Have Courage, Take A Leap Of Faith

"The most salient mark of a creative person... is not physical courage...

it is a personal courage, a courage of the mind and spirit,

psychological or spiritual courage that is the radius of a creative person:

the courage to question what is generally accepted; the courage

to be destructive in order that something better can be constructed;

the courage to be open to experience both from within and without;

the courage to imagine the impossible and try to achieve it;

the courage to stand aside from collectivity and in conflict with it, 

if necessary; the courage to become and to be oneself."
 ~ D.W. MacKinnon

This is a very short video showing a couple of shots of my new gallery at 33 South Main St. #HomeTownUSA #ArtOnMain in Medord, NJ 08055. The work in my #currentartshow will be coming down soon to make way for my new show, in #May2018 - #Hummingbirds #Hummingbirds_MagicIntheAir. If you are interested in viewing this show before it comes down at the end of April, email me at: Sandy@SandySandy.com. We are #medfordartwalk in #artsytownusa, #destinationmedfordnj. Many of the paintings in this show, BOUNDLESS BLACK AND BRILLIANT WHITE are demonstrated in the 6th Week of My ECourse. Registration closes April 20th! #aiecourse #Fundamentalsofalcoholink at: learnlovecreate-courses.com

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a creative day!

X ♥  O

The Artistic Vision

The vision must be followed by the venture.

It is not enough to stare up the steps;

we must step up the stairs." 

~ Vance Havner

The Hummingbirds Are Here!!

Only 9 days to Mother's Day!

Give the gift of love that outlasts the present!!

The Spring Session Starts on May 14th.

Week - 2  Hummingbirds is going to carry you into the joy of the right-brain shift and of
really seeing value and better understanding color. Introducing more tools and inking
techniques along with some basic drawing lessons.  See More ....

Included in week two are four complete step by step bird lessons
(3 hummingbirds and a cardinal), 27 videos, 19 PDF print outs,
access to view or purchase the starter kit, Blick U supply list and printouts,
all resource links - for one full year, and a lifetime membership
in the private FUNdamentals of alcohol ink facebook group.
More Week Two Details and Supply List ...

Check out the many options and see what people are saying about this course!

Happy Creating!

LOVE PUTS JOY IN THE HEART

The Ancient Law Of Life

“For me, trees have always been
the most penetrating preachers.
I revere them when they
live in tribes and families,
in forests and groves. And even more,
I revere them when they stand alone."
~ Herman Hesse

I based today's painting on one I did for the first 30 in 30 back in 2013.

Penetrating Preachers - Watercolor on Yupo - Sold

Willow - in progress - I flipped the painting and just winged it.

After letting this rest for a while, I realized it was missing something.

See the finished painting for Day 10 tomorrow on my website blog.

Wow, we are already 1/3 of the way through the challenge

and I haven't even broken a sweat yet, lol!

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs and Happiness!

X ♥  O

Friends Forever

“We’ll be Friends Forever, won’t we, Pooh?,
asked Piglet.

"Even longer,” Pooh answered."

~ A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

Here's a few in-progress shots of the second "Love Birches" painting in alcohol ink
on Yupo paper in my I Love Trees series.

8 x 10" matted alcohol ink painting on Yupo paper

Background painted over masking. Colors -
Slate, Mushroom, Cloudy Blue, Denim, Pitch Black, Rust

Masking Removed

Small Branches and heart added - Ready to ink the trees.

"You and Me"

• Sold

Hugs and Happy Creating!

X ♥  O

I Love You!

"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."

 ~ Albert Einstein

Here are some of the 30 paintings in 30 days tree series, in-progress shots for my eighth challenge. I've learned to work ahead a day, so this was actually what I did today - Day 4, but I'll be posting it as Day 5.   I've already got tomorrow's painting finished, photographed, blog post written and scheduled for the morning. It's a big load off my mind doing it that way.

I'm revisiting some of my trees on Yupo from my first challenge, back in January of 2013. I'm using masking fluid on some of these, and usually don't use it, but we'll be covering its use - among other things, in the 5th week of my fast approaching FUNdamentals of Alcohol Ink E-Course, so I wanted to experiment and have some fun with it.

Making a record of the colors that I used for future reference was achieved with  a photo of each one with a color recipe post-it note. If I remember, I'll also write it on the back, very lightly in pencil.

Here's the piece after the background was inked and the masking was removed. Check out my blog post here tomorrow to see the finished painting for Day 5 of this month's 30 paintings in 30 days, inspired by quotes about trees.

Thanks for stopping by and
Happy Creating!

Thirty Paintings In Thirty Days - Day Two

"If you observe really happy people,
you will find them building a boat,
writing a symphony, working in the garden,
educating a child, or painting in alcohol inks.
These people will not be searching for happiness as if
it were a button that has rolled under the radiator.
He or she will not be striving for it as a goal in itself.
They will have become aware, that they
are happy in the course of living life -
twenty-four crowded hours of every day."

  ~ W. Beran Wolfe

I decided to participate in Leslie Saeta's January 2017  30 paintings in 30 days challenge this time around. I have participated in every one except the last one in September because I was launching my first  FUNdamentals of Alcohol Ink E-Course. The second session of this online alcohol ink workshop starts this Saturday, January 7th and registration is still open!

I wanted to show you how I added the stag to this winter scene using one of my sketches which I scaled to size on my copier, then transferred using grey transfer paper.

My sketch was scaled to size on the copier.

Then it was traced onto the tile with transfer paper.

You can see this finished painting and all my daily 30 in 30 paintings for this challenge on

my website blog.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!!

Learning Is A Treasure

"You don’t understand anything

until you learn it more than one way."

~ Marvin Minsky

The FUNdamentals of Alcohol Ink - January 2017

The FUNdamentals videos are short and to the point. There are no long, boring demos or lectures on theory. Through various demos, you'll see that there is no one way to paint or one style. The lessons presented here encourage you to find your own way, your own voice and your own joy in painting what you love. Registration for the January 2017 Session closes December 18, 2016!

• Learn How To Create A Variety Of Backgrounds From Smooth and Varied To Abstract.

View My Last Pre-Course Sample Demo Video here.

"Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back."

 ~ Chinese Proverb


Online Workshop, Discovery and Joy

“Do anything, but let it produce joy.” ~ Walt Whitman

Learn • Love • Create 
Online A.I. Workshop Starts September 2016

Sign up to join the E-Course Special Wait List
And Be The First To Know When the Doors Open For Enrollment

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 "People who thrive on their creative energy are 

tapping into something that is innate in the human race;

 the ability to discover something new. 

What makes them different is the

desire and motivation to create."

~ Faith Puleston)

Happy Summer AND Cool Creating Everyone!
X ♥  O