I am always painting or thinking about what I will paint next! People often ask me how I come up with fresh ideas. The truth is, I find painting inspiration everywhere!

Let's paint from a photograph! I will give you all my tips to recreate your favorite picture in a painting. No free handing necessary!

II am frequently asked about color mixing acrylic paints. Sometimes when painting you want to use a specific color that isn’t in your stash. Maybe you even tried to mix it up but the color isn’t quite right and you don’t know why or how to fix it. In this guide, I will give you all my tips and tricks for color mixing and even share my video below!

If you have been following The Social Easel at all you know I love to paint florals. I will add them to any painting! It’s finally May and I have a simple and fun spring floral painting tutorial for you! I want to show you how to draw and paint this a mason jar with spring flowers.

Recently I started playing around with some sketching and treating my acrylic paints like watercolors. This is such a fun and different way to use your acrylic paints!

Have you ever had an old piece of art that is just 'missing something' or not your style anymore? Find out what Christie Hawkins did to repurpose an old painting and bring it back to life and find out how to do it yourself!