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VEDA Day 5: What’s In Your Swag Bag?

Today I got a big happy surprise when I attended a Staples Live event at BlogHer 2016! We all got given incredibly thoughtful backpacks full of swag! Since I’m still in Los Angeles and not able to be very creative for VEDA, I thought I’d do an unboxing instead! Check out all these AWESOME new office supplies!

 

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  • I'm calling this one done. It did not turn out how I envisioned it, but I learned a lot. Especially what NOT to do. Haha. But it was definitely good practice with oils. #oilpainting #painting #artist #artoftheday #art #artlife #onmyeasel #painter #stress
  • My work space is a nightmare right now. I've taken a break from crafts to learn oil painting and there is a mess everywhere. I love my @theoriginalscrapbox for storing supplies and giving me a work station. But I'm stressing out about how I will clean it up when I'm done. Haha. What's your work station like? #artistworkspace #artist #artlife #art #workbox #workinprogress #onmyeasel #oilpaint
  • New sketch for my next oil painting.
  • Tried something new. I was inspired by the quaking aspens up in the canyons. The yellows make me so happy. I'm struggling a bit with different oil painting techniques, and this one was particularly difficult, as I couldn't get the paint to do what I wanted. But I always enjoy experimenting with @winsorandnewton products. This is a much smaller painting, as well. But I kind of love it. #paint #art #artist #artoftheday #artistsofinstagram #artlife #oilpaint #nature #aspens #fall #autumn #canvas
  • So... I had what Bob Ross would call a "happy accident." Though it didn't feel very happy at the time. I moved my arm weird and flipped my entire paint pallette up and onto the painting. 🤬🤬 There was paint in all sorts of places. Boo! BUT there are no mistakes in art, right!? So I just added more! And I kind of love it. It reminds me of playing in the leaves. :) Anyway I'm done with it and looking forward to trying again at some point soon. #oilpaint #oilpainting #portrait #oilportrait #autumn #fall #art #artoftheday #artist #artistsofinstagram #painter #painting #onmyeasel #artlife
  • On my easel right now. Check out my stories to see more of the process. #oilpaint #oilpainting #onmyeasel #painting #art #artoftheday #artist #portrait #fantasyart #artistsofinstagram
  • New sketch for my next oil painting. I have just discovered Chocolate Sunflowers, and they are making me really happy! So I decided to try a portrait with them! Wish me luck! This could go very very wrong. Lol. #sketch #portrait #chocolatesunflowers #painting #oilpainting #oilpaint #canvas #art #artoftheday #artist #artistsofinstagram #fantasyart
  • Another oil painting. This time I followed along with a Bob Ross video for his painting "Triple View." Mine is not great, as I had a lot of trouble manipulating the paints and using a pallette knife for the first time. But as usual I learned a lot and was able to finish in about an hour. I just ordered a bunch of new @winsorandnewton paints so I can broaden my colors a bit. #art #artist #artoftheday #painting #oilpainting #oilpaint #winsorandnewton #bobross #landscapepainting #landscape #tripleview #happytrees #artistsofinstagram