Vanessa Lemen

Initium

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, January 2nd, 2025

Well, here it is, day 2 of a new year!.. Some may call it a new beginning, a time-stamped...

Art Is The Experience

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, December 5th, 2024

Art is the experience. It’s a safe space to wander, a language spoken through imagery, an inner...

Artist Inspiration – Interview with Toobzmuir

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, November 7th, 2024

I’ve just returned from a trip visiting family and friends in different places, and my last leg of...

DIY Modified Brushes

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, October 10th, 2024

Some folks have asked me about some of the marks I make and what brushes make those marks. I use...

Artist Inspiration – Dan Colonna

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, September 12th, 2024

Today, I want to share the wonderful work of artist and friend, Dan Colonna. I met Dan several...

Using Unconventional Painting Tools

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, August 15th, 2024

The three stages of this painting show the underlying layer of marks made with spatulas,...

How Do You Feel?

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, July 18th, 2024

In some different conversations recently, I’ve been talking with friends about what we’re working...

A Wonderful Art Talk

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, June 20th, 2024

I recently had the pleasure of being a part of a really great conversation with Patrick Jones and...

Find the Magic in Feeling Lost

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

If you are feeling lost, then you have found something to paint about. Well, express it however...

A Few Blending Tools For Drawing

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, April 25th, 2024

I enjoy using all sorts of different kinds of tools for drawing and painting, and I thought I’d...

Meander Through Some Sketchbook Explorations

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, March 28th, 2024

I recently made this sketchbook compiling a few of the mark-making demos I did in my latest...

Benefits of Doodling

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, February 29th, 2024

What is doodling? The definition of doodling, according to the dictionary, is to scribble...

Lost and Found

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, February 1st, 2024

I’ve gotten some really good questions in my classes in the past week or so, and I thought I’d...

Diving Into Sketchbook Exploration

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, January 4th, 2024

I made a list of some things to keep in mind while sketching for the purpose of exploring. I’m...

Some Quick Mark-Making in Oil

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, December 7th, 2023

I made a couple new short videos of a little mark-making in oil on this new panel by...

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Author: Vanessa Lemen

Initium

Art Is The Experience

Artist Inspiration – Interview with Toobzmuir

DIY Modified Brushes

Artist Inspiration – Dan Colonna

Using Unconventional Painting Tools

How Do You Feel?

A Wonderful Art Talk

Find the Magic in Feeling Lost

A Few Blending Tools For Drawing

Meander Through Some Sketchbook Explorations

Benefits of Doodling

Lost and Found

Diving Into Sketchbook Exploration

Some Quick Mark-Making in Oil

In Stores Now!

New Video

Materials and Methods

Featured Posts

20 Art Book Essentials

Thinking On Paper

Duotone Illustrations

Mural-Making

I’m Too Dumb to be an Artist

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