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Creative Energy...
Most artists I know create more than one form of art. Artists paint, make music, dance, sew, write, sing, sculpt, and do so much more to...

Michelle Cordova
Jun 5, 20231 min read


Still Here...
As I sit in the part sun, part shade of the patio, behind the old garage, behind the house I live in, looking out at the backyard garden...

Michelle Cordova
May 11, 20231 min read


Sanctuary...
“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself.” ~Herman Hesse To me, sanctuary is...

Michelle Cordova
Apr 11, 20231 min read


Solitude...
“The solitude that I find in my studio is one of plenitude. I am enough for myself. I live fully there.” ~ Artist, Joan Mitchell I had...

Michelle Cordova
Mar 9, 20232 min read


My Beach...
After seeing Alfred Hitchcock’s film, “The Birds”, filmed in the small coastal town of Bodega, and on the coast in Bodega Bay,...

Michelle Cordova
Nov 1, 20222 min read


Painting Pumpkins...
Mustard yellows, hues of brown, red rusts, and every variation of orange, all of the colors of Autumn. I love it all. Pumpkin and...

Michelle Cordova
Oct 3, 20221 min read


Garden Grow...
Something drew me to this house, a bungalow really. As I move through the most difficult, and painful time of my life, I have found some...

Michelle Cordova
Aug 2, 20222 min read


I Paint, Therefore I Am...
From the beginning, school was an uncomfortable scenario for me. I did, however, love two things, running around at recess pretending to...

Michelle Cordova
May 2, 20221 min read


Writing & Me...
Writing rides right alongside painting for me. It always has. I’ve written in journals since I learned to read and write, and painted...

Michelle Cordova
Jun 8, 20211 min read


The Art of Desire...
“I'd like to be able to draw, but I can’t even draw a stick figure.” It’s a common statement I hear when people find out I’m an artist....

Michelle Cordova
May 5, 20212 min read


How I Ink...
Many years before I tried using ink in my work, I collected books on Sumi-e (the fine art of Japanese liquid black ink & brush painting)....

Michelle Cordova
Mar 4, 20212 min read


How I Collage...
Collage is something I do when I’m feeling creative, but want to relax, and take it easy. A colorful collection of patterned paper, old...

Michelle Cordova
Feb 2, 20211 min read


The Art of Not Painting Snow...
Please note, in this piece, I’m specifically talking about watercolor on paper. Acrylic on canvas and wood is a completely different...

Michelle Cordova
Dec 1, 20202 min read
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