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Sketching 101: 7 tips to sketch a whimsical house

February 3, 2021 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

Sketching 101: 7 tips to sketch a whimsical house | Gloria B. Collins

Today I want to share with you 7 tips to sketch a whimsical house. Allowing whimsy in your life, especially through art, will not only boost your mood but will also give you the confidence as an artist to continue your creative exploration. When I first started sketching, I began by putting my expectations aside and not expecting a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alone Time, Growth, Hobbies, Sketchbook, Water Colors

Staying Resilient and Taking Chances

January 8, 2021 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

Staying Resilient and Taking Chances | Gloria B. Collins

Over this past year, I have thought of ways to stay resilient in my business. You may have read my journal entry, The challenges of turning a hobby into a business, back in January. 10 years of doing the same thing was not bringing me joy. It was time for me to step away from doing floral arrangements for weddings. This year I decided to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Growth, Hobbies, Sketchbook, Water Colors

Sketching 101: Nurturing Your Courage to be Creative

September 3, 2020 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

In this Sketching 101 journal entry, I want to share what I’ve learned about nurturing your courage to be creative and some of the creative game-changers that have helped me along the way.  If you’re new to sketching, believe me, that in just a few minutes anyone can be creative, regardless of your skill level. We all are born creative! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alone Time, Growth, Sketchbook, Water Colors

Sketching 101: 15 Creative Tools for the Beginner Artist

January 2, 2020 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

Sketching 101: 15 Creative Tools for the Beginner Artist | Gloria B. Collins

In this sketching 101 journal entry, I want to share 15 creative tools for the beginner artist that will not only improve sketching skills but improve artistic confidence as well. Not only do I know that sketching every day helps to reduce stress, but a sketch every day will also offer you an opportunity to document the things that inspire … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alone Time, Growth, Hobbies, Sketchbook, Water Colors

Nine Reasons Why Sketching is Good for Your Brain

July 30, 2019 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

Sketching is an easy brain-boosting exercise that anyone can do.   Did you know that sketching is good for your brain? You don't have to take classes, you don't need any special tools, you don't even need lots of time! All you need to have is a pencil, paper and a desire to sketch on a regular basis. The website ‘The Healing Power of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alone Time, Hobbies, Sketchbook, Water Colors

Sketching 101: 5 easy sketching tips to improve your skills

August 30, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

Gloria B. Collins Sketch of a Home

In this blog post, I want to share with you 5 sketching tips to improve your skills and share some easy first steps to get started. If you are like me and suffer from imposter syndrome trust me, you'll want to read on. The story I told myself for the longest time was not to bother attempting to sketch because I hadn't gone to art school and so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Growth, Sketchbook, Water Colors

9 Self Care Tips to Reduce Stress

March 31, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

Are you looking to reduce stress? Here are 9 self-care tips to reduce stress that you can start practicing today! Let's talk about how stress affects us and how to deal with it before it manifests in the body. If you're like me, you are a perfectionist. Most people don't realize the energy involved to produce beauty with flowers for large events … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Growth, Hobbies, Leisure, Sketchbook, Uncategorized, Water Colors, Work Tagged With: alone time, relationships, self care, self care tips, slowhomeliving, Stress, stress and illness, stress management, stress relief

Reducing Stress with Art: How to release stress one drawing at a time

February 9, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

Stress is something we all face and we each try to find ways to best manage it. Though there are many ways to go about stress management, I have found these 9 Self Care Tips to Reduce Stress and often find myself reducing stress with art. That’s right, my stress relief is often found one drawing at a time. My best stress management … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alone Time, Flowers, Growth, Hobbies, Leisure, Sketchbook, Slow Home Living, Water Colors, Work Tagged With: drawing, flowers, paper for drawing, stress management, watercolor, watercolor sketchbook

Urban Camping in SoHo New York

February 2, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

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Get your girlfriend and head to the Arlo SoHo Lunching with a girlfriend to catch up and to share the good the bad and the ugly is always uplifting, especially when it turns into urban camping. Recently my friend Dawn of PlumAGE 59 and I met up in SoHo and enjoyed camping in NYC. If you’re unfamiliar with Urban Camping, this article … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friends, Growth, Hobbies, Leisure, Relationships, Sketchbook, Slow Home Living, Uncategorized, Water Colors Tagged With: Fun things to do, Girl Friends, hudson valley wedding, Joy, Lunch, NYC, SoHo, urban sketching, watercolor

Why you should sketch every day.

January 19, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

A sketch every day Not only do I know that sketching every day helps to reduce stress, a sketch every day will also offer you an opportunity to document the things that inspire you. I keep flowers alive during the dull winter months by doing a sketch every day.  A few minutes each day is how I started in December. My focus was to create … [Read more...]

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