Art Blog for The Inspiration Place

(otherwise known as an #artjournal by @schulmanArt)

Working on my art journal... added a motivational quote by  Maya Angelou: You alone are enough You have nothing to prove to anyone.

I am getting to the last pages of my art journal with a bit of sadness and also trepidation. I promised myself that when I reached the end of the journal I would submit it for publication to one of the many art...

This blog post reviews the Mark Rothko art show at the Pace gallery in New York featuring his watercolor paintings. In addition, I give you a humorous view into a day trip into New York City.

A view of the gallery when you step off the Art Deco elevator. There is a quote on the wall.

Selfie-- my daughter says I looked like a tourist. I didn't think so.

Yesterday,...

Art whether it is traditional painting or a modern mixed media piece is often created in multiple stages and layers. Earlier layers may be beautiful but often the under painting gets covered up with subsequent layers. Just as in life, you can not be too in love with your younger earlier versions of yourself or you can't move on and change. Although I loved the first stages of these artworks, I...

Want to join me on a summertime creative adventure?

Looking for inspiration for a blog post or for your art journal? This blog post includes an art journal prompt and a challenge for you to write or create each week this summer.

About #52lists

 

This year I got started on art journal and list making. Blogger Moorea Seal had been posting ideas on her blog each week for a list. Since she opened her new...

(in other words, why I stopped following you on instagram and other annoying things you might be doing.)

If you want to know how to gain followers on instagram then you should avoid these five annoying behaviors so you don't lose followers. You can gain followers without following them back by being interesting and engaging... hmm, that's another blog post. Once you get an instagram follower, you...

Let's Decorate with Art!

Colorful art can change the whole attitude of a room. Don't underestimate the power of art to uplift your mood and the spirit of everyone in it. Art is good for your health and your home and you should always surround yourself with art that you love.  Here are some great decorating ideas for incorporating my new red poppy art into your home decor.

Living Room Wall Decor

Here,...

This blog post give you an easy way to come up with some meaningful mantras for your art journal. This art journal prompt asks you to choose a "mantra starter" from one column and match it with a "meaningful ending" from another column.

My daughter's art journal journey

My daughter has become addicted to her art journal which I also call "her excuse to use letter stickers." In the beginning she...

Want a sneak peek at my new online watercolor class? This little short trailer gives you an inside look at my online class.



So, I have been procrastinating creating this video. Why? Well, I am a one-man show. I have to act, direct, film and edit my own video. For this trailer, I actually wrote a script! So that makes me a script writer too. For my online classesI am my own graphic designer and...

This blog post takes you through my artistic process on my new red poppy art. Get a behind the scenes look on my thought process when I paint.

Adding charcoal to the poppies.

Art history

Lots of artists will paint over their art either by reworking sections or even completely painting something new over the canvas. Rembrandt did it. Degas did it. Van Gogh and Monet did it too.. So, I am in good...

Well, hello. So today is fashion Friday where this artist who wears nothing but overalls (because that is what real artists wear) takes a stab at showing you what I have been noticing trending lately. Can you guess? Yep, overalls. Yes, I know I recently did a style post on trend spotting but that was stripes with overalls. That post ( which you can read HERE) features fashion bloggers all sporting...

Bringing awareness and healing through art by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

This blog spot offers 5 mantras for victims of abuse whether they are being bullied by their spouse, a classmate or someone else. In my art journal, I created mixed media mantras to help victims of abuse.

 

Words can hurt

Why am I writing about this? Normally, I use my art journal to self-reflect and help myself with words I...

You can't have "heart" without "art"

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