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Hi, I’m Jaime Leigh!
I am a mixed media artist and that means I am slightly obsessed with art. You know how when you discover a great new show on Netflix and you watch the first episode and think to yourself, wow, that was really great, I think I’ll watch one more . . . and suddenly it’s Sunday and you haven’t showered or seen the sun in 2 days and you’re 5 seasons in . . . and you wonder what the hell happened?
Well.
That’s me and art . . .
Latest Blog Posts
7 Strange Art Mandela Effects
It’s happened to all of us at some point. You see a report on the news that a famous person has passed away and you think to yourself, “I swear that already happened!” Or a family member talks about an event that occurred years ago in the family that you have absolutely no knowledge or…
Mixed Media Art Tutorial From Start to Finish: Moon Girl Portrait
Art Tutorial: Create a Mixed Media Painting With Me! Over a year ago, I posted a mixed media art tutorial of my “Friesian” painting. I created another painting recently, called “Moon Girl,” and I filmed the process from start to finish. It is up on my YouTube channel for you to watch if you are…
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Video: My Thoughts on Coronavirus as an Artist
Covid-19. Coronavirus. Pandemic. Self-quarantine. The world is a little scary at the moment. People everywhere are being asked to stop, stay home, and help keep everyone healthy. When I am home, I do art. But with so much going on, is art even still important? My Thoughts on Art in Times of Crisis: YouTube Video…
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We All Start Somewhere: What Our Old Mixed Media Art Teaches Us
My Old Mixed Media Art – Embarrassing? Yes! Worthy? Also Yes! It’s only in the last year or so that I started to feel confident in my art. I have been seriously working on my art for a solid 5+ years now, so it surprises me sometimes that it took that long. But then again,…
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What It’s Really Like to be an Artist (One Artist’s Perspective)
The Truth About What it’s Like to Be an Artist! I was sitting at my easel last night, working on one of my newest paintings and thinking, as I normally do. Painting has kind of a meditative quality and all sorts of thoughts drift through my mind. Last night, I thought about how weird it…
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10 Non-Art Ways to Inspire Your Art
Sometimes, You Need to Inspire Your Art With Non-Art! Sometimes, you just don’t feel inspired. It’s okay, it happens to the best of us. Maybe: there’s life stuff happening your current style is starting to feel stale, or maybe you just want to try something new. The good news is this: there are many ways…