If you know me, especially if you followed my 5 Before 50 posts, you know I’m a reader. I read a LOT! I’m in that season of life where kids aren’t interrupting me and my husband finally gets that I NEED to read. I’d rather binge read than binge watch any time. I’ve been tracking Read More
Posts by Charlotte
Artist, writer, real estate agent, nature lover, mother, wife
Banish Boring: How to Ice Tie-Dye
I bought a cheap sundress at Target. I loved the feel of it but it looked a bit like a nightgown. I decided to try ice tie-dyeing to add a little more interest to it. Select your fabric item. Natural fabrics like cotton or linen work best. Always prewash your fabric before dyeing. Choose a Read More
Five Before Fifty – The End
I’m Glad I Did It But I’m Glad It’s Over Today I’ve lived half a century on this Earth. After a terrible night’s sleep (thank you, Tropical Storm Nicole) I got up and fixed some coffee and started reflecting on these goals and my life thus far. This challenge of mine has also been a Read More
5B450 – The Scrapbooks
Whose Story is it Anyway? Of the five goals I created for myself, this one is the complete and total bust. I put it on the list to push me to prioritize working on my scrapbooks. It partially worked but then I hit a brick wall…hard! The History I’ve been a scrapbooker since the early Read More
5B450 – The Miles
Obsessions, Knees and Spinning – Why I Probably Won’t Hit 500 Miles Of the 5 goals I truly thought this was the one I would achieve. It’s the only one that kept pace with the time as I tracked my progress. I did make a big alteration how I counted miles. That’s where the obsession Read More
What’s With All the Strange Art?
If you are an Instagram follower you may have noticed I’ve been posting daily on my feed this month. It’s my art…it just doesn’t look quite like it. Even my mother told me it didn’t look like my stuff. It’s not my usual medium, it’s digital. Specifically, it’s created on the app Procreate on my Read More
5B450: The Books
I have just over a month left on my 5 Before 50 Challenge and the most surprising challenge has been the books. I set a goal to read 5 significant books before my birthday. One of those I quickly decided was going to be the Bible. I’ve read many portions of the Old and New Read More
The Process of Art – Resin
In Virginia I started experimenting with adding more texture in my paintings. At some point I had the idea of creating layers of depth with resin. I’m not sure where I first saw art resin but it looked promising. Most artwork created with resin uses it either as the art itself through dyes and imbedded Read More
The Process of Art – Watercolor
Watercolor paintings take the least amount of prep work before the actual painting. One of the main aspects is the paper. I also use all types of paper from inexpensive student grade to very expensive large sheets. Most of my sketch type work or paintings I intend to scan are done on less expensive paper. Read More
The Process of Art – Ideas
Artists work in a lot of different methods or processes. Some are exact and meticulous, planning every step of the way. Some are spontaneous and loose, throwing their ideas out into the world and rapidly as they can. My artistic process is somewhere in the middle. Looking for Ideas Like most visual artists, I keep Read More