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Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?~ Mary Oliver  

new blog post by @schulmanArt, Miriam Schulman

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The Summer Day, 11x14" art by Miriam Schulman
As my art evolves, sometimes I have paintings in my studio that no longer fit my style. For example, I did a grasshopper and although I really liked the grasshopper itself, the painting was no longer speaking to me.I...

Color Therapy: Using Pink to help Your Self-Confidence

Positively Pink
by @schulmanArt, Miriam Schulman

Magical Bee Painting has watercolor's luminosity
Color therapy is one of the fastest growing trends in holistic medicine. Different colors turn out to have strong influence on people's moods dues to the different light frequencies they emit. Find colors that influence you positively to help with mood swings. The aim of color therapy is to balance the...

Fearless and Creative!

Be Fearless!
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt.

New Mixed Media Collage Artwork for sale online
In order to be creative you have to let go of fear. You have to be fearless of making mistakes. I am always telling my watercolor students that the mistakes are the best part. Of course that could be a bad thing if you do not know how to recreate a mistake that you like!



Detail of  Insect Art
For this...

Art for Autistic Adolescent

NBC Show Parenthood Focuses on Asperger's Syndrome
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Parents embrace their son's obsession by decorating room with bug art
This year I became involved with the television show Parenthood after they purchased an original artwork for their permanent set. I wasn't told when the episode would air that included my art nor which set the mosquito painting was destined for....

Creative Valentines Gifts for Anyone

Have you been bitten by the Love bug?
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

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Looking for a great gift idea for Valentines' Day? This can be a tricky holiday for some people who are in a new relationship and don't want to send the wrong message. A creative gift lets them know that you are thinking of them without making anything complicated....

Decorating Rooms that are Peaceful and feminine and nostalgic

Dragonfly Decor Takes Center Stage
by Miriam Schulman 
 
Dragonfly Decor in room decorated by Nick Olsen
A set of four original dragonfly paintings hang over a white love seat in an apartment decorated by Nick Olsen for his friend's studio apartment. The original photo by Björn Wallander appeared in House BeautifulJuly 2011. In this version, the client's large photograph is replaced by the soft and...

Soar with the dragonflies!

On The Wings of Dragonflies
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

I stumbled upon this beautiful story on a website for eulogy poetry. The story  is very comforting to think about our loved ones who have passed on this spiritual way.

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Dragonfly Painting: Starry, Starry Dragonfly!
Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water beetle in a community of water...

A Symphony of Summer Bug Paintings for Sale

A painted grasshopper has landed on a lime green and bright orange checkered picnic blanket. This modern abstract wall art pairs bright green, yellow, and black with orange and depicts a bold graphic image of a colorful insect.

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Ant is crawling along a red and blue checkered picnic blanket. Gorgeous affects are obtained...

Inside the artist's studio

A virtual Tour of the Artist's Studio Desk
by Miriam Schulman
Here is the desk in my artist studio. The desk is nestled lengthwise in front of a window that overlooks my garden. The chair cushion is from Anthropologie and the desk is from Pottery Barn. Although the desk is long, I still added a tray table to the end for additional supplies I want to keep handy but off of my desk. In between the...

Creating Incredible Texture with Watercolor on Canvas

New Summer Art for Sale by Miriam Schulman

Butterfly Goddess, 20x20"


The creativity in my studio is exploding right now. I have a million and one inspirations for creating art and never enough time to create everything in my head. After reading a post on the Metropolitan Museum's website Bugs | Connections by educator Edie Watts I was inspired to create some insect art of my own. The most inspiring...