Art Blog for The Inspiration Place

April Showers bring April Flowers by Miriam Schulman. @schulmanArt

Don't let the rainy weather get you down. I love the sound of rain on the roof and it is a great excuse to do something inside. Here is how I cheer up on a rainy day-- I would love to know what you do too! Please leave a comment, I read every one and they mean so much to me.

1. Exercise

I just begun my weekly tennis again so I was a...

Weekly Color Fix by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Which one is your favorite shade of purple?

In a Purple Haze

Valspar Regal Plum:

Purple is a very calming color to use in your home. This shade appeals to both men and women. Pantone Spring 2014 trend report even includes a sophisticated shade "purple haze" for men. It is a deeper more masculine version of the women's "violet tulip". Since "radiant...

Museum Mondays by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Jasper johns and John Lund: Masters in the Print Studio at the Katonah Museum of Art

Art Show Review

You may be familiar with Jasper Johns the way I am-- yep, he's the guy who painted all those American flags. Did you know he has been collaborating for the last thirty years with master printer, John Lund? Although the American flag continues to appear...

Drawing Horses

Technique Tuesdays: Drawing Horses by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

With the Kentucky Derby less than two weeks away, I thought it would be fun to teach my watercolor students how to draw horses. Moreover, it is the Year of the Horse, so all the more reasons to get inspired by this beautiful animal.

The illustration for "How to Draw a Horse"  comes from DeviantArt

Like most "How to...

(hint: It's not just because you follow me!)

Marketing Mondays by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

I am fairly new to instagram ( profile is @schulmanArt) and I wouldn't call myself an instagram expert, but I am certainly an instagram user and I know why I follow others on instagram. 

So here the six reasons why you are "follow worthy"

1. You are an artist that I admire (and I want to stalk you so I can...

List What Feels like Home... by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

 

Art Journaling by @SchulmanArt

Looking for a new idea for your art journal? Writing lists are always a great prompt for art journal and self-expression.

Art Journal Prompt

For this list, I thought about what feels like home. I made this list on a road trip with my daughter to visit colleges, so it was easy to think about what comforts from...

Get in the habit of reflecting once a month...

Art Journal Prompt

For this art journal page I wrote all my reflections from the past month. This is a practice I started in January and I am enjoying it immensely. Another practice I have been doing is overlaying a mantra, a quote or a positive affirmation over the reflection. I found this helpful to keep my mind with a positive outlook and it also...

Unmatched Pairs by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Girl with Pearl Earring, Vermeer

One of the reasons I enjoy the practice of writing a daily blog post is that it gives my life as an artist structure. Moreover, writing frees words hanging over me so I can start my artistic process with my mind unencumbered. So today, I want to share a personal story that happened yesterday not directly related to the...

Mind the four C's for critiquing art

Technique Time by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

When teaching watercolor classes I notice that over and over again the same problems recur in my students paintings. I thought to help them I would compile a list of questions to ask yourself. 

The Four C's

Although there are twenty questions on the list, they basically boil down to the four C's: content,...

Five Inspiring Instagrammers

Best People (who are artists) to follow on instagram by @schulmanArt Miriam Schulman

Looking for inspiration on your instagram feed? I've been on instagram less than six months now but I have plenty of artists to follow that keep me inspired when I am killing time in carpool lines (you too?) Now, if you are anything like me you don't want to see endless baby pictures,...

What I need to do to clean out this spring! @schulmanArt, Miriam Schulman

why don't you pin this?

I am not a neat-nik and my creative artsy self would always prefer to make a craft mess than to wash the dishes. Just the same,  I have  made a spring cleaning list.

Harmony

My word for 2014 is Harmony {see blog post: One Little Word) and the one area this has really helped me the most is in keeping my...

Art blogs I've been crushing on lately

by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

In addition to writing this art blog, I also read art blogs myself. If you're anything like me, you sign up for lots of newsletters and blogs-- but which ones are your favorite? I mean, how many of these blogs do you actually read?

Here are a few art blogs that I actually read. Since I really enjoy them, I wanted to share these...