Finding Your Art Style Finding your art style can be an extremely personal journey, but it doesn’t have to be a lonely one. The artists that inspire us with their styles were also in the same position, once upon a time. They were also inspired by artists who came before them, and even by their […]

Recently I’ve been interested in improving my writing skills. You see, expressing myself with words has always been something I’ve struggled with. The way my mind works is that I see images in my head and I try to translate those images into words. Do any of you have this weird situation too? My vocabulary […]

Where in the world would you ever hear someone telling you this? That mistakes are great!… If you’ve watched any of my art tutorials then you’ve probably heard me say that often. The reason is that what we think of as mistakes are just things we’ve done that we weren’t expecting. Definitions of words are […]

SOMETIMES WHEN I want to be in the studio but don’t really want to work on a painting it’s nice to have something creative to do that doesn’t take much time or mental bandwidth. I’ve created a bunch of these fun “let’s play” exercises. And today’s video is just ONE of them. A PAINTING WARM-UP […]

Living a creative life extends far beyond the realm of art. Creativity can refer to original problem-solving, being adaptable, and thinking outside the box. It involves being brave and taking risks. Often, for me, it means doing something new I haven’t done before, which can also lead to that delightful feeling of total freedom. The […]

Creativity and “thinking outside the box” moments seem to come when you have lots of restrictions and constraints on you and you’re forced to do something different. I’ve had so many of these moments throughout my life and I actually love them because they force me off the typical well-traveled path and onto someplace totally […]

Let’s just begin by saying right out loud…I am a risk taker… I have been my entire life. It’s just who I am and I’ve accepted that fact. When confronting a situation that I’ve never been in before I quickly assess it and make a decision. Let me give you an example…..it was 1973 and […]

THE WHAT-IF QUESTION COMES TO LIFE…. Are you ever bored with your painting process? Or is how you’re painting become routine? I get it, sometimes I’m there too, and what helps me come out of it is reading this little short story I wrote. It’s called “A Silent Conversation.” I’m sitting in a beat-up, color-stained […]

WANT TO LEARN a fun shortcut to finding your unique color choices? That’s exactly what I’m going to demonstrate in today’s short video…. ….and you don’t even have to mix any paint at all! You just have to go to the paint store…I went to Benjamin Moore You’ll need some scissors, glue, printer paper, and […]

sign up for my free minicourse “kickstart your abstract painting” TRANSCRIPT: Hi, it’s Adele. And in this video, I’m going to show you one of the layers, it’s a very important layer, of what I do to add a lot of depth in all my paintings. And that is a collage layer, which I add […]