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Inspired by Nature

Original art inspired by nature, slow-living, and adventure travels.

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Introducing

100 Ways to Bloom

A collection of hand-painted florals in hand-picked vintage frames. This collection was a process of exploration and discovery of the many ways we can Bloom. I hope you enjoy discovering them as much and I loved creating them!

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I’m Michaela, an abstract impressionist painter based out of central California. I paint colorful and whimsical landscapes, abstracts and florals.

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It’s a beautiful lazy Sunday. I’m spending mine cooking, and enjoying some fresh air and sunshine. I hope your doing something you love, or getting some well deserved rest. Happy weekend! 😊️ 📷: details of “Last Sips of Sunshine
Inspiration- for art and for life. Flowers bloom in their own way, in their own time, uniquely in their colors and shapes and patterns. No one has to tell them how or when or why to bloom, they do so instinctively, succinctly. Knowing they’r
I’m kicking 2022 off with flowers flowers and more flowers! I’ve been working on these sketches to experiment with colors and patterns for larger pieces and I’m falling in love with them one by one. I think they could be a perfect
I often ask myself what it means to be an artist and why it’s important to create and share my art. Sometimes the act of painting can feel frivolous and sharing it can feel daunting, and I know I need to push through those false narratives. F
Sending you some sunshine, we seem to have a surplus in my neck of the woods! 😎 📷: “Holding On” from the Late Summer Sun collection - click the link in my profile to browse and shop!
So so many works in progress are happening over here in the studio. My creative energy is high and I can’t seem to get the ideas onto paper fast enough. I wish I could bottle up this inspiration to save for a rainy day. I’m certainly
Yes the grass is usually green, the mountains gray and the sky often blue, but there is so much more to it that that. Every blade of grass, every rock, every flower, every leaf, every insect a beautiful living piece of the puzzle, each with their ow
“Ever Changing Light” from the late Summer Sun Collection. This piece along with several other colorful works were created in the heart of Summer’s warmth, inspired by the beautiful light of the summer sun. Click the link in my pr
I have a busy day full of non-art related work, and it’s hard to focus when all I want to do is get back to these flowers. Fingers crossed I can get my to do list done in time to paint this afternoon. 🤞 #acolorstory #abeautifulmess #thatcol
I couldn’t resist these incredible peonies I saw at Whole Foods the other day. I added some eucalyptus and pepper tree branches, and I took about a hundred photos for reference to paint later. 🥰 #abstractflorals #ihavethisthingwithflowers
A few more bouquets that will be a part of a a larger window installation I’m finishing up TODAY! This is the first time I’ve ever created something on this scale and that will be displayed publicly! 🙊 There are definitely nerves but I&