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Patriotic Printable plus Crafts and Recipes!

June 2, 2014 By Colleen 7 Comments

Patriotic Printable

Download this Patriotic Printable and get ready for Summer. Also check out over 40 other patriotic crafts and recipes too!

Filed Under: crafts, holiday crafts, kids crafts, my paintings, My Stuff, printables, seasonal crafts

Wading in Water . . . Colors

May 27, 2014 By Colleen 3 Comments

watercolors

Trying a new medium after nearly 20 years is as rewarding as it is challenging.

Filed Under: Just Saying, my paintings, My Stuff, Paint Paper, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Watercolor

Sing it With Me . . .

May 14, 2014 By Colleen 18 Comments

shine your light

Celebrating the opening of my Etsy shop and the anniversary of my husband’s death with a sweet song. Sing it with me . . .

Filed Under: Just Saying, My Hubs, my paintings, My Stuff

When One Door Closes, A Window Opens

May 12, 2014 By Colleen 2 Comments

Mural Maker

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Filed Under: Just Saying, murals, my paintings, My Stuff

“Breathe” – Some Doodle Art

April 5, 2014 By Colleen 7 Comments

Breathe

A while back I came across something amazing while surfing the interwebs called Zenspirations. What a shock, right? *insert sarcasm* How many times do we click on a site, see something bright and shiny over there, click that, then see something else, click on that and maybe read a bit and then . . . […]

Filed Under: Illustrations, Markers & Pencils, my paintings, My Stuff

Poodle Puppy Illustration

January 30, 2014 By Colleen Jorgenson 3 Comments

Since I’ve been doing dog illustrations recently I’ve had no shortage of requests from friends and followers. Which I love, because there are times that I simply don’t feel like painting. What?!? Me, not paint? True story. It’s rare, but it does happen when I just don’t feel like creating anything. This poor pup got […]

Filed Under: Illustrations, Markers & Pencils, my paintings, My Stuff

Arch Patterns

January 21, 2014 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

As I make my way through my pile of old paint patterns I’ve drawn and used over the years, I figure I might as well start the posts at the beginning – with “A”. For Arches. I’m pretty sure there has to be some mathematical or logical way to draw arches. If there is, I […]

Filed Under: my paintings, My Stuff, patterns

Pug Illustration–step by step

January 8, 2014 By Colleen Jorgenson 4 Comments

Pug Illustration

Today I’m letting the cat, er, dog outta the bag – I’m creating a line of all occasion doggie greeting cards. There are a few avenues artists can take for success, I’ve heard. (It’s nice that I’m finally listening after nearly 20 years.) Of course there are art galleries. ahem. Yeah, well, that’s not ‘me’ […]

Filed Under: Illustrations, my paintings, My Stuff

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