First workday of the artist residency, exploring, planning, and setting up.

TL;DR I blew it, literally. Prophetic action of using breath to create and speak in the authority given to us.

I was intervied on WMUK’s Art Beat!

Painting blue butterflies with acrylic paint and recycled materials: loosen up and have fun!

A demonstration of an acrylic drip technique to make abstract colorful tulips: slightly over an hour long, you can watch me make THREE drip tulips with acrylic paint.

Watch a real time video of an impressionist painting of peaceful beach with sandy sea grass dune by artist Anna Barnhart

A requested real time video (I'd love to hear what else you'd like to see) you can also find a timelapse version on my channel. Watch me paint some orange and red snapdragons on a little 5"x7" canvas. In this video, I talk about how I draw out the snapdragons and then almost ignore all the lines, skim over some composition tips to control focus, and ramble on about pigments and transparency with acrylic paints.

An ADHD artist’s perspective of projects, planning, and play. With sneak peaks of works in progress January 2021.

14 Free Gift Tags to Print with Cute Rustic Chickadee and Cardinal Design

The story behind Michigan Artist Anna Barnhart’s 2020 Art Prize entry “ A Bloom is Coming”. An impressionist landscape of a bloom of wildflowers after a wildfire, mean to honor grief and inspire hope,

Lavender Farms and Festivals! I often host a make and take craft for a local lavender farm, but will there be a festival this year? Pics of a bygone lavender farm and other places to support.

Michigan Pink Blossom Tree

NUTSHELL VERSION: It is a downright lie to think we have to physically lay hands on people for Jesus to heal them. Faith is crucial (Jesus says so) and our faith is our shield—- to overlap, extinguishing the flaming arrows of pain, fear, and lies.