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Melinda VanRy - Better With Art @UC3TaQQ2_ydHLUjnewlVDnfA@youtube.com

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I'm Melinda. I make art. And I'm here to encourage you to re

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Even with just a few minutes you can practice creative self-care with art, and learn, too. Join me. Mark-making, texture, color. Intentionally messy chaotic art for creative self-care. #betterwithart How to save a gel print that sticks to the gel plate and tears. Matte medium to the rescue. Let go of perfection and make art for creative self-care Here's what happens when you add a layer of interference paint to a deeply colored gel print. Blind contour drawing is ideal to let go of perfectionism and power up creativity Fun gel-print & texture experiment gone wrong with collapsing camera but also 😍 I had to watch my junior high art teacher "draw what you see not what you know is there" to get it Process over product. Watch this week's BETTER WITH ART video & practice creative self-care with me. Celebrating New Year’s Eve with my top short of 2024. Check the link to my top video! Libraries are great for creative inspiration. Even sketching nature when we can't be outside. #art Nature sketching for creative self-care and learning #art #creativeselfcare Give yourself the gift of imperfect art-making for creative self-care How to create an easy 3D effect with watercolors One thing to do with all those gel prints? SQUARES! Unique business cards & MUSE inspiration for YOU MUSE creative inspiration. What would you create on these pages? Water on the gel plate and other things that had me seeing RED in the studio Creating bold high-contrast art paper on the gel plate. Experiment No. 3. Have you tried black gesso on the gel plate? I have. Check it out! What happens when you use fluid acrylic on a gel plate? Fascinating separation. Palette knife on the gel plate? Yes! Making art for creative self-care. Join me! Because we're BETTER WITH ART. Take a peek at Tuesday in my studio. Gel plate fun. Did you know you can use a penny to let go of control in creative self-care art? Make art with me. No plan. Just play. Creating MUSE papers to inspire your creativity. Details soon! Relax. Have fun. Make art. Practice creative self-care with me. New prompt every Sunday. Here's how to add a little bit of shine to your bonus monoprints. More no-waste gel-plate cleaning! How to create fun papers as you clean your gel plate. It’s a no-waste solution for a dirty gel plate Art journals. Experiment & express yourself without fear of what others will think. Make art with me T-SHIRTS! Because we are BETTER WITH ART! It’s process over product in creative self-care art-making. But learning as I go. Make art with me. Want all the noise to fade away? Try art. Quiet your mind with creative self-care. Black-and-white gel-plate play. Details on creation & launch of creative-paper MUSE packs next week! Making art is never a waste of time. Play, relax, and learn while practicing creative self-care. I struggle with SAD. Art helps. New creative self-care art prompt every Sunday. Make art with me! Process over product. And this neurographic style with watercolors is ideal for balancing a brain. Soften jagged in your brain by rounding pointy places in your art This week’s BETTER WITH ART small art combines some of my favorite ways to play with lines. Join me! What I'm wearing in the studio tonight. I love comfy art clothes. So I designed some. Check my shop. Sometimes you just need to play. And a damp fall day is perfect for some summery art inspiration. Painting perfectly imperfect wonky pumpkins for creative self-care this week. Join me! Don't overthink it. Make surprisingly therapeutic watercolor blobs with me. Then, voila: pumpkins! Painting watercolor blobs is one thing that helps my brain feel better. Let's make them pumpkins! Another way to get fun "extra" gel prints? USE A GEL PLATE AS YOUR PALETTE! Need inspiration & encouragement to reclaim your creativity? Practice creative self-care with me. Need quick easy art to quiet your busy mind? Try lines! How fun are these?!? Who knew watercolor blobs were so therapeutic?!? Add autumn-color-mixing for pumpkin fall-art fun! Practice creative self-care with simple, relaxing color-mixing.
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