DREAMA'S JOURNAL

Being an artist is a beautiful thing. At its best, it's a  life filled with hope, ideas, playfulness, and a delight in living that is unbeatable.
At its not-so-good moments, it can bring feelings of vu...

I sat beside her on the long bus ride into the French countryside. She was decidedly the oldest one in the group. Short gray hair, ample body, slow in movement. Of the thousands of quotes I’ve loved a...

I decided

not to get old before my time
(I'm thinking there are better things to do)

to reel my errant thoughts in, time and again, back to what is true
(a daily/hourly/minute by minute task so it see...

There is a three-letter word I love.
Crammed full of possibility, hope, and dreams

Able to reframe a dead-end thought in one fell swoop.
The 'just add water' of any recipe.

Capable of taking any self-...

I was in my 30s and she was in her 60s.
I was tall and she was ever so petite.
She looked at the painting on my easel and said, ‘You love color, don’t you.’ 
Not a question, just a statement of fact.
(Thi...

I was a guest on a Learn to Paint podcast with Kelly Powers. It just aired this week (you'll want to get on her mailing list so that you get the alerts for all of her shows!).
We covered some fun subje...

It’s always fun to shake things up so—which is what we’ve done this week.
Deep questions, along with my single best piece of advice for artists.
All on video.
We covered lots of things, including some of...

Years back, long before the days of computers and easy access to art from around the world, there were these wonderful things called art magazines. They were like little treasures that came to my mail...

It's time to stop waiting.
Time to maybe ask ourselves why we're waiting.
And maybe get precise on what it is that we are waiting on.

Time to ask the question of how we want to live our lives.
To seek w...

I’ve had it on my mind to share my favorite, time tested, painting/studio/gotta have items.
And to tell you why I like them, which is equally important.
Hopefully, this will help you decide if something...

I want to share with you my creative place.
A humble little house that I’m happy to call my creative home.

Room by room at the Dream.Love.Paint cottage, item by item, I have grown it to reflect me and...

It’s the ‘container’ that both holds and reflects your unique way of being in the world. 
It is part of the proper care and feeding of your gifts.

It’s also a divine way to learn more about yourself....