I am a Kansas City based artist. I love to paint, inspire, hike, trail run, and be Supermom.You can find my artwork at www.StrokeofRed.com
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March Madness
I’ve been sooo busy with painting, moving, and working I’ve haven’t spent much time blogging. I’m going to make a point to get better at it. To start, I’m going to share about what I’ve been up to. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art show, art studio, artist, creative, fear, gallery, studio, trust, vulnerability
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Day 21 Creative Challenge – Let Creativity Flow
Sometimes when I have an artist block, or I just need a sort of release and don’t know what to do, I just let the creativity flow. It is just designating a certain amount of time to being creative. Whether … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist block, challenge, creative, creative challenge, creativity, ideas, medium, nature, painting, time, writing
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Day 20 Creative Challenge – A Space of Your Own
One of my favorite books is Virginia Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own”. I read this book several years ago for the first time and it left quite an impression on me. The summary of it was that everyone needs … Continue reading
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Tagged coloring, create, creative, creative space, drawing, fort, motherhood, painting, studio, Virginia Woolf
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Day 18 Creative Challenge – Inspiration Hunt
One of my favorite things to do alone or with my kiddo is to go on Inspiration Hunts. This usually involves going on a walk with a camera. Spring is one of my favorite times to do an inspiration hunt. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist, challenge, create, creative, flowers, happy, inspiration, motherhood, nature, photography, spring
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Day 17 Creative Challenge – Make something fun to wear
Day 17 Creative Challenge – Make something fun to wear Sometimes it’s fun to be someone else. Little kids are masters at it. Always pretending to be someone else. Many of my evening hours are spent screaming for help while … Continue reading
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Tagged costume, create, creative, dress up, inner child, make, pretend, Spider-Man
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Day 15 Creative Challenge – Share creativity
Sometimes when I have a creative block, I make things for other people. I use to belong to a group of artists that sent amazing snail mail. Creativity abounded. Handmade cards, paper dolls, magnets made from art, homemade bookmarks….all full … Continue reading
Day 13 Creative Challenge – Do it anyway
I am feeling the real urge to create and paint again. I have been putting it off because I recently hung a huge gallery show and it left me without much canvas left to play with. I have used it … Continue reading
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Tagged art, canvas, challenge, create, creative, excuses, gallery, paint
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Day 12 Creative Challenge – Remembering who you are
I am inevitably a people watcher. I find people absolutely fascinating and love to watch them. Yesterday, I watched an old man ride by on a tricycle with a top hat. His dog was on a leash leading the way … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic, being, challenge, creative, goddess, identity, remember, self, super hero, vixen
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