Art Blog for The Inspiration Place

The Fab Five by Miriam Schulman @schulmanArt

We have had a heck of a winter...it even snowed this morning here in New York! (seriously) Sometime in early March, I decided I had it with winter and I would start spring anyway. Regardless of the day on my calendar and the temperature outside I would start posting a flower painting daily to my instagram account. In addition to my daily flower postings,...

Art Journal Idea by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

A page from my Art Journal

Art Journal Prompt

This art journal prompt is once again from the List Yourselfbook that asks "Where do you want to go?" In order to my list not to seem like a page out of a travel agency ad, I started first with places I want to go and plan to go soon, followed by places I want to go later this year and ending with my...

Perfect Red for Painting a Room by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Thinking of painting a room red? Here are some great shades of red to try from top interior designers. Red is a great way to add energy to your home decor.

As interior designer Anthony Baratta says in House Beautiful, "Nothing makes me happier than a red lacquered room. Think of candy apples and firecrackers on the Fourth of July....

Inspirational Words as Art by Miriam Schulman. @schulmanArt

Remind yourself of your best intentions when you first awake in the morning with inspirational art. Place inspirational quote art on either side of your dresser mirror to motivate yourself each day!

This art pictures  birds surrounded by the harmony of their song. The musical notes in this mixed media collage art mixes watercolor paintingw...

Whistle while you work... by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Make a list of YOUR favorite music!

A great art journal idea is to make a list of your favorite music or the music you listen to when you paint! 

 

My favorite albums

I listen to lots of different music. However, there are just a handful of CDs that really makes me happy and that I reach for again and again when I paint. The best ones for me...

No Teeth! by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

 

Smiles are a beautiful thing, and everyone looks better when wearing a smile-- but a genuine subtle smile, like the Mona Lisa, makes for the most beautiful expression for a portrait painting. Whenever I take photos of my kids, and also my portrait clients, I always advise them to give me a "Mona Lisa smile."


In this wonderful video, one female art...

A great art journal exercise is to cut out words and phrases from magazine and arrange them in your art journal.

Cutting and Pasting by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

(if you like this idea, why don't you pin it?)

I made a 2014 art goal to start an art journal. This "resolution" has been made easier since my daughter has discovered she loves to do it too and is always asking me if we can make time to...

Peacock Art by Schulman - watch the demonstration video!

I love painting peacocks and thank goodness my collectors love them too. 

Color Story

The colors in this painting were inspired by the colors that were strutting down the  runways. From yellow Freesia ( see blog post Yellow Freesia) to Radiant orchid (Color Obsession: Radiant Orchid) to violet (Five Reasons to Love the Color Purple) to dazzling...

Otherwise known as the unfinished project list by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

I always have a lot going on in my art world and I thought today I would share with you my art to-do list. I always get asked "Do you still paint?" or "Do you paint everyday?" and although I don't get to make art everyday, I work on my art business everyday. Here is a partial list of everything written down in my...

 

bright sunny shades for your fingertips

Orange Nail Polish by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Why I love nail polish

Something about painting my fingernails that just feels like an art project. I love trying out new trendy shades.

Why I love orange

So sick of the polar vortex and the unrelenting snowstorms in the North, I am letting spring come early to my fingertips and am already sporting the orange...

Find out the secret you must learn to drive  insane amounts of traffic to your blog!

Are you using twitter to effectively drive traffic to your blog? I recently read an article about how to get traffic from social media and it hadn’t included one of my favorites: twitter. I learned there were a lot of bloggers who didn't understand how to use this easy trick that I have been using for years. So, I'm...

Yesterday, I attended an all day drawing marathon at the Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut. They had the entire facility dedicated to the event with live figure models in every studio posing for various lengths of time. I felt like Goldilocks peeking into each studio-- this pose is too short, and this pose is too long and this pose is just right. I actually got to draw from three...