Artist Mandy Martin describes new underwater paintings in her OCEANUS collection.

Mandy Martin creates expressive paintings reflecting a sense of freedom and wonder.

"The woman you're becoming will cost you people, relationships, spaces and material things. Choose her over everything." - unknown This...

This is a beautiful guest post written by Jaimee Schwartz, Creative Designer at Lotus + Lilac Design Studio, for the Lotus + Lilac H A B...

When I'm not painting flowers, I work on fun landscape paintings. I really enjoy this process, which usually begins with very little...

April is finally here! All around us, the earth is waking up from the sleep of winter. Lately I've been thinking about what makes us feel...

You're invited to join me for the launch of my brand-new Home Décor and Gift Collection at Domaci in downtown Bethlehem. Stop by and say...

I feel so connected to nature when I paint. There's a freedom in the way a body of water moves, the way a hillside emerges. A swoosh of...

If you look at kids in kindergarten, they may have several table activities to choose from. They start painting a picture, and when they...

I've been making new sunflower paintings, inspired by a collector who commissioned a sunflower piece for his wife's birthday. Here's a...

The arrival of spring always makes me feel lighter, as the days get longer and the flowers and trees burst into bloom. The seasonal...

One night a few weeks ago I had some kind of stomach bug. It kept me up until nearly midnight, and I was so exhausted. When I finally...

While we may be ready to put 2020 behind us, I want to offer another perspective. We learned so many important things the past year, and...

One question I'm asked all the time is whether a painting will look good in a certain space. Today, I want to share some answers that will h

"Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decides if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While...

This year I will be expanding my collection of beach-inspired landscape paintings. A couple are already in the works, and I can't wait to s

We've been under "Stay at Home" orders for 60 days now, and I want to record some of what I'm experiencing. What I'm enjoying right now...

Last week we lost a member of our extended family to COVID-19. While I wasn’t very close to this person, I’m still feeling the loss. The...

We have been self-quarantined for 31 days now due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Where I live we are still able to safely get outdoors for...

Art can take on so many forms. There's the traditional framed painting on the wall, or the handmade pottery vase holding a bunch of...