Mixed Media

A life filled with art making. Greetings, my name is Sharon Mann. Special thanks to Louise for inviting me as a guest on her website. My life has always been filled with art making. I’m obsessed with creating every day. … Read More

It has been three years already since I first published Charlotte, a painting based on an historical novel.  I republish this post for Throwback Thursday. A novel inspired me to paint a portrait. As I painted, I remembered events in … Read More

“Are the days of winter sunshine just as sad for you, too? When it is misty, in the evenings, and I am out walking by myself, it seems to me that the rain is falling through my heart and causing … Read More

The land of ice and snow inspires me “We come from the land of the ice and snow/ From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.” ~ Led Zeppelin, Immigrant Song. “I come from the land of ice and … Read More

Playing in a sketchbook is good therapy. Have you had days when… Nothing seems to go the way you want it to? You have many projects in various stages of completion, but you don’t feel like working on them? The … Read More

This month, Jennifer is one of two guest artists at Louise’s ARTiculations. If you wish to be featured as a guest artist in a future post on this website, please contact me. Do visit previous guest artists published in 2018 here. … Read More

For this Throwback Thursday, I looked through old posts and found this portrait which I used on my first business cards.  I think it might be time to find a new image for my business cards.  Any suggestions?  I am … Read More

Journaling along the way…   At first glance, the idea of having many projects on the go might seem…shall we say, a bit scatterbrained? I prefer to look at it as multi-tasking. So while I do have probably 8 different … Read More

Guest artist Jan Byers, from Australia, tells us how she rediscovered art as an adult. This month, she is one of two featured artists at Louise’s ARTiculations. If you wish to be featured as a guest artist in a future … Read More

Testing new palettes on a wintry day. It’s time once again to share a page from one of my oh so many sketchbooks. This one in particular is used for swatching colours and trying out new palettes. In past posts, … Read More

Challenges bring about change. This post was previously published in January, 2017. Change is needed for growth.  Artists and creatives embrace challenges because without them, we remain stagnant. “If we go for the easy way, we never change.” – Marina … Read More