Something from the Studio {video series}

Some tips and thoughts on choosing, using and altering a book for mixed-media art journaling and painting - with peeks at several of mine. What are your favo...

A process peek at some fun+ fast+playful mixed-media paint experiments, inspired by autumn leaves.Holistic Creative practice explorations: https://halikarla....

Making art, whether you're experienced or not, can be such an effective way to soothe and reset your nervous system from overstimulation, anxiety, informatio...

I share what I've loved (and not loved) about a variety of sketchbook and art journal choices for your creative art practice selection process, with peeks at my pages along the way. (Part 1 of 3) What sketchbooks or spiral bound art books do you love (or not) for your art practice, and why?

I share what I've loved (and not loved) about a variety of sketchbook and art journal choices for your creative art practice selection process, with peeks at...

A short time-lapse of a recent intuitive painting, with recent thoughts on taking time to cultivate a Creative Practice. There's a bit of irony here... Creative Practice Explorations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/halikarla Insta: https://www.instagram.com/halikarla/ Blog: https://halikarla.com/blog/ Subscribe for Creative Practice notes: https://halikarla.com/subscribe

Paint or play in your creative practice alongside me as I create a mixed-media art journal dreamscape in an altered book, and share my process musings and some tips with you. Making dreamscapes - glimpses of other worlds that almost form themselves on the page - is a practice that changes visually for me all the time and that I keep coming back to.

5 throwback+time-lapse process peeks at my art journal and an intuitive painting process! (just a few of the many creative practice invitations in my program IN THE STARS) learn more: https://halikarla.com/in-the-stars-art-astrology follow on insta: https://www.instagram.com/halikarla/

I share an easy, inexpensive way to frame paintings on paper, as I frame a set of 3 intuitive birth chart mandalas for a family. Just a little something from the studio... ... I used this frame this time: https://amzn.to/2LF0Izn ... Connect with me...

I started the #100dayproject this year with the intention of doing 100 portrait paint-sketch studies, playing with my new medium-love and other mixed supplies... here's the start and where I'm at with it.... Connect with me... On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halikarla/ Or at my website: https://www.halikarla.com/ . . . . . .

In this video, I share some peeks and musings from a day in the studio: 1) Moving color & making backgrounds to loosen up for painting studies, 2) seeing old studies in new ways as sets, 3) combining unlikely paint-sketches and such for new, curious painting possibilities (I start a wild abstract piece), plus 4) one of my favorite Clarissa Pinkola Estes quotes on creativity and keeping the flow clear and moving.

Finishing up my first spread in an altered book art journal I started for the new year. I share thoughts on supplies I used, my approach to these intuitive dreamscape pages, and some of my personal musings about why this little journal and page is special to me. Connect with me...

I demo a simple cover idea for turning a used book into an altered book art journal or sketchbook - or for just making a new journal or sketchbook your own.J...

An intuitive prayer painting made while unplugging from the news for a few hours and letting some feelings flow about COVID19. I gave myself permission to ma...

I share what I've loved (and not loved) about a variety of sketchbook and art journal choices for your creative art practice selection process, with peeks at...

This flip-through features a simple Creative Practice sketchbook that I approached differently than most art journal or sketchbooks I keep - plus, a peek at ...

Here's a simple trick I used to move past my resistance & procrastination and finally do the finishing layers on this mixed-media acrylic painting on wood pa...

An intuitive painting that felt just 'meh' turns into something more the next day, with grounding medicine for my mind on a day that the world seemed too much to bear. Here's a related blog post form that day as well (Why does art even matter on days like today?): https://halikarla.com/blog/why-does-art-even-matter ...

A short time-lapse demo video of the mid-to-final stages of one of my favorite (and strange) little abstract mixed-media pieces from the many lesson invitations in my ecourse IMPULSE. Courses (including IMPULSE): https://halikarla.com/courses/ Blog: https://halikarla.com/blog/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/halikarla/

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A peek at an abstract figure/portrait study in gouache, started on a gold backdrop, with thoughts on the creative process and what I'm exploring visually along the way. Connect with me... On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halikarla/ Or at my website: https://www.halikarla.com/blog/ . . . . . . music credit: Bensound

In this short process video, I share a mixed-media art journaling spread, from start to finish, that is a portrait based on the symbolism of the zodiac sign Leo - with just a few thoughts about the qualities & style of Leo that we all carry within. Connect with me...

How I made my DIY 2018 Monthly Planner calendar for my traveler's notebook, plus a peek at my planner and thoughts on how my planning process has evolved as a self-employed artist running programs. Including how I hated bullet journaling and now love it, and using simple materials and recycled resources to make my own cahier journals for the TN.