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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Tag Archives: fine art
The reason I disappeared
Some of you may have noticed my FB page, my website, and myself in general went quiet. I’m still processing through it all, but I feel myself finally starting to come up for air and thought I would share the … Continue reading
You can see my work at the Phoenix Gallery
One of my favorite towns in the US is Lawrence, KS. It’s one of those places that has always just felt like home. It has an open minded culture and no one looks at me strange for wearing my paint … Continue reading
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Tagged art gallery, art life, artist, artist life, fine art, lawrence, phoenix gallery
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Flowers that Never Die
When my son was a toddler, he use to talk people into buying me flowers on his behalf because he knew that I loved them. When he was about 3 he became sad when I explained he couldn’t keep touching … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, bouquet, fine art, floral art, flowers, heart, painting, roses, textured art, valentine, valentine gift, valentines day
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Travel & Inspiration
Travel and art are two of my biggest passions. I’ve been fortunate enough to do a lot of traveling this year. So much so, I haven’t had as much time to work on all of the ideas and inspiration that … Continue reading
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Tagged fine art, impressionism, inspiration, landscape, michigan, oil painting, painting, pictures rocks state park, travel
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Rules were meant to be broken
I have always had a sort of personal rule that when a painting is finished and I sign my name to it, I do not touch it again. I decided that this rule had to be broken. As I was … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, art blog, art studio, aspen trees, aspens, birch, fine art, fine artist, painting, trees
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Oil Pastels
About a year ago, I received a big box of Sennelier oil pastels. As far as oil pastels go, this is about the best. They were created for Picasso. They are this creamy soft type crayon that blends in rich … Continue reading
Trying new things
I have decided to challenge myself with doing things I have never done. Mostly, this involves working with materials that I’m completely unfamiliar with. This is not comfortable. I know though, that growth is never comfortable. I’m doing quiteof bit … Continue reading
