Sunny Days
Another delivery of fresh seasonal flowers from Boone Fox Farm is the inspiration for this week's painting. I decided to get out my acrylic paints this time and start a…
Boone Fox Farm Mid-May 2023
Journal page
11x8.5"
Gouache and graphite on watercolor paper
©2023 Lucinda Howe
Mid-May Flowers
This week's flower delivery had more intense colors than the earlier ones. The bouquet made a wonderful subject for painting with a range of light to dark values and airy…
Boone Fox Farm May 2023
Journal page
11x8.5"
Gouache and graphite on watercolor paper
©2023 Lucinda Howe
More Flowers
This week brought another flower delivery from Boone Fox Farm. I took the bouquet to my Wednesday paint group and started a light pencil drawing on a watercolor journal page.…
Flower Delivery
I've been looking forward to the new spring season of flower deliveries from a local flower farm, Boone Fox Farm. The first bouquet of delicate peach and purple flowers arrived…
Philip Mullen
Mountain Lake Aviary
1998
Acrylic on canvas
72x52 inches
on exhibit at Richland County Library 2023
Artist Date: Philip Mullen Exhibit
Last week I went on an Artist Date to the Richland County Library, Main branch, in downtown Columbia, SC. An Artist Date is a concept I learned years ago…
Hosanna #1
Gelatin print on paper
20x16"
©2023 Lucinda Howe
Printing Hosannas
This week I was inspired to do some gelli plate printing with palm branches that I brought home from Palm Sunday service at church. I had done something similar two…
Detail of journal page,
2.5x2.5 inches
Goof, then Carry On
Last week I was telling you about how I work an exercise from an art technique book in my visual journal when I need inspiration. Somehow, I wrote the blog…
A small (2x2") detail of a journal page
Design Ideas
Sometimes when I want to start a blank journal page, I refer to my library of art books. Most have exercises to teach art concepts and inspire creative thinking. This…
Journal Page
8.5x11"
Graphite, ink, and collage
©2023 Lucinda Howe
Facing the Blank Page
If you are thinking of starting a visual journal, you may find that it’s hard to know where to start. You may feel that a blank page is intimidating. You…
Lenten Garden #2
12 x 12 inches
Monotype collage on paper
©2020 Lucinda Howe
How to Feel More Creative
In recent discussions about art practice, I’ve heard several friends say some version of “I want to feel more creative”, “I wish I were more creative”, “I’m not as creative…