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Live a balanced life—learn some and think some 
and draw and paint and sing and dance 
and play and work every day some.   
—Robert Fulghum

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Have some kind of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal design element.
Composition for Landscapes
Composition Basics
All artists use composition rules to make great artwork. Learn about some of these composition basics and watch your artwork improve dramatically.   Full Article -->

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Various ink pens for sketching and drawing in pen and ink.
Pens for Sketching and Drawing
In the past, if artists needed permanent ink in their drawings, their only choice was to use dip pens in a jar of India ink. Dip pens give a stunningly sensitive line, dark and varied. While it is still quite pleasurable to work with dip pens, many artists now choose ink pens, such as...    Full Article -->

Watercolor papers in different textures. Cold press fine. Cold press rough. Hot press smooth.
Papers for Watercolor Painting
Watercolor paints should be used with paper made specifically for watermedia. Watercolor paper has a special surface sizing designed to accept the watery paints. Artists sometimes like to paint in sketchbooks or pads but paper made for drawing does not have the same kind of surface. Full Article -->

You can do it! Music, poetry, artist, writer, dance, architect, photography
Careers for Creatives
Creative people
in the arts are driven by the desire to create. While you may not be able to quit your day job yet, all of us dreamers have a need to find a job that covers our bills. We all believe that one day we will make a living by following our passions. But the need is NOW for a side job that we can earn enough, yet leave hours to create our art....   Full Article --> 

How-To Articles

   

Highly detailed botanical illustration in watercolor paints of a green leafy plant.
How to Do 
Botanical Illustration in Watercolors
Botanical Illustration is at the intersection of art and science. Observe and study plants in nature. Learn and practice drawing and watercolor painting. Put it together to make luminous, lively, and realistic plant portraits. Follow the steps in this article to see how botanical artists do their artwork.   Full Article  -->

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How To Write Haiku Poetry
Haiku poetry seems so simple, but, like the Japanese Masters, you could spend a lifetime creating the perfect Haiku form. Follow the steps in this downloadable article and begin your quest for beauty in words and vision.
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    • About O, Sweet Nature
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    • Seated for Meditation
    • Year of Making Herbal Medicines
  • Art
    • Home Gallery >
      • Watercolors
      • Oils
      • Drawings
      • Additional Sources
      • About the Artist
    • On Drawing Trees and Nature
  • Articles
    • Earth Poetry >
      • A Farewell Song
      • And My Heart Soars
      • Earth Our Mother
      • Ole October
      • On Cold Mountain
      • Teach Your Children
      • We Have Forgotten Who We Are
      • When the Animals Come
      • Wild Geese
    • Composition for Landscapes
    • Papers for Watercolors
    • Botanical Illustration Tutorial
    • Dry Brush Blending
    • How To Write Haiku Poetry
    • Careers for Creatives
    • Informational articles
    • Your Creative Self
    • Haiku Voice of a Thousand X >
      • Murasaki Poetry
      • Haiku Classic Poetry
  • Blog
  • Contact