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
Tag Archives: motherhood
Way Outside my Comfort Zone
When you 9 year old son comes home from school and says he wants a homemade costume for Halloween, you don’t tell him no. Especially when he starts justifying a homemade costume by telling you it will be “cooler” and … Continue reading
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Tagged costume, diy, halloween, motherhood, predator
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Art Collaboration with my son
I was hoping that at my artist residency, I could work on a collaborative project with my son. I really had no idea what I would work on when I was there, but was hoping it would present itself. As … Continue reading
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Tagged art collaboration, artist, artwork, collaboration, italy, map, motherhood, typewriter
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Here’s something I’ve never done before
Here’s something I’ve never done before….raise money. I don’t ask for money. It’s uncomfortable and icky to me. However, my son and I have won this amazing opportunity to go do art internationally at an artist residency in Budapest this … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art residency, art show, art studio, artist, artists life, budapest, go fund me, mother and son, motherhood
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Making of a Girl
I am curating an art show for March with the theme “Fear”. It’s a group show I do annually, pulling local artists together so we can network, meet, and push ourselves in a direction different than what we’re use to. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist, fear, figurative, girl, motherhood, oil paint, paint, painting, process, unknown, woman
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I paint the picture of my life
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears” – Nelson Mandela True to my nature, I have been doing a ton of self-analyzing lately. I’m also discovering a ton about myself. Maybe for the first time in my life, … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, fear, feelings, hope, motherhood, paint, past, self-analyzing
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Grateful Heart
For about a year I’ve been struggling with my art. I love my art. I define myself as an artist. I have lived as an artist for at least 7 years. Then last July my step-dad was diagnosed with throat … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art show, artist, exhibition, gratitude, heart, job, lessons, marketing, motherhood, painting, paintings, priorities, sick parent, single mom, spirit, studio
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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 9 Creative Challenge – Find the positive
Two days ago on the way home from Easter I was forced to take a ditch to avoid a head on collision. The guy in front of me was hit, but the damage wasn’t severe. In the process of swerving … Continue reading
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Tagged blessed, challenge, challenges, creative, energy, grateful, lesson, motherhood, negative, positive, time, wreck
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