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Circus

SOLD When I was about six, my parents took me to a three-ring circus. It was loud, There were animals. The smell of popcorn was in the air. One of the circus workers came through the stands, looking for children to come onstage (can you call a three-ring circus a stage?) during the last act. She was offering […]

Snapshot from My Studio: April 04, 2015 at 10:42AM

A little morning Creative Sandbox time, adding color to these works in progress. #workinprogress #wip #artinprocess #jazzart #spontaneousart #improvisation #intuitivepainting #improvisationalart #artistsofinstagram #art #mixedmedia #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #creativity #creative365 #creativeprocess #creativesandbox #creativeeveryday #livingacreativelife #artspark #dailypainter #dailypainting #watercolor #watercolorground #creativeworldchanger

Phoenix Rising

SOLD I don’t start out with an idea when I paint; I just start painting, and allow myself to discover what emerges. A hooked shape appeared in this painting, and soon I found myself looking at a bird, buzzard-like. Over on Facebook, people started referring to this as the Dinwiddie Bird. I thought of it as a phoenix, […]

Snapshot from My Studio: April 03, 2015 at 05:17AM

Letting these sections dry before painting the touching areas. #workinprogress #wip #artinprocess #jazzart #spontaneousart #improvisation #intuitivepainting #improvisationalart #artistsofinstagram #art #mixedmedia #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #creativity #creative365 #creativeprocess #creativesandbox #creativeeveryday #livingacreativelife #artspark #dailypainter #dailypainting #watercolor #watercolorground #creativeworldchanger

Snapshot from My Studio: April 03, 2015 at 05:07AM

Sometimes when I can’t sleep I just get up and paint. #workinprogress #wip #artinprocess #jazzart #spontaneousart #improvisation #intuitivepainting #improvisationalart #artistsofinstagram #art #mixedmedia #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #creativity #creative365 #creativeprocess #creativesandbox #creativeeveryday #livingacreativelife #artspark #dailypainter #dailypainting #watercolor #watercolorground #creativeworldchanger

Dark Delight

SOLD After drawing in black ink into white watercolor ground, I wondered what would happen if I drew with white ink into black watercolor ground! This piece was my first experiment with that. You can’t tell in this image that the paint is iridescent, but to me it evokes sugarplums, midnight on the night before Christmas, and all […]

Bon Voyage Bear

SOLD As this painting emerged, a sailboat appeared, and before I knew it my hand was drawing a bear. Who else would be sailingoff into the sunset in a purple boat with a red sail ?

Bubbles

Click Here or on Image to Bid or Buy Now (6x6in.) Remember that magical feeling of blowing soap bubbles for the first time? They seemed like fairies, like tiny worlds. And when they landed on you and didn’t pop, it left you breathless for a moment. Breath, air, color, rainbows, ephemera. A microcosm of life.

March 28, 2015 at 07:56PM

“Dreaming Dragon” – work in progress. 6″x6″ watercolor, Ziller Glossy Black ink, Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground on canvas board. #workinprogress #wip #artinprocess #jazzart #spontaneousart #improvisation #intuitivepainting #improvisationalart #artistsofinstagram #art #mixedmedia #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #creativity #creative365 #creativeprocess #creativesandbox #creativeeveryday #livingacreativelife #artspark #dailypainter #dailypainting #watercolor #watercolorground #creativeworldchanger

March 28, 2015 at 07:39PM

Another work in progress. 6″x6″ Ziller Glossy Black ink, Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground on canvas board. #workinprogress #wip #artinprocess #jazzart #spontaneousart #improvisation #intuitivepainting #improvisationalart #artistsofinstagram #art #mixedmedia #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #creativity #creative365 #creativeprocess #creativesandbox #creativeeveryday #livingacreativelife #artspark #dailypainter #dailypainting #watercolor #watercolorground #creativeworldchanger

March 28, 2015 at 07:38PM

Work in progress. 6″x6″ Ziller Glossy Black ink, Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground on canvas board. #workinprogress #wip #artinprocess #jazzart #spontaneousart #improvisation #intuitivepainting #improvisationalart #artistsofinstagram #art #mixedmedia #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #creativity #creative365 #creativeprocess #creativesandbox #creativeeveryday #livingacreativelife #artspark #dailypainter #dailypainting #watercolor #watercolorground #creativeworldchanger

Seashore - abstract daily painting by Melissa Dinwiddie, mixed media on canvas board

New! Daily Paintings Auctions! Seashore

Click Here or on Image to Bid or Buy Now (6x6in.) – SOLD It’s finally here! After much planning and technical wrangling, this post marks the start of a new series on the blog: daily paintings — a special showcase and shop of the paintings that I create in my almost-daily painting sessions in the Creative Sandbox. Here’s how […]

March 21, 2015 at 11:15PM

#TitleMe Original untitled painting for sale — sign up for my ArtSpark newsletter to get an email when it goes up for auction! 6″ x 6″ mixed media (watercolor, Ziller Glossy Black ink, gesso, Daniel Smith Transparent Watercolor Ground) on canvas board, mounted to a ⅜” hanging panel, with pre-drilled nail hole.

March 20, 2015 at 09:59PM

“Dancing Bunny” 6″ x 6″ mixed media (watercolor, Ziller Glossy Black ink, gesso, Daniel Smith Transparent Watercolor Ground) on canvas board, mounted to a ⅜” hanging panel, with pre-drilled nail hole. Subscribe to my ArtSpark Newsletter to get an email when this painting goes up for sale/auction!

Shy Rabbit - mixed media abstract painting by Melissa Dinwiddie

How to Photograph Small, White, Textured Paintings

There’s a lot more involved in the business of being an artist than making art, as any working artist will tell you, and it’s the behind-the-scenes stuff that often drives us crazy! Case in point: photography. In order to send out paintings in my ArtSpark Newsletter, and post them for sale or auction, I need

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