Category: Inspirational

Share your Stories of Painting (and other Adventures) in Parks

Dear painters ~ do you have a great STORY about being in Parks? Whether you were painting, hiking, encountering wildlife or you name it… in one of our beautiful national or state parks, please share it with all of us at http://www.painttheparks.com/your-stories/  Thanks so much, I’m looking forward to reading about your adventures!

Road Warriors to Sacramento in the Name of Art

Eunice, Sydney and Suzanne departed from Scotts Valley last week for a day outing to the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.  Eager to view the Edgar Payne exhibit there (58 of his paintings) they expected a drive of just over 2 hours. As sometimes happens in life, things did not turn out quite as expected. … Continue reading Road Warriors to Sacramento in the Name of Art

Traveling and Plein Air Painting in Wyoming

I finally have my travelog done from a trip we took a couple of years ago – – here is the link to read all about it and see the paintings:  http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-wyoming.html I think I’m at 14 States so far – Hawaii is coming up next:)  It’s a tough job but I’m happy to do… Continue reading Traveling and Plein Air Painting in Wyoming

It Warms My Heart

I see that a few of you brave souls have ventured into blogland.  I’m so happy that our demo helped you.  I think you will find this new tool fun and useful.  Happy blogging!  Just remember that the whole world can see what you post.

My Year of Painting at Quail Hollow Pond

I finally got all the images and narrative on one page on my site – to see and read about my Monthly Painting Challenge at Quail Hollow Pond, click on this link – http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-12-months-at-quail-hollow.html It was such a worthwhile project.  If any of you complete a similar project I will do a whole page like… Continue reading My Year of Painting at Quail Hollow Pond

If you can't go in person right now – go virtually – with The Google Art Project

I recently found the following link for the Google Art Project – Some of you have already found it I’m sure, but for others www.googleartproject.com This allows one to visit major museums around the world and view individual paintings up close – see brush strokes and tiny details – The average resolution for displayed works… Continue reading If you can't go in person right now – go virtually – with The Google Art Project

Ponder this – Quote from Steve Jobs of Apple Computer

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” — Steve Jobs (1955-2011) Steve got it right of course – I will post this quote on my computer for inspiration each day.  Thank you Steve!  I’m back from my trip to UK… Continue reading Ponder this – Quote from Steve Jobs of Apple Computer