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DIY Modified Brushes


Vanessa Lemen

Some folks have asked me about some of the marks I make and what brushes make those marks. I use all sorts of brushes and have shared quite a bit about that in previous articles I've posted here on Muddy Colors. For this post, I put together a couple quick videos to show how I’ve modified a few of my brushes. I cut them with scissors. You can do this with any brush and any…

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How Do You Feel?


Vanessa Lemen

July 18, 2024 - In some different conversations recently, I’ve been talking with friends about what we’re working on and what to create when we’re feeling all kinds of different feelings and not really knowing how to express those feelings. The first thing I personally tend to gravitate towards is to get out of my head about those things and allow myself to feel them in the art-making itself. I like to use a creative session to purge and let whatever come out that wants to surface and pour out of me, to not over-think it, to just let it happen and keep going. That helps in many ways, and I often can use time later to observe the art I create in those sessions to be attentive to what I see and feel from those pieces I’ve made.…

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