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"Mapping" a Face

Michelle Baker, MA

"Mapping" a Face

Create a good-looking portrait every time when you know how to "Map" a Face using this technique. Feeling inspired?! This lesson comes from our Drawing Class. Or we can help match you to a medium with our Getting Started page! #Denverartclass #Denverpaintingclass #Denverdrawingclass #Denverartschool #Denverartstudio #Denverpaintnsip #Denverlearntopaint #Westminsterartclass #Westminsterdrawingclass #Westminsterartstudio #Westminsterartclasses #Westminsterpaintnsip #Westminster

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Painting Tree Foliage

Michelle Baker, MA

Painting Tree Foliage

Learn a technique for painting 3-dimensional trees! We'll share some color theory, a brush technique and how to use layers to achieve the look you want. Stippling = dabbing the brush, hold it farther towards the end for looseness Color theory = start with darkest greens and slowly lighten Making a shadow for green = add it's compliment, red Layering = let each layer dry, then add a lighter green to the top section to "ice" it Make sure to keep layers loose (not fully covering

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Art ALWAYS takes you on a journey

Michelle Baker, MA

Art ALWAYS takes you on a journey

Every time you create a piece of art, it is taking you on a hero's journey. There are profound opportunities to learn and grow each time you face a challenge and keep going. Michelle shares her first Healing heART painting where she created a painting to answer "What does success look like to me?" and the Divine Wisdom her art was teaching. The best part about this intentional art making process is that each person receives their own wisdom. The "just right" thing they need t

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Woodworking as Therapeutic Art

Michelle Baker, MA

Woodworking as Therapeutic Art

Woodworking is a hobby for some and a profession for others, but it can be a powerful therapeutic tool for just about everyone. In fact, Many military veterans with PTSD have benefited from this particular activity. Most people who try out woodworking for the first time quickly become addicted. Creating something with your own two hands can install a tremendous sense of pride and accomplishment. Giving Yourself a Purpose Everyone needs to feel as if they have a purpose in lif

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Why Make Art Wednesdays

A Mindfulness Practice

Michelle Baker, MA

A Mindfulness Practice

Having a mindfulness practice can really help us be more present and peaceful. But do we have to meditate on a cushion or are there other ways?!! #artasmeditation #artastherapy #artclass #painting #paintingclass #artstudio #mindfulnesspractice #Westminsterartclass #Westminsterarttherapy #Westminsterartstudio #Westminsterdrawingclass #Westminsterpersonalgrowth #Westminstercommunity

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Why Most People Don't Make Art: Part I

Michelle Baker, MA

Why Most People Don't Make Art: Part I

What is the reason most people don't make art? MBodied has a 5 part system for overcoming this common issue! Find out steps 1-3 right now! #Westminsterpaintingclasses #Westminsterpainting #Westminsterpaintingclass #artandcommunity #artclassarvada #Westminsterartstudio #ArtStudioWestminster #artastherapy #timeforart #relaxingthroughart #makingtimetomakeart #Westminsterartclass #Art #artclasswestminster #Denverpaintingclass #Denverartclass #Denverdrawingclass #Denverartstudio

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Abstract Art is Freedom!

Michelle Baker, MA

Abstract Art is Freedom!

Did you know most kids stop making art around the age of 11 or 12? At this point in cognitive development, kids begin to want their art to look real and if they can’t accomplish this feat they give up on art altogether. Many adults have affirmed this to be the story of when they stopped making art. I tend to agree, if art had to be realistic, I wouldn’t enjoy it much either. But that the thing…it doesn’t have to be like anything! That’s why I love abstract art, it allows

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Haven for Introverts

Michelle Baker, MA

Haven for Introverts

I’m sitting in a roomful of people who are silent, totally absorbed in what they are doing, soft music playing in the background and a sense of community and belonging. This is one of my favorite things as an introvert, enjoying the company of others while totally engaged in what I am doing. Now, we’re not silent all the time. We talk, we laugh and engage. The difference is, that’s not the focus of our gathering. We gather to paint, our focus is on creative expression and

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Quick tip for mixing paint

Michelle Baker, MA

Quick tip for mixing paint

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How is painting therapeutic?

Michelle Baker, MA

How is painting therapeutic?

Many people who take my acrylic painting class say “it is very therapeutic.” What can be therapeutic about a painting class? First: painting and making art is present-centered. That is the goal when you meditate or do yoga; to be in the moment and truly present. Well, art does that naturally. You just can’t dissociate or be somewhere else when you are painting. It begs you to co-create with it. "What color should this be? Where do you want this to go?" It’s an engagi

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The ART of Manifesting

Michelle Baker, MA

The ART of Manifesting

Do you know what the art process is, really? When I want to paint a canvas, for example, what are the steps I got through to complete this task? First, I need an idea. “What am I going to paint?…What do I want to share with the world?” Then I have to visualize it and figure out what it’s really going to look like. Third, I need materials. Gather up the paint, brushes, palette, canvas and any other things I might need to begin. As I work on my painting there will be inev

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The Painting Community at MBodied

Michelle Baker, MA

The Painting Community at MBodied

I love the community that is forming among the painters at MBodied! If you walk in during Introduction to Acrylics or Open Studio you will hear people chatting about life, about their painting process, making jokes or singing along to the music. Other times you hear nothing at all. That silence is the absorbed focus of painting known as the “flow state.” Making art can take you into a deep state of presence where it feels like only you and the painting are there. How coo

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What is Manifesting?

Michelle Baker, MA

What is Manifesting?

Manifesting is creating what you want in life. In the bible you can read, “God said, let there be light, and there was light.” That’s manifesting…not as easy for the rest of us though. Why not? Because we are human. Because we have beliefs that limit our ability to manifest. I may want to have love in my life but I may also hold an unconscious belief that I am unlovable. Even though I want love, I can’t manifest love because my belief has a stronger influence than my wa

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The best thing I did for myself in 2015

Michelle Baker, MA

The best thing I did for myself in 2015

As the year comes to a close, I can say with certainty there is one habit I will definitely continue in the new year. The best thing I did for myself in 2015 was create a morning routine that starts each day off with centering activities. For me, the first and most important one is writing. I write in my journal every (almost every) morning. It is a sacred time when I check in with myself and see “what’s up.” I don’t write about what happened yesterday, I write about how

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A Heart-Centered Business

Michelle Baker, MA

A Heart-Centered Business

About a year ago I was dreaming up the idea for MBodied Art Studio with the help of the book, Creating on Purpose: the spiritual technology of manifesting through the chakras” by Anodea Judith and Lion Goodman. The process in this book helps you find a vision that is in line with your life purpose and to the benefit of others. From this place, I envisioned how the studio would feel, what it would provide and how the core of the offerings would be from the heart. When I got

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