by shaunnawest | Mar 19, 2021 | Writing, Painting
I’ve had vivid dreams as long as I can remember. Vivid. A few years ago, they came back with an unearthly force, and to be honest I can only attribute some of the bizarre dream experiences as some kind of spiritual…something. I would dream of people I was...
by shaunnawest | Mar 2, 2021 | Writing, Painting
I’ve always had a soft spot for words and art. I am not typically, however, drawn to word art. Words came to me much earlier in my life, as I wrote my first short story before I was in the second grade. Art, though, specifically paintings, came much later. It...
by shaunnawest | Feb 24, 2021 | Painting
Hey hey! I tried to get our weekly newsletter out last week, and it just didn’t happen. Ahh, life. Sometimes, the shifting of priorities is the priority. While I know a lot of you may not have played with mixing your own oil paint before, this process has...
by shaunnawest | Feb 12, 2021 | Painting
You guys know I challenged myself to paint and write everyday beginning in January… It has brought me so much joy, and I love the practice of getting better and growing in such a steady, intentional way. I’ve been mixing paint (i have a tutorial coming for you...
by shaunnawest | Feb 5, 2021 | Painting
I originally began writing this post to share what I’ve been painting lately….which has been LIFE GIVING. If you’re a regular reader, you know I started playing with painting again last year, and even launched two small collections. But as I sat down to share...