Art Blog for The Inspiration Place

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As part of my new series of animals in springtime, I created this penguin family. Now, in my other series I waxed poetic about the feelings of warmth sunshine and flowers yet this penguin painting also depicts spring, (→ discover all penguin art) Spring in Antarctica In early spring, the baby penguins arrive to one of the coldest places on earth. These little families obey the laws and habits of...

To me spring doesn't officially begin until the forsythia burst forth with their vibrant yellow blooms. Next, the pink azaleas open to trumpet that spring is here to stay.

Signals of Spring

The combination of that bright pink and yellow are quintessential signs of spring. The flowers blooming with their fresh scents in the air. That along with the warm sunshine on my skin puts a lightness to my...

 

Lately, I have been embracing the power and the magic of white in my art and it is so addicting. I have been adding white in the form of white drips, white text on colored backgrounds (in found magazine images), and of course, white birds as in this Peking duck.
 

Duck Darling, mixed media art. by Miriam Schulman. private collection but you can collect a fine art print here

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Did you know you can invite animal spirits into your home to protect you?

Whimsical and happy art has the power to alter the mood of your room and everyone in it. You will never get bored of discovering the textures and layers in mixed media collage art. Find something new each time you look at these paintings.

Forever Friends, by Miriam Schulman 12x12" SOLD

 

Happy and Calm at the same time

The...

I used to host an open studio once a year...and quite frankly I am not quite sure why I stopped. This year an alignment of events and coincidences or non-coincidences ( if you don't believe in coincidences) has spurred me back into action. When one door closes... find a window. (tweet this) Normally, each spring I bring seven of my finest orginal canvases to the Burr Homestead in Fairfield CT along...

I found over the years that in spite of what your framer or some other know it all has told you, the best way to sell art is unframed. Now this may be contrary to every book you have picked up that say the art finishes the piece and shows it off-- and although that is true, I can not predict the decorating tastes of my art collectors. See how framing the art in four different ways can lend itself...

There is only one fact you need to know about me in order to explain why I became an artist. My father passed away when I was five years old.

Embrace by Miriam Schulman, fine art print

nurture vs. nature: my creative DNA

I tell you this not so you will feel sorry for me, for I have rarely felt sorry for myself. This fact has become so deeply ingrained in my nature that I can no longer separate the...

Would you be interested in a medium that you can carry with you anywhere to capture the beauty of life? If you love to learn and express yourself through art then discover you how can build your confidence in watercolor. Whether you are a beginner or advanced, there is always more to learn.

In Watercolor Textures, you will discover the confidence  to create your own landscape painting in your own...

The essence of the way I like to teach watercolor technique is a blend of spontaneity and control. Anyone who has ever taken one of my online art classes, or just watched a free watercolor tutorial online (check out my youtube channel), knows I am a big believer of not fighting watercolor and letting it do its own thing.

Secret Bag of Tricks

In this new online watercolor class, Watercolor Textures,...

A big part of my art journaling experience is focusing on my word for the year. (see blog post: 2015: A Year of Purpose) For 2015, I have chosen a year of "purpose" In order to get clear on what this means to me and keep the word and my intentions for the year in front of me, I spend a lot of time in my journal defining my word.

Art Journal Technique and Process

I spend a lot of time make a crazy...