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How to be more Art Creative: The Best Art Tips from Artists and Art Experts… and My Art Too…

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I think IN this Blog, how to be more Art Creative, we will Find this Question very Interesting. In investigating the question, and to look for the Answers, to See if There are Any Answers. I will also be providing, Two Art Creations I, Art Created from Inspiration, out of An idea, I had.

Artists Network says, call it Flow, call it Focus it is a Magic feeling, that you are full of Ideas, and one Idea leads on to Another idea, and So on and on…all that you need to do, is Wait for the Inspiration, and then Art create. The Art materials that you have in your art studio, Blank canvasses, Watercolour paper, Paints and other Media, are all Art creative, ready for the Art artist, to Art create. It all feels Natural, all part of you. You feel that you will Never run out of Ideas, or Inspiration, to be Highly Art creative?

As an Artist, you need an every Day wisdom, maybe an Art creative Reason, somewhere to Start or maybe to change the Medium’s you Use?

Picasso said, “Inspiration exists, but it Needs to Find you at Work, Art creating”. You must work in your Studio and Keep on Working continuously. This is how, your Art creativity Grows.

Fantasia. Abstract Collage. Marie. Crimi. 2021…

Pineapple and Pink. Abstract Collage. Marie. Crimi. 2021…

Tips, Prompts and Quotes from Creative Professionals.

All you may Need is to be in the Art flow, it is a ten minutes, Reflecting on a Quote about, or Thinking about an idea. The ideas that leave an Impression in your Mind, put the Notes, down in your Art journal or Sketchbook. Make a True commitment not to Judge this Inspiration, because these Ideas, do give you the Artist, a Gentle push to Explore, and a Place to Begin on your Art Creations. (From the, Artist Network)

Danny Gregory, Author, Illustrator and the Founder of Sketchbook Skool, says that no matter how Busy or Chaotic your Daily life is, you do Need to Art create, in Some Form?, because a Creative You, is more Happy, and Saner. Creativity is not about Having Talent or Skill, it is all about Finding a few minutes, to get your Creativity in Motion.

Checkout–

  • Danny Gregory’s, 11 Ways to be More Creative, Starting Now. (In the, Artists Network)
  • Jeanne Oliver’s, 42 Art Prompts for Discovering, New Creative Ideas
  • Fall in Love with, the Creative Process, 23 Art and Creativity Quotes

When you Need a Jump Art Start–

When you hit an Art block, Prompts, Affirmations are not enough. If you have Lost Confidence, Remember you are Not Alone, because Most Artists, even Very Successful Artists, do Get Art block. You will Need to make, the Decision to Check out the Recommendations, Ideas, and Shared Experiences from Artists who have had Art Blocks. You need to, Find out how they Moved, past their Art blocks. How these Artists, ended up, Solving other Artists, Art Creation Blocks.

Check out the Following Articles on, Fighting Art Creative Blocks.

  • Jane Dunne World’s, 8 Ways to Boost your Creativity
  • Source material, Getting in the Way of Your Creativity
  • Fighting through Creative Block
  • Eric Maisel, On Curing you Art Burnout
  • Three Creativity Challenges, to Improve Your Art
  • Give Yourself a Challenge
  • Do You Set Goals?
  • A Month Long Challenge, or a Project to Work On.
  • Or to make and Schedule a Time to Art Create. Can help you to, Define your Art Creative Space, and it Helps you to Reduce Decision tiredness.
  • You do not, Need to Think too much, all you Need to Do is Meet, this Commitment you have Made to You, the Art Creative Artist.

Why not Check out the following, Ideas and Stories, that can Make it all Work out, for You.

  • Art challenge: 30 Paintings in 30 Days
  • An Artist Declutters her Life, and Paints all Her Possessions
  • How a Strict Artist Schedule, can lead to Creative Spontaneity
  • Dean Mitchell’s, 5 Keys to Creating Art that’s All Your Own

Sometimes you are Ready for a Life–Change, Explore the Possibilities that can Help. Change your Frame of Mind. Change the Mediums, Change your Life Pace and Change your Scenery?

Guide to Workshops–Worldwide, (can help). Look this Up. (Information in, Art Inspiration, Artist Network)

Listen to Other Artists

Doug Kacena, invites you to Join in, on An Intimate, Inspiring, Funny and Interesting, Truthful Conversations between Artists.

You will be Connected to Artists and get to Listen too, How Artists Live their Creative Lives. You can Listen, on the Art Bound Podcast, (by D. Kacena)

Enjoy all the Episodes, and more, on Your Daily Walks, and in Your Art Creative, Art Studios Too.

Check out, Three Episodes of the Podcasts, with Interesting Titles?

  • In Episode 1, Art and the Fear of Failure-–Doug Kacena
  • Episode 5, Free Your Art, Experimenting with Medium and Meaning—Doug Kacena
  • For Episode 9, the Art of Experimentation–Doug Kacena

(The above Information, in the, Art Inspiration)

In the above Blog, how to be more Art creative, we Check out, what the Art creative Process Is?, and Why it is so important to the Artist, and to Individuals. We Examine, if anything can Halt Our Progress in Art creating?, and See if Yes or No, how we can, Navigate a way, to Proceed Regardless of our Stale Mindsets, which Sometimes, for No Particular Reason, get in Our way, Causing Art Creative Blocks?

Thank you for visiting My Blog. Remember if you have any Comment to Make on My Blog OR on My Art Creations, Please feel Free to Comment.

Remember to Stay safe and to Social Distance. Be Happy and Work within Limits. Bye, for Now…

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How a Strict Artist Schedule can Lead to Creative Spontaneity?, or Maybe Not?…

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In introducing this Blog, we Seek to find out if a Strict Artist Schedule or Routine can Lead to Creative Spontaneity, or Maybe Not? I search a few Professionals In different areas of Science, as well as Artists, to see if they Agree or disagree, with this Question. I will be Posting in the Blog, Two paintings, that I Art created, using my Spontaneity of Thoughts and Ideas. Let us See the Results?

In the Art Inspiration, Marike Kleynscheldt says, that a Daily Schedule, Fights, her Artists block. The Art Schedule helps, her to Create Playful and thought provoking Still Life’s. Her Art style is Constant and changeable. Some Still life’s, are Playful and bright. Other Art works are Somber and thought provoking. All her art works, are Small and Uniquely Art created.

The Acrylic paints are the Choice for Kleynscheldt, she Tried Watercolors and gouache in High school. Her favorite colours were Acrylics. In her Art works, she works on Capturing the Light and texture, in Art objects, shapes and Colour. Kleynscheldt paints Wet on dry, and likes the Quick drying time of Acrylic paints.

Time to Experiment–Kleynscheldt, advice to painters making a Transition from another Medium to Acrylic, is to make Time to experiment with Acrylic colours, and the Medium. Try different Acrylic brands, with their level, of Gloss and opacity. Buy and work, with the Highest Quality paints and Canvases.

Working from References–choose Materials and objects that Inspire you, and do Work from your Photographs, so that you can Change, the Lighting and the position of the Scenery.

More Personal than a Photograph–Kleynscheldt, says a painting, is more Personal than a photograph. A painting is about Feeling and Expressing yourself, through Colour and Texture.it tells you, when to Keep on painting, and when Too stop. She thinks, Paintings should be Beautiful, and most Importantly, a painting should give the Audience an Emotional connection, through the, Art creation.

Nature World. Mixed Media. Marie. Crimi. 2021…

Attack Artists Block–Kleynscheldt’s, Method to avoid painters Block. She plans her Next painting, before her Current one is Finished, this keeps her, Art creative Motivated. She makes the Effort to be careful not to Fall into a Art Rut. With her Still Life’s, she Limits the number of Paintings, she Completes of a Subject.

To Shake Things up-Kleynscheldt, believes Artists should move Forward, into whatever Challenges them as an Artist. Also what feels New and exciting. Saying that, when you Feel stuck, you need to Get out, of Your Comfort zone. Change the Project, the Medium, the Props and the Canvases…

Futuristic City. Mixed Media. Marie. Crimi. 2021…

In conclusion, Marike Kleynscheldt is a Self taught Artist, from Cape Town, in South Africa. She concludes her Argument, saying, that it is all in the Emotional connection, between, the Painting and the Viewer.

In the Science of Structure–it says, Why? Your Routine is Killing Your Creativity?

Meg Selig of Psychology Today, writes, that a Routine is Nothing more than a Series of Habits. We follow habits with the Intention of making Our Lives easier. Yet, we Never stop to Think about how Limiting, Habits might be? Actually Routines, let you go on Auto pilot, and You regardless, Accomplish your goals.

Annie Murphy Paul, says that, the way we spend our Mornings is Anti-counter, to what Neuroscientists and Cognitive Psychologists, tell us Promote flexible, open Minded thinking. Paul, says that a Strict Routine, will result in a Building, Up of stress, because you feel the Pressure, to Meet the demands of the Routines–Deadlines.

According to Tierney, he says, that Humans should follow a Routine of Complete and Full of Spontaneity. That is NO Routines at all. Tierney believes for Success, in the Material world, both the Internal, and relative to the Real world, you must Try, but Not too Hard… because too Much of Anything, can Never be Good?

Why Spontaneity is your friend?, and How to Embrace it–Sean Parshad, says that Friends come and go, but that Spontaneity, will last a Lifetime, Adding benefits, to your Whole Life. Life is Random in Nature, Adding to life, will Enrich your Life, and make it Feel more, Unpredictable and Yet Engaging? and that, the Very Staff of life, is what makes Random events more Interesting. The lesson is, that no Matter, what it is You Really want to do, the Time to get Started is now. There is No Wrong moment to have a Novel experience, no Wrong moment to Start to really Live… So get out There, and learn to Make the Unfamiliar, familiar. Your Brain, Body, and Soul will Thank you, For it.

Websites and Video’s to Explore–on Art Creativity and Spontaneity…

Websites

Video’s

  • YouTube–Creative People and Art on Another level. 9.43
  • YouTube–Creative People and Art on Another level. 8.58
  • YouTube–Creative People and Art on Another level. 10.32
  • Iin concluding this blog, the artist marike kleynscheldt says that her daily artist schedule, helps her to be art spontaneous, and it also stops her artist block. giving her time to art experiment, by choosing medium and art brands, colors to make her art creations. also helping her to not fall into a art rut, which helps, in limiting the number of paintings, she makes of a subject.

In Conclusion, in the Science of Structure–it says that a Routine or schedule kills your creativity. Meg Selig of Psychology today, says that a Routine is a Series of habits. Then Annie Murphy Paul says, that Schedules, routines are Anti–counter to what Neuro-scientists and Cognitive Psychologists, tell us promote Flexible, Open minded thinking. That Routines, build up Stress, because you feel the Need, to meet the Demands of the routines? Then Tierney, says that Humans should not Follow a routine, at all costs. He believes to achieve Success, in the Material world, yes you Must try, but not too Hard, because too much of Anything, can Never be a Good thing?

Sean Parshad, says, that Friends come and go, but Spontaneity, will last a Lifetime, because it Adds Numerous benefits to your Lifetime. Concluding that there is no Wrong moment, to Start to really live. So make the Unfamiliar, familiar. Your Brain, Body and Soul, will Thank you, for it.

What do you think? Should we have Schedules and Routines, and Follow them Continuously? or should we Attempt Spontaneously everything, in our Lives? or What should we Do, and be?

Thank you for Visiting my blog, How a Strict Artist Schedule, can Lead to Creative Spontaneity?, or Maybe Not?…

Remember to Social distance, Stay safe and Work within Limits. See You all Next Blog…

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Father’s Day–First Sunday in September, in Australia. September 5, 2021…

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Today the 5 September, 2021, we Celebrate Father’s Day.

Every Year, First week in September on the Sunday, is Father’s Day in Australia. The Greatest Men on this Earth, both Present and Have Been… Let us Celebrate and Be Grateful for Our Father’s, Without them we Would not be here, Celebrating this Momentous and Great DAY…

Why do we Celebrate Father’s Day?, in Australia?–We celebrate Father’s day to celebrate the Fatherhood, on a Specific day, in Australia, the First Sunday in September.

It is the First week of Spring, and This day is Celebrated Yearly, to show that the Status of a Father in Our society, and to Appreciate and celebrate Fatherhood, in Australia. ( information on, Father’s day, Australia, 2021… )

When is Father’s day, and Why is it Differently Celebrated, around the World?–2021 Father’s day falls on the, 5 September 2021, and Next year the date will be, The 4 September , 2022.

Australia is one of Four countries that Celebrates Father’s day, First Sunday in September. The other Countries are New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinee.

The explanation is that from The News reports on Father’s Day from the United States, Is that Australia, decided to make it a Tradition in Australia too.

Instead of waiting A year to, Celebrate, it was Reinstated later in the Calendar year, Taken from the United states, in the similar season. ( By Angus Kidman, 21 June, 2021. )

How many Children, do Fathers have in Australia?–Statistically in Australia, most Fathers have Two children, (over 40% of Fathers do. ) One third of these fathers became, Fathers between the Ages of 25-30 Years of Age.

Father’s day in Australia–Time and Date?–There are suggestions that Father’s day, may have Originated in Pagan Sun worship. Some parts of Paganism, see the Sun as the Father of the Universe.

In Australia, Father’s Day is, Celebrated First Sunday of September. In other Countries the Third Sunday of June, which is Close to the June Solistice.

The idea of a Special day to Honor Fathers, and to Celebrate their Fatherhood was introduced, Initially in the United States, Of America.

Father’s day in Australia, 2021 and Beyond?–Yes, in Australia, Father’s day, is In place to Coincide with The Spring’s Birthdate.

This card I made In Remembrance of OUR Father, on Father’s Day. OUR, Father is In Heaven…

Spring Father’s Day, 2021. Mixed Media. Marie. Crimi. 2021…

This is the Excellent Opportunity to Celebrate in Nature with Family Membersf and Friends. To Buy customized Father’s day Gifts, like Fishing, camping and Sporting items. Giving Father’s gifts, is an Important part of Father’s day, in Australia

Father’s day Facts– ( In the, Interflora Australia? ),–There are over 4.6 million Fathers in Australia.

In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd, decided to Create an Official Father’s day. After listening to Anna Jarvis ( An American, who Created Mother’s day ). Dodd, was a Believer in Father’s day, because her Father William Jackson Smart, raised his Six children, Alone.

Dodd’s, suggestion was the Father’s day to be on Her Fathers Birthday, On the 5 June 1909. However, the First Father’s day was Celebrated on the, Third Sunday in June, 19 June, 1910.

On the First Sunday in September in Australia, we Celebrate the Love and Dedication of Fathers, Step–Fathers, Guardians, Father-in-laws, Uncles and Grandfathers. We Thank them, for being Our Teacher, Carer, Friend and Role model.

The Traditional flower of Father’s day is a Rose. Red roses are for Living Fathers. White Roses are for Fathers who Have Died.

Every year in Australia, $1.36 billion is Spent on Mothers’ day and $660 million on Father’s day.

Nature Trivia–Do you Know?– That it is the Father–Sea Horse, Whom carries the Eggs and Gives birth, to Their Babies. ( in the, For Teachers, for students, 2021. )

In concluding this Blog, We Must all Celebrate Greatly this Day, which is Truly Great and Momentous, always Has been and Always will be, on this Earth…

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How did the Pandemic impact Your Art practice in, 2020?

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In this Blog, How did the Pandemic impact Your Art Practice, in 2020, we note what Artists Say, and Feel, changed their Art Lives and Art Creating. We stay tuned in to this Big problem of Covid19, and see if we can See evidence of any Good Outcomes, for all Art Creative Artists? Think if Art has a place in this Pandemic, and if Yes, Why? I am placing Two, Art Creations, I made for this Blog, I thought Art, that is Colorful and New is always, a pleasure to Look At, for many Reasons.

The Pandemic Crisis affected Artists in many specific ways. Artists had to endure Art Shows being cancelled, Studio space becoming Unaffordable and Art Creativity slowing Right down. The Worry, stress and The grief, that made Navigating, this New Normal Way, of Being, as Individuals, Unbelievable.

In the Art bound Podcast episode, Balancing Art and Life, the Artists Kuzanna Ogg and Monique Crime, shared their secrets to staying Art creative during the Pandemic, and how they Balanced their Art Creating time, with all their other Responsibilities. Crime, said that it was wise to process the Pandemic Experience by Art Creating, or through Photorealist work. Ogg, said that Art Creating can be in many Art forms. it can be in the Way you dedicate time and Resources in many Other areas, in your Life, on a daily basis. In the form of, Art Creating, or Food Presentation? ( in the, Artist’s Network, 2021 )

Written by Vanessa Childers, 2021. During the Time of Covid19, A lot of our Concerns and feelings came to the surface, Through our Daily lives. It was, All about the Now and What, in the Future? It is in the Action of Art Creating, that We have, the power to Keep us Focused in our Lives, and in Our Personalities.

As you attempt to Art Create during this Covid19, time, you discover what other Artists fight with in their lives, to Stay Sane. This is the Power you need, to Face your fears and to examine yourself, and to Try to work out, how to Repair, your Life and Move Forward in your life…By facing Our Fears, hopefully we, Feel less Alone?

  • Its A Struggle–Therese R, Feels like an Imposter, and An Undeserving person. Priscilla M, says it is Anger that drives her to make Art. It is her way, to cope, and to deal with the Difficult situations in Her life. Laurie L, says that Online videos, Studying Art, Workshops, make her Feel confident and focused on What she is doing. In the process she feels Knowledgeable.
  • Why Bother?–For Victor C, the Thing is to Recognize his thought patterns, to Accept them, and to Work through, and to reach a Positive Outcome, To the Problem.
  • What Others Think?–Cheyenne G, says, You need to put Yourself first, find what Makes you Happy and Do it. Erika H, thinks, that if you Art Create Authentically, then Someone, will find Your Art Creations.
  • Muscling through–Iris G, feels sometimes Fear is paralyzing, it stops you Art Creating or Art Communicating. The thought of Rejection, of what You Art Create is a real thought. Ends, Regardless of how You feel, You must Stay on course, and Keep on Being and Doing.
  • Finding Perspective–Kelsey B, says she asks her friends for Opinions on her Art Creations. Marilyn K, goes to the Modern Art Museum, gets Inspired, Heads home, and Art Creates, very Happily. Yuki, thinks, to Stay humble and Continue to keep Learning, Regardless of Your Circumstances. Suzanne F, says, that you Must let go of your Ego, and Accept criticism, because it Rewards Our Lives, in the End.
  • Fighting Perfection–Remember not all Art you Create, will be Amazing. So You need to keep Art Creating, to the Best of Your Ability, Sarah B. Susan F, You must Immerse Yourself in the process, Enjoy it thoroughly and Hope for the Best Outcomes. Anastasia G, thinks if you Never, Make Mistakes, how can You Learn to Succeed, Greatly?
  • Keep Going–Kate S, Imposter, Syndrome, is Common in Peoples, thoughts. Keep Your Head down, and Art Create. Carmen S, says, that doing, More Art, Strengthens your Artistic, Muscles.
  • Go with the Flow–Dottie T, Candice M, and Anne S, Basically all Say, Start and Excellence will, Follow your Work… You will Also, make a lot of Newer Friends, in Your Daily, Art Practicing.

We Are Family. Mixed Media. Marie. Crimi. 2021…

In Time and Place. Mixed Media Collage. Marie. Crimi. 2021…

How to Use Instagram, to take Control of Your Art Career?

6–Instagram Tips For Artists

  • Present your Work in context–Instagram is different from A Website, its Messier and more engaging. Instagram helps the viewer, feel that They are in Your studio.
  • Keep in Mind, that Your followers are there to Learn from You–think Posts as Mini-tutorials, which Lead people Step by step, in the process.
  • Note that Hashtags, are Recent and Excellent. Have 5–7 Hashtags per post. Hashtags should be Relevant to your Work and in Proportion, to your Art Account.
  • Post at the time of Day, when Your followers are Online–Usually, 7am – 9am, and 7pm to 9pm. These are the Best Times…
  • Vertical Images, have the best Record, for Engagement–Square images, are the best Performing, Photos.
  • Remember Instagram, should be A Tool, Not An Addiction. If You Feel Overwhelmed, take a break. Keep your phone, out of your Art Studio. Just do, Whatever else you need to do, to Take control of Your Art Business. ( in the, Art Business, by Artists Network Staff )

Videos–How to Post on Instagram

In conclusion to this Blog, How did the Pandemic Impact Your Art Practice in, 2020. We can say Badly, especially as an Artist, Sales slowed right down, and Artists were impacted in too many ways. The Best advice given to Art Creatives, was to Keep on Making Art Creations, because Art Gives Artists, and People the Power to Circumvent most Problems, in their Personal and Career Lives. Also the Greatest Advice is that Art Creating, eventually leads You to Excellent situations, and Outcomes in Your Personal and Career Lives. Most HIGHLY, Art Creating will Alleviate, LONELINESS, For the Individual, through Interacting on Online Platforms, like Videos, and Virtual Online–Social Interactions. Which are Covid19, SAFE…. Art Creating also Gives You something, amazing to Do, any time, in which way You choose. It can lead You to new ways of Doing things, and too New Friends.

Remember to Social Distance, Stay Safe and too be Productive within Reason.. Be Happy, Be Safe. Remember, to Share if You found this Blog Interesting, or Educational. If You have any comment to make, or Question to ask, please feel Free to be in Touch. Thanking You.

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On Native Australian Flowers, and My Art Creation.

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Today I am aiming to bring to you all the important information on the Western Australian Wild Flower, The Red and Green Kangaroo Paw. These natives are unique and beautiful to Western Australia. I have chosen this wild flower because it appeals to me, especially, and then I will be proceeding in the  Art Creation, of the native flower I have chosen,  the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw.  Hopefully this Art creation, is a beautiful representation of one of the Iconic native flowers, of Western Australia. I am planning to use, Acrylic Paints, fine liner texture, and to finish the painting, in hard and soft pastels.

I will be giving the, information, on the Western Australian Native Flowers. Some questions I try and answer, are why the Native plants and Wild Flowers appeal to people, in Australia and in other countries, and who have, and are the Australian Artists who paint these unique and beautiful flowers? Most importantly are these native flowers sold, and to whom and why?.

Australia has the Largest Floral Show On Earth. The wild flower collection in Western Australia, has more than 12,000 species, over 60%  are not found anywhere else in the world. These wild flowers colour the landscapes in Australia, from the Coast to the Forests and the Cities, to the Australian Outback. The six month flowering season begins in the North of Western Australia, in June and July on the wide plains of the Pilbara, Goldfield and the Coral Coast, where the vibrant blooms contrast with the sandy, earth, rugged Canyons and the Turquoise sea. By September, the flowering season has moved south and reached Perth’s Botanical gardens, Nature reserves and National parks, finishing with a profusion in October and November, that  dazzle the spectator with, colour, abundance and sheer diversity in shape and size. Through the Forests and Coastal regions, of the Southwest of Western Australia.  David  Attenborough, wrote that in the Southwest Region of Western Australia there are 400 species of the Native Orchids, which make up 10%  of the 25,000 Orchid species that are out in the world. ( Information all, in the Wildflowers of Western Australia ).

Anne Hayes ( FL. 2010 – )  http://annehayes.com.au/index.html. Paints Australian Wild Flowers since 2010, and paints the wild flowers in watercolours. Her Native plants and Wild Flower Water colours, are in collections in Australia and Overseas.

Patricia Weeks, (2018 – – of Alice Springs, Central Australia, Australia),  is a Wild Flower and Australian Native Plant and Australian Outback , Landscape Artist. Weeks Oil paintings are in Collections in Australia and Overseas.

Alison Marjorie Ashby – (1901 – 1987), was an Australian Botanical Artist and Plant Collector.

It may seem that Australian Native and Wildflowers are difficult to buy. No it is easy to buy Australian, Natives and Wildflowers from on line leading florists. The best place to shop online for Native Plants, is ( Finder.com.au ) who specializes in Australian Natives. The Top Florists export and deliver Native Australian Plants, both in Australia and Overseas. people buy the Australian Natives because they have a long shelf life, unique, unusual and beautiful. The flowers are a conversation opener, and this also makes the flowers a great selling point.

The following photo shows, the watercolour paper collage, I have prepared to start of the process in my Native Flower creation. I have used the Mont Marte–Silver Series, Light green to paint over the card coloured cut outs, which I glued onto the watercolour paper.

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In this next step, I plan to draw firstly in HB Dark Lead pencil, from a free photo search on the Internet, of a West Australian native flowers. I will then trace over this line, with a fine line texture, so that it will be easier to see the picture, and to work on the, painting, through to the completion stage.

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I have chosen the West Australian Kangaroo Paw. The Red and Green Kangaroo Paws, are a West Australian Icon. It is only found in the South West of West Australia.  Kangaroo Paws are an unscented flower, they are not insect pollinated. They usually grow between ten or more hairy flowers, that open one at a time and these can be seen unfolding from August to October (winter to spring). This plant should not be treated as a perennial , it does not attract bees or birds, but it grows well in sandy soils, growing to a height to two metres. The Kangaroo Paw was proclaimed the Floral Emblem of West Australia in 1960. It is classed and protected and is seen on uniforms and vehicles of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. (This, Information was found, in the Wildflowers of West Australia.com)

The following photo shows the drawing, I have done, and, then outlined in Black fine liner texture, which makes the picture easy to see, and work on, in the next stage of the painting.

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In the following article by Aine Divine, her ideas and creative processes are exactly the steps which I use, to create my unique mixed media, collage, and art creations. I thought I would give you a view into her creative process and art work. In my case, I use Wild Flowers  of Western Australia, and Aine Divine paints flowers.

Aine Divine (in the Artist Palette), says that she finds inspiration in the what is out there daily, to create bold and beautiful artworks. Aine says that flowers are a subject, that are perfectly suited to mixed media. In which shapes and colours are expressed, through mixed media,  the flowers, are then filled, with life and energy. The joy of mixed media, collage is when you initially make a start, and are willing to experiment, with colours and papers, you are then bound to create a painting, that is unique, original each time, you attempt to make a painting.

The top tip Aine gives, is to apply a shady colour, underpainting, with a large brush, in all directions, and to not be to precious with getting a perfect result. Then instantly you should see, a great result. Then you can draw and continue to complete a painting, that will be full of atmosphere, colour and be a creative art, master painting. I can relate to Aine Divine’s ideas because I work in exactly the same style, and use similar art technique. Before coming across this article that Aine Divine wrote, I had not seen an explanation, that referred to exactly in the way I worked, in this particular, art creation style. The power of the written word?

The following photo is the start of the Acrylic painting.  I have used the colours Burnt umber for the trees and for the colour of the soil, that is around the Kangaroo paws. The colours of the Kangaroo Paw I have used are, Scarlet, light green, black and for the whites on the tree trucks, I have used Titanium white. The next stage is to continue in the hard and soft pastels, to complete, the mixed media, collage painting.

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This is the completed mixed media, collage, I have Art Created of the Western Australian, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw, which is the Icon, for the State of Western Australia.

The Red and Green Kangaroo Paw of Western Australia, By Marie C, 2018.

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I am adding a mixed media, collage painting on Native Plants, that I put in an exhibition earlier, this year 2018.

Bansksias, Bottlebrush, Grevilleas, Native Plants, Of Australia, By Marie C, 2018.

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Thank you for visiting my site, and I hope you enjoyed my sharing today. I look forward to seeing you all, in the next Blog.