Five years ago to the day we were in the midst of a polar vortex and Lake Michigan was a frozen wasteland. But with a so far, deliciously mild January, […]
Art
Red Flowers Pencil Abstract
Lets kick off the new year with a bit of arty action and a flowery abstract doodle in my sketch book. I never really know where my pencils are going […]
Fun 3D Christmas Card Tutorial
Here is a really creative 3D Christmas card sent in by Giulia Talmacel. It takes a bit of patience but this beautiful “Explosion Box” can serve as a perfect gift […]
Free Pennsylvania Poster Art
My 20 months living in Pennsylvania were amazing. Being surrounded by such beautiful countryside and having the opportunity for so many adventures into nature was truly liberating. Moving back to […]
Abstract Art with Some Weird Inspiration
I moved the the USA from the UK many years ago and as you can imagine your senses get bombarded with different things when moving to a new country. Everything […]
Fun with a Geometric Stencil
Over the summer, the kind people over at Stencil Revolution let me pick out a couple of their stencils to play around with. What with moving house and all that […]
Blue and Purple Spiral Abstract
Here I go again with my swirly, spirally art, it is almost as bad as my blue and green obsession. Enjoy! Love from Creative in Chicago XX
DIY Petal Votive
My summer has been hectic. Long story short, I have had to say goodbye to beautiful Pennsylvania and am now back in the not so beautiful Chicago area …sigh. The […]
Water Blur Art
The summer brings with it all sorts of art shows and I have a sort of love hate relationship with them. So much of the stuff for sale is what […]
Simple Watercolor Abstract
Here is a super easy-to-do water color abstract. I very lightly penciled circles onto a thick watercolor paper – I drew around something but I can’t remember what…doesn’t matter really! […]