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8 Tips for Adding Color to a Portrait
8 Tips for Adding Color to a Portrait

It can be confusing figuring out how to add color to a portrait. Color has such an influence on our mood and it can express an emotion and have a huge impact in our artwork. And it can be confusing how to put a color palette together.  Learn 8 tips for adding color to a portrait.

Pencil Shavings for Texture in Mixed Media Painting
Pencil Shavings for Texture in Mixed Media Painting

There are many ways to add texture to a mixed media piece. There is molding paste, tissue paper, crackle paste, dried plants, fabrics, and more. But, what about items that you might not ever think about? In this video, I show how I used the pencil shavings. So much fun!

Symbols in Your Artwork: How they Reflect Your Style
Symbols in Your Artwork: How they Reflect Your Style

Symbols are a part of your creative expression and style. It is a part of your creative vocabulary used to express a story or emotion. I have some journal prompts for you, so you can explore your relationship to symbols in your art.

Simple Tip for Mixing Earthy Colours: Video Demo
Simple Tip for Mixing Earthy Colours: Video Demo

It can be hard to find earthy paint colours straight out of the tube and mixing paints can feel a bit daunting.

In this short demo video, I show you one simple trick to mix paint to create earthy, muted colours with any colour.

Sacred Strong
Sacred Strong

I am honoured my artwork is on the cover of this important Indigenous Women’s Health report.

Transformations: Art Demo
Transformations: Art Demo

Watch me transform a canvas by painting over an old portrait with a new one. This process allows for new creative energy to emerge.

The Rivers Between Us: A Creative Exploration
The Rivers Between Us: A Creative Exploration

Join Mystele Kirkeen and Melanie Rivers for some intuitive art making. We will be inspired by each others creativity and energy. Mystele and Melanie will be creating side by side (virtually) and jumping off from each other’s pieces. We will also take prompts and suggestions from participants. Create alongside, or come to watch and paint later.

Portrait Layers: Free Art Video
Portrait Layers: Free Art Video

Do you struggle with feeling stuck with your creativity at times? I recently went through this. It is a horrible feeling!! I share a time-lapse video of painting of the third layer of a female face. Why the third layer? This is usually the layer where I find her face comes alive. Painting her brought me some healing and joy. I hope you enjoy.

21 Secrets Face Time: Spotlight Interview
21 Secrets Face Time: Spotlight Interview

In this interview with Tonia Jenny from 21 Secrets Face Time, I share how my form of artistic expression has taken different outlets over the years, and also the ways I look forward to my path continuing to unfold.

Interview and Art Activity: Mind Body Spirit Collage
Interview and Art Activity: Mind Body Spirit Collage

I was delighted to be a guest on the University of British Columbia’s Learning Circle. I share teachings from my Squamish culture on how everything can be medicine, how making art has many medicines to share, and how we can meet the medicine half way. In this interview, I facilitate an art activity where we create a Mind, Body, Spirit collage on cardboard.

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