On the Easel
Painting Inside & Outside So, as we know, time flies when you're having fun, enjoying your work, and trying to meet deadlines. Am I...
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Teresa Stern
Apr 222 min read
Finding Your Rhythm
Adapting to reality to find the flow...
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Teresa Stern
Mar 122 min read
A Spring (Monotype) Mixer
Tree and Flower Printmaking Here’s something you might not know about me. I’m simultaneously a bit of a control freak and also enjoy...
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Teresa Stern
Feb 53 min read
Exploring Floral Monotypes
Gardens, ghosts, and painterly prints... Peonies in Vase I, II, and III, oil monotypes on textured art paper 5"x7", available in shop...
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Teresa Stern
Jan 101 min read
New Year Nestle
Now that's a word! Nestle... but I think it captures the January mood for me. After the hustle of the holidays, two weeks of hosting...
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Teresa Stern
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Calm, Color & Cozy
5 Tips for Artful Holiday Decorating The holiday season (i.e. winter) is the perfect time to infuse your living space with warmth and...
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Teresa Stern
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Mini Art, Big Dreamscapes
Introducing "Shelfies" In between a host of Fall art events, painting a new larger floral artwork, the 2024 calendar launch, and new tree...
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Teresa Stern
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Whidbey Island Paint Out 2023
Plein Air Adventures Frost is in the air, but the memories of a brilliant summer still linger. The season was filled with art festivals,...
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Teresa Stern
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Everywhere Art
Beauty. Magic. Inspiration. Creativity. "Beauty, magic, inspiration and creativity - just what we need to feel alive!" Fellow ArtMa-Popup...
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Teresa Stern
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Passing By Is No Longer an Option
Fighting Inertia - New Work, New Show Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about art, painting especially, and sustainability. How can I...
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Teresa Stern
Apr 13, 20232 min read
Connect to Nature with Art
Artful Ways to Relax April Mantra: Let nature’s colors inspire you. There are tons of personality tests out there, but is there a...
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Teresa Stern
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Reconnecting to Nature
An Earthkeepers Handbook Recipe Monthly Mantra: Progress is more important than perfection. This month's mantra holds a lot of meaning...
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Teresa Stern
Feb 8, 20233 min read
Fresh Perspective
A Winter Artist Residency Monthly Mantra: Remember to look up at the stars and the moon. Winter brings, for me, a much needed respite...
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Teresa Stern
Jan 10, 20234 min read
12 Mantras for Connecting with Nature
Tips for a grounded & artful year January Mantra: Nurture Yourself (Scroll to the bottom for a Mantras Poster download link.) Last year I...
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Teresa Stern
Dec 13, 20222 min read
December in the Studio
Mantra: Focus on Giving (Joy) It’s been an interesting year, full of evolutions and explorations, challenges and blessings. In the...
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Teresa Stern
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Fall Flow
Creativity Despite Climate Change Monthly Mantra: I am unstoppable This time of the year is when I normally shift into the Fall Flow:...
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Teresa Stern
Sep 8, 20224 min read
Summer Recap
Sun, Sand, and Paint In Seattle, you know that Summer is waning as the evenings start getting cooler. Even if it’s a hot day, about 15...
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Teresa Stern
May 4, 20224 min read
Into the Woods
My Spring Artist Residency It’s long been a dream of mine to attend an artist residency. To take time out of my regularly irregular daily...
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Teresa Stern
Apr 14, 20222 min read
Winter Field Journal (Part 2)
The Art of Experimentation/Play April Mantra: Breathe and Observe, Deeply During the first week-long "Winter Field Project", I focused on...
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Teresa Stern
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Winter Field Journal (Part 1)
The Art of Observation March Mantra: Embrace My Inner Badass After working on Coastal last fall, which was inspired by site-based...
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