My artist diary starts at age 8 and is ongoing!
CAW is an amazing community art space in Santa Barbara. Today they have a one day pop up show that features over 400 artworks, all 12×12 inches in size. I submitted four from my door series.
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You know that junk drawer in the desk? I have something similar for oil paint. I haven’t purchased any new tubes because I’m moving toward non toxic art materials. Today I took some photos of the paint while I was working in the studio. It’s something I love, the oil painting process. Sometime the cap…
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Standing back from this painting I felt a shock at the realization that it was suddenly done. The second wave of the surprise hit me just as fast, I like this painting. The colors are bold and muddy at the same time. It holds together just barely and I’m resisting the urge to tidy…
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Below are images from my brush collection and you can see I have a clear preference for square and round paint brush styles. I’m also including some dream statements that include the words character (1) and style in this post. Paint brushes have personality or characteristics that change with use. Selection on a brush for…
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Working on a mural size painting of mermaids in the garage as it rains outside. Reflecting on the distortion in 360 camera shots.
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I have been making art for 30 years now (OMG). I was cleaning all the ash from the Thomas Fire out of my art storage unit in Ventura and I realized that I wanted to get these old paintings out into the world! If you have walls to decorate… this art that needs a little…
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These 12×12 mixed media paintings are the first in a new style. I’m using a combination of acrylic, paper, gems, glitter, ink, and oil pastel. It gives a variation in texture that I love to work with and also line quality, fluidity, and other technique stuff. Unfortunately the photo takes all the life out of…
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Sometimes an image takes a long time to come into being. She feels everything and nothing is one of the paintings I keep working on. I’m working with figure and color with somewhat literal imagery in regards to illustrating ideas. I have been working on this for awhile. It’s titled, she feels everything and…
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I share my artist diary on this blog to inspire others to do creative work and unleash their hidden talents.
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Mitra Cline is an interdisciplinary artist inspired by journalism, fine art, performance, and design.
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A few hundred of my favorite images, not really in any particular order.
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Master this creative activity, a random challenge. You can download a file to print and create your own cards at originalodyssey.com Limited edition signed decks are available while supplies last. Add #chaosodyssey to share your creations on Faceboook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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Why not plan to host a playful adult coloring book part with your best friend in February? I’m giving away two books and stickers in January, they would arrive just before Valentines Day!
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I’ve completed all the cards and done three rounds of edits. It’s time to do a test print run!! I’ll be looking for tarot readers to test out the deck and hopefully give me some feedback on the design before I print the companion book. I can write about the art and I’m looking for…
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I spent the holidays being creative with envisioning Mermaid Type Tarot cards and thinking about the future. Did you choose a mantra word for 2020? You can reference the tarot deck for a suggestion. The year 2020 adds up to 4, and that is the Emperor. Add your month and day numbers. For example, my…
Read MoreJanuary 2020’s calendar at is a digital drawing entitled, The Birds Have Food and Shelter. It’s a self soothing kind of image that shows two birds, who are out in the wild under the stars. They are close to their food and shelter. Night can be a dark and cold time and for those of…
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Do you want to join an intuitive card reading study group next year? If you are a professional or an amateur this is an opportunity to share a passion for Oracle and Tarot decks. I LOVE 💕 all the different artwork and I have a collection of about 35 decks. In a group we can…
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This holiday season I’m giving away 5 sets of holiday greeting cards. There are four designs and each one has an image from my artwork. The cards are blank on the inside and 4×6 size. I’m using an app to help me select five people and if you want to win, just click the image…
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Mixed media on stretch canvas, 20×30″.
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CAW is an amazing community art space in Santa Barbara. Today they have a one day pop up show that features over 400 artworks, all 12×12 inches in size. I submitted four from my door series.
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