Posts tagged inspiration from the garden
Beginning the New Year with Stillness and Returning to My Creative Self
Beginning the New Year with Stillness and Returning to My Creative Self

All week I’ve been thinking about what I want to share in my first post of 2024.

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life, seasons, creativityAnne ButeraNew Year, easing into the new year, beginning the new year with stillness, returning to creativity, returning to myself, studio, nature, inspiration from the garden, inspiration from the winter garden, observing nature, creativity, reclaiming creativity, reclaiming inspiration Comments
October 2021 in the Garden, Thoughts on Joy and a Nature-Filled Vacation
October 2021 in the Garden, Thoughts on Joy and a Nature-Filled Vacation

I’m never certain if I’ll have flowers blooming in my garden in October or not.

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art, garden, joy, lifeAnne Buteragarden, garden tour, garden tours, garden video, monthly garden tours, inspiration from the garden, embroidery kits, embroidery patterns, embroidery, marigolds embroidery kit, marigolds embroidery pattern, dahlias, watercolor dahlias, dahlia flowers, dahlia watercolor, night scented tobacco, vacation, summer vacation in autumn, Beaver Island, dogs, nasturtiums Comments
Painting Violas and Pansies: in My Studio with Spring Garden Inspiration
Painting Violas and Pansies: in My Studio with Spring Garden Inspiration

For me, springtime in the garden always means violas and pansies. They’re some of the first things to show up at garden centers and one of the first things to bloom in my garden.

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art, garden, inspiration, paintings, seasons, studioAnne Buteragardening, artist gardener, violas, pansies, viola watercolor, viola paintings, pansy watercolor, pansy painting, garden inspiration, painting inspiration, inspiration from the garden, spring garden inspiration, pansies and violas, spring garden, inspiration from the spring garden, flowers, favorite flowers, my favorite flowers, my favorite flowers to paint, my favorite watercolor subjects, watercolor painting subjects, botanical watercolor, botanical watercolor painting inspiration, spring botanical watercolor paintings, springtime in the studio, springtime in the garden Comments
growing inspiration: nasturtiums
growing inspiration: nasturtiums

About this time of year when the garden is at its height I begin making notes for next year. What I want to grow more of. What I forgot to grow. What I’d like to try. Today I’m sharing the first of a series of posts about some of my favorite plants to grow (and paint). I’d love for you to join in and share some of your favorites, too.

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garden, fabric, joy, inspiration, artAnne Buteranasturtiums, watercolor, watercolor process, watercolor painting, anne butera, garden planning, garden inspiration, gardening, growing plants from seed, gardening on a budget, gardening on a tight budget, growing nasturtiums, fabric design, fabric, growing inspiration, inspiration from the garden, about me, budget friendly gardening, how to grow nasturtiums, edible flowers, cottage gardens, creating a cottage garden, my favorite flowers, favorite flowers, nasturtium varieties, nasturtium fabric, nasturtium paintings, where i find inspiration, where does inspiration come from, Spoonflower, spoonflower fabric, spoonflower fabric designer, spoonflower garment sewing, mindfulness practice, mindfulness, observing nature, slowing down Comments