…is that Sneezy plugging his nose? Is it possible that I stink? Considering it was late...
Category: Blog, Family Tags: 7 Dwarves, Characcters, Character Meet, Dopey, Family, Gems, Picture, Sneezy, Snow White, Storybook, Vacation, Walt Disney World
My five-year-old daughter drew this village picture, with a house, pink cotton candy tree (her most favorite snack), garage, car, dog, and flowers. We added a few trees to fill in...
Category: Blog, Family Tags: Art, drawing, Family, Imagination, Painting, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting
Now that the kids are back on school, I have plunged back into editing and writing. It is always a challenge to keep life balanced when I immerse myself into my...
Category: Blog, Family Tags: Art, Boy, Cartoon, Family, illustration, Painting, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting
Watercolor attempt #15 Art day is always fun with my children. We pile the kitchen table high with markers, papers, crayons, pencils, paints, etc…and go to town creating. My kids hunker around me and...
Category: Blog, Family, GALLERY, WATERCOLOR Tags: Art, Birds, Costa Rica, Family, Fiery-Throated Hummingbird, Flowers, Painting, Panterpe Insignis, WATERCOLOR, Watercolor Painting
Several summer’s ago, my husband and two lifejacket-clad sons swam to a tiny island off the shore of Lake Huron. They stood on a branch which jutted out the water and soaked in the view...
Category: Blog, DIGITAL ART, Family, GALLERY, PHOTOGRAPHY Tags: Art, Family, Fantasy Artwork, Imagination, Inspiration, Inspirational Bible Verses, PHOTOGRAPHY, Sunday's Scriptures
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Category: Blog, DIGITAL ART, Family, GALLERY, PHOTOGRAPHY Tags: Family, Fantasy Artwork, Inspiration, Love, PHOTOGRAPHY
We woke up to a big surprise this morning I have to confess, I was worried. The flooding was pretty bad and the storm sewers were backed up. Our neighbor, Shannon, took...
Category: Blog, Blog Articles, Family, Video Tags: Family, Flood, Flooding, Fun, Grandville, Jumping, Michigan, Photos, Pictures, Prayers, Rain, Roadblocks to Writing, September 9 2013, Storms, Trampoline, Videos, Water, Wyoming Michigan
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