Cupcake's Creations: acrylic

Hi! Lately I've been struggling to create much of anything. Maybe it's because we've been in our new home now since April and I still have a few blank walls that are crying for some artwork. I really want to paint a few pieces to fill the spaces but I need to practice, practice, practice. So I think I need to limit the time I spend papercrafting other than the few design team commitments I have and focus on painting.

Here's my first oil painting in a canvas paper type art journal. Actually, the background was created using a variety of acrylics then all the flowers and foliage was painted using oil paints. I recently discovered the wildly talented artists Gary and Kathwren Jenkins whom I'm learning how to paint beautiful florals from.

For color inspiration, I joined along with the current and final Scrap Around The World challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week!
Be Sweet ;)

Hi there! I've been wanting to learn how to paint abstract flowers so I can hopefully become skilled enough to paint a couple large pieces for my home that I am proud of. I started a new 11" x 14" art canvas art journal to practice painting.

In my search of on line tutorials, I discovered an amazing artist, Ginger Cook, who shares easy to follow tutorials on her YouTube channel and has a fantastic website (click HERE) full of beautiful artwork and a wealth of information.

I have a loooong way to go before I paint something for my walls but just like anything, I have to practice, practice, practice.

Since my goal is to paint some paintings for my home, my dear husband Scott surprised me with a basket full of professional grade acrylics :) Now, I'm really committed :)