This quote really resonated with me. I have to remind myself to not always think of a camera angle when I’m painting but to paint just for painting’s and happiness’ sake. For those of you who follow my accounts on Instagram, you may have realized that I’m posting less in general and also less videos. …
Abstract artist Louise Fletcher has been such an inspiration for me during the month of May. I participated in her free “Find your joy” class and jumped right back into some abstract paintings which I had abandoned for some time. It was so fun and so freeing to overpaint old stuff and freely create and …
Back in the backyard with leaf prints (surpriiiise haha). I also just received Peggy Dean’s new book “mindful sketching” which I absolutely love. The quote is from this book. It encourages you to enjoy and cherish the process of creating and rather than solely focusing on and obsessing about the end result. Download your free …
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April’s wallpaper features a bunch of prints from leaves foraged here in my backyard. I had so much fun with this printing technique that I might just have gone a lil overboard with the leaves 😉 For this reason, I’m offering you two versions of the wallpaper this month. One features an art quote, the …
The i’wi bird, also know as scarlet honeycreeper, has the most gorgeous bright scarlet red feathers. With its distinctive curved beak the i’iwi can get into lots of Hawaiian flowers to drink their nectar and act as pollinators for lots of native plants. The i’iwi population is threatened and conservation actions have been taken to …
Thank you for supporting my small business, for cheering me on, for sending lovely messages and happy mail. I know that making a wallpaper every month is just a small thing to give back to you but I do hope it brings you a little joy every month 🙂 Last year’s wallpapers were a combo …
Do you love coloring? I’ve got something for you! For this fast paced time in between years I’d like to send a relaxing freebie your way. Coloring is such a wonderful way to wind down, so grab your pencils and paints, print out the pages and color the stress away 🙂 Download the coloring pages …
For the last wallpaper of this year my dear friend Kathryn @kat_mccardle_art has painted this gorgeous wallpaper. Isn’t it beautiful? As always, I’ve added this month’s zodiacs (Sagittarius, Capricorn) and our featured animal of the month: Jackson chameleon. They are both stunning, quirky and funny looking at the same time, don’t you think? You can …
Can you believe that I have just tried Candy corn for the first time in my life? Growing up in Germany meant growing up without Halloween, and even though it’s more of a thing now there’s still no candy corn that I know of. Now that I live in Hawai’i, my friend Debbie sent me …
The pueo is the only endemic owl in Hawai’i, and is also known as the Hawaiian short-eared owl. Rather than focusing on the short ears I’d like to point out the beautiful eyes this owl has, and the shading around then that looks like mascara gone wild 🙂 Even though Halloween will very likely be …
