Painting The Intangible
It’s been quite a year, to say the least. I’ve spent most of it hibernating and painting. In the...
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Author: Vanessa Lemen
A Personal Ink Sketch Challenge
I tend to give myself personal challenges pretty often, art-related or not. They’re just for...
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A Visual Reimagining of A Scanner Darkly
I’m very excited to be able to share these paintings I did for the new limited edition of A...
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Psyche And A Year Of Digging Deeper
“I would stand and look out over the roofs of Paris and think, ‘Do not worry. You have...
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A Portrait Painting From Imagination – A Quick Step-by-Step
I just finished this painting, and have a few progress shots of it, so I thought I’d share...
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Art Can Help Us Through Uncertain Times
Lately, I’ve been painting a lot of abstract environments/mindscapes, and I’ve found that my art practice has been pretty akin to a survival tactic of sorts for me. Especially in recent months, I am definitely noticing this. And when I say this, it’s not as much about the actual finished piece that I’m referring to, but the act of painting, the creative process. The aspect of creating that’s about being mindful and resourceful, accepting…
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Some Notes About Painting With Graphite
Just finished up this small painting and thought I’d share a little bit about the materials...
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Through Art We Harvest The Unknown
Through art we harvest the unknown. It couldn’t be a better time to be reminded of...
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Some Painting Process Notes
I’ve been doing some new abstracts and experimenting a bit lately, and I’m starting to...
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Using Unconventional Painting Tools
The three stages of this painting show the underlying layer of marks made with spatulas,...
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Sketchbook Affirmations
Well, my computer had a meltdown two days ago and is currently out of commission. Life always has...
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International Women’s Day
It’s the weekend of International Women’s Day, so I’m sharing some of my...
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Painting Process // The Fire Moon Maiden
I took some progression shots of one of my recent paintings, The Fire Moon Maiden, and I’m...
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Ink Sketch and Process – Adira
In this post, I’m sharing an experimental ink sketch with a time-lapse video (scroll to the...
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Return To The Vortex (and other recent work)
Well, this is my last post here on Muddy Colors for the year, and what a year it’s been. I...
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