Vanessa Lemen

A Portrait Painting From Imagination – A Quick Step-by-Step

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, August 22nd, 2020

I just finished this painting, and have a few progress shots of it, so I thought I’d share...

Art Can Help Us Through Uncertain Times

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, July 25th, 2020

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…

Some Notes About Painting With Graphite

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, June 27th, 2020

Just finished up this small painting and thought I’d share a little bit about the materials...

Through Art We Harvest The Unknown

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, May 30th, 2020

Through art we harvest the unknown. It couldn’t be a better time to be reminded of...

Some Painting Process Notes

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, May 2nd, 2020

I’ve been doing some new abstracts and experimenting a bit lately, and I’m starting to...

Sketchbook Affirmations

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, April 4th, 2020

Well, my computer had a meltdown two days ago and is currently out of commission. Life always has...

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...

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Author: Vanessa Lemen

A Portrait Painting From Imagination – A Quick Step-by-Step

Art Can Help Us Through Uncertain Times

Some Notes About Painting With Graphite

Through Art We Harvest The Unknown

Some Painting Process Notes

Sketchbook Affirmations

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

NEW WORKSHOP

New Video

Materials and Methods

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