Paulette Insall artist & mom

I see love

I hope y'all had a blessed Easter! I came across this video above this evening and knew immediately I had to share it. May God's pure and perfect love pour over you as you watch this and fill your heart to overflowing.

Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. ~ John 11:25-26

wanna paint landscapes? he's your guy :)

via www.timgagnon.com

y'all check out Tim's free painting video lesson on clouds....be sure to click the link back there to view it in full size on his website. it's awesome! he's teaching some wonderful online classes too on painting landscapes....from traditional to contemporary. i've seen some amazing work come from his students! check it out!!

Jonas Gerard, Painter

all i kept thinking while listening to him talk during this video, was yes, yes, YES!!! he's one of my favorite artists! love to watch him paint!! the freedom just sings from his work!

 

Inspired 2009 video blog

just a little rambly video post about the awesomeness of it all. :) i'm missing all my students and wish i could go back and do it all again.

 

Music from the studio

i'm busy working in the studio today (finally got "inspired" for my inspired. class door sign lol!) and i've been listening to my favorite band third day while i paint. i looooooooove mac's voice and i can just get lost in his voice and the lyrics while i'm working. i find that when i'm trying to control the creativity, instead of letting it come through me, things just don't work. it's only when i let go of the process that it comes easily. listening to music that moves my spirit and touches my soul helps soooo much! so, i just had to share one of my favorite songs that's i've been listening to today. enjoy!!! now it's back to work for me. :)

Being a creative creature

I just happened across a wonderful blog today who had excerpt below posted on her blog. I just loved it, so I had to repost it here.

"...a Christian, above all people, should live artistically, aesthetically, and creatively....If we have been created in the image of an Artist, then we should look for expressions of artistry, and be sensitive to what has been created for our appreciation....We are all in danger of thinking, "Some day I shall be fulfilled. Some day I shall have the courage to start another life which will develop my talent", without ever considering the very practical use of that talent today in a way which will enrich other people's lives, develop the talent, and express the fact of being a creative creature." 

 --from The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer (italics in the original text)

Color inspiration

Do you have any favorite places you go to for color inspiration when you no matter what you do, you can't get your color mojo going? One of my favorite websites for color combo inspiration is COLOURlovers. It's so awesome when you're suffering from color block. ;) Here's a few of my favorite color schemes there at the moment...

Color by COLOURlovers

Color by COLOURlovers

Color by COLOURlovers  

Color by COLOURlovers  

Color by COLOURlovers