Vanessa Lemen

International Women’s Day

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, March 7th, 2020

It’s the weekend of International Women’s Day, so I’m sharing some of my...

Painting Process // The Fire Moon Maiden

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, February 8th, 2020

I took some progression shots of one of my recent paintings, The Fire Moon Maiden, and I’m...

Ink Sketch and Process – Adira

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, January 11th, 2020

In this post, I’m sharing an experimental ink sketch with a time-lapse video (scroll to the...

Return To The Vortex (and other recent work)

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, December 14th, 2019

Well, this is my last post here on Muddy Colors for the year, and what a year it’s been. I...

You Matter

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, November 2nd, 2019

I’m sharing something in this post today that is pretty personal and after having reached...

Do You Know How To Give A Constructive Critique?

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, October 19th, 2019

…and can you take one as well? Norman Rockwell, Art Critic In order to give a quality...

When A Single Pebble Is Dropped Into Water

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, September 21st, 2019

After a recent interview with Chet Zar on The Dark Art Society podcast, I received many positive...

More Starts And Finishes

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, August 24th, 2019

A while back, I shared some starts and finishes of my paintings (here), and I thought I’d...

Patience Amid The Chaos

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, July 27th, 2019

There are times in my life when everything seems to be a crazy ball of chaos. Take now, for...

More About Mark-Making

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, June 1st, 2019

I’m sharing some recent mark-making as it was recorded by Trekell Art Supplies for...

A Fusion Of Imprints And Oil Paint

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

by Vanessa Lemen I had a number of people asking how I made the abstract marks in one of my...

Where We Connect

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, April 6th, 2019

I’m often asked different questions about my work and process, and I’ve started to...

Painting Process – Keeper Of The Sentient Landscape

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, March 9th, 2019

I thought I’d share a progression of images and some info about a recent painting, Keeper Of...

Stories of Real Life and Overcoming Adversity

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, February 9th, 2019

I recently was interviewed by Brent Watkinson on his Everyday Artist podcast, and I wanted to...

The Left Hand Of Darkness

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, December 15th, 2018

A Tribute to Ursula K. LeGuin I wanted to share some paintings I did this year for a new release...

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Kat on Tour of my sketchbookThanks so much for sharing these pages! I love the variety here, and the freedom of exploration. I've had a longstanding problem of freezing up with a…
callistyle on Digital Art Is Not “Real Art”Your perspective on photo-bashing and the changing art landscape is valid. As new techniques gain popularity, there will always be imitators and copyc…
callistyle on Digital Art Is Not “Real Art”Your perspective on photo-bashing and the changing art landscape is valid. As new techniques gain popularity, there will always be imitators and copyc…

Author: Vanessa Lemen

International Women’s Day

Painting Process // The Fire Moon Maiden

Ink Sketch and Process – Adira

Return To The Vortex (and other recent work)

You Matter

Do You Know How To Give A Constructive Critique?

When A Single Pebble Is Dropped Into Water

More Starts And Finishes

Patience Amid The Chaos

More About Mark-Making

A Fusion Of Imprints And Oil Paint

Where We Connect

Painting Process – Keeper Of The Sentient Landscape

Stories of Real Life and Overcoming Adversity

The Left Hand Of Darkness

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New Video

Sketching in Gouache

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Composition Basics: Sketching Thumbnails

The 10 Art Commandments, Part 1

Getting Organized: Part 1

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