By: Mitra November 23, 2019December 17, 2019 Mitra's Art, Painting, Santa Barbaracommunity art, community arts workshop, door, Painting1 Comment

4 Door 12×12 paintings for CAW’s Ready to hang art show

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.

By: Mitra September 20, 2019November 24, 2019 Art Studio, Paintingart storage, Art Studio, art supplies, PaintingLeave a Comment

Joyful old oil paint 🎨studio photos

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…

By: Mitra August 18, 2019November 24, 2019 Dreams, Mitra's Art, PaintingDream, Dreams, mermaid, Oil, Painting, rainbow, surrealLeave a Comment

New Painting: Dip into your dreams

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…

By: Mitra July 13, 2018July 24, 2018 Art Studio, Dreams, Painting, ReferencesArchatypes, art materials, brush, Painting, style, supplies, tools1 Comment

Selecting the right paint brush for your art

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…

By: Mitra March 21, 2018 Art Studio, Digital Art, Painting, Santa BarbaraArt, Artist, Future Painting, mermaid, mermaids, Painting, process, Studio, VideoLeave a Comment

Painting mermaids in the rain #360video

Working on a mural size painting of mermaids in the garage as it rains outside. Reflecting on the distortion in 360 camera shots.

By: Mitra February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 Mitra's Art, Painting, VenturaArt, art storage, bargin, discount, Painting, Sale, storageLeave a Comment

Borrow or Buy Paintings In Ventura Storage =)

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…

By: Mitra June 29, 2017 Firsts, Mitra's Art, Mixed MediaArtist, fighting, mermaid, PaintingLeave a Comment

Finishing Couples tend snakes and Watching the fight

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…

By: Mitra June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 Mitra's Art, PaintingDevotion, Painting, PeopleLeave a Comment

Update on she feels everything and nothing

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 creative Challenge for January (Guided 4 min Video)

By: Mitra January 16, 2020January 9, 2020

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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.

Mermaid Party Kit – Enter to win in January

By: Mitra January 10, 2020January 3, 2020

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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!

Mermaid Tarot Cards to Test Print!

By: Mitra January 5, 2020January 5, 2020

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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…

Happy New Year! Welcome, the Emperor 2020

By: Mitra January 1, 2020

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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…

January 2020 Calendar Art, The Birds Have Food and Shelter

By: Mitra December 20, 2019December 17, 2019

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January 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…

Wanna join an intuitive card reading group with me?

By: Mitra December 16, 2019December 23, 2019

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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…

I’m giving away 5 sets of greeting cards!

By: Mitra December 4, 2019

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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…

Gemini synchronicity, a Mermaid Angel in oil paint

By: Mitra November 24, 2019November 24, 2019

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Mixed media on stretch canvas, 20×30″.

4 Door 12×12 paintings for CAW’s Ready to hang art show

By: Mitra November 23, 2019December 17, 2019

Mitra's Art, Painting, Santa Barbaracommunity art, community arts workshop, door, Painting1 Comment

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.

Symbolic meaning for 11:11 – a time portal

By: Mitra November 11, 2019November 11, 2019

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The 11:11 time and date is symbolic. When I see 11:11, it is a reminder to be at peace in my mind and in a truce with those that could be conflicts. This is particularly true for the idea of opposites in balance, such as man and woman. Why does it mean that to me?…