Smiles are a beautiful thing, and everyone looks better when wearing a smile-- but a genuine subtle smile, like the Mona Lisa, makes for the most beautiful expression for a portrait painting. Whenever I take photos of my kids, and also my portrait clients, I always advise them to give me a "Mona Lisa smile."
A great art journal exercise is to cut out words and phrases from magazine and arrange them in your art journal.
Cutting and Pasting by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt
(if you like this idea, why don't you pin it?)
I made a 2014 art goal to start an art journal. This "resolution" has been made easier since my daughter has discovered she loves to do it too and is always asking me if we can make time to...
Otherwise known as the unfinished project list by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt
I always have a lot going on in my art world and I thought today I would share with you my art to-do list. I always get asked "Do you still paint?" or "Do you paint everyday?" and although I don't get to make art everyday, I work on my art business everyday. Here is a partial list of everything written down in my...
Orange Nail Polish by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt
Why I love nail polish
Something about painting my fingernails that just feels like an art project. I love trying out new trendy shades.
Why I love orange
So sick of the polar vortex and the unrelenting snowstorms in the North, I am letting spring come early to my fingertips and am already sporting the orange...
