Collection

During the Creative Process

During the creative process – your beautiful space.

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What If Today: Maple, Magnificence and You

I spent the day with an extraordinary friend…
So many other ways I could spend this day, but the question is—-are they any better than being in the presence of such magnificence?

What If Today: Maple, Magnificence and You

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Rare is the moment…!

If you do what your heart desires, the work will always get done.
Don’t make your life wait while you do ‘everything else.’

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Watercolor Days and Ink Swept Nights

Watercolor days and ink swept nights

Painting— its color, line, and rhythm—gives a glimpse into the emotional content of scenes like this. It speaks to…

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‘Life is good, I recommend it.’

I was in my 30s and she was in her 60s. I had come to study with her in the woods of Big Timber, Montana. Flown in amid a crush of men going fly fishing…

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I must return…Portofino

Your waters, your colors, your beauty nestled among the hills that kiss the sea

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Just Add Lemons and Rain

A week of small things that resulted in peace and contentment
Lemons in my water and daybeds in my paintings

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Spring Always Comes

Spring Always Comes

Just for you, a watercolor journaling video…

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We Gotta Have Friends

I had one artist that I’d just met, pull me aside at one of my workshops and tell me, ‘Dreama, be sure, in all that you are doing, to…

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Minding Your Eds and Cues

In regards to last week’s confession, I’ve been having some happy times painting at the cottage. I wanted to share what actually triggered me getting back to the easel. It was a back-end approach. I wasn’t trying to ‘find’ something to paint.

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Do It Before You’re Ready

Dreams and creativity or plans to exercise and take better care of ourselves are often added to some imaginary ‘first of the year/next month/ when things’ slow down list.
And so we wait.