Gloria B. Collins

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Watercolor Painted Invitations

February 12, 2016 By Gloria B. Collins

Are you looking for watercolor painted invitations? Welcome and hello! As a slow flower florist, I appreciate the hard work to grow and arrange the fragile beauty of the blooms a bride chooses for her wedding. I’m also an artist that enjoys extending my creative abilities to the invitations sent for such a special occasion. Sketching … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Sketchbook, Water Colors, Weddings Tagged With: Event flowers, flowers, tulips

Spread love with FREE printable greeting cards

February 6, 2016 By Gloria B. Collins

I have created these FREE Printable Greeting Cards for you to share with those you love.  Love is something I am surrounded by in my floristry business. I lovingly grow flowers in my cottage style cutting garden for the brides and grooms who trust me to help make their special day magical, I lovingly tend my garden so that it is at its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Sketchbook, Water Colors, Weddings, Work

Taking chances in art, life, and business

December 5, 2015 By Gloria B. Collins

If you’ve been following my blog/journal recently, I’m sure you’ve noticed that I’ve been taking chances with my art.  All of the watercolors and sketching I’ve been working on recently are proving to be challenging and creative, both of which are necessary to keep my wedding business unique, different. In a cyber world where we all have our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Growth, Hobbies, Sketchbook, Water Colors

What growing chrysanthemums taught me as an entrepreneur

November 15, 2015 By Gloria B. Collins

Growing chrysanthemums this year has taught me a valuable lesson as an entrepreneur. That lesson? Striving for a healthy business/life balance is the ideal but it doesn’t always happen when you own your own business. We have to grow with the flow. Learning to grow with the flow I love chrysanthemums and their beautifully intricate petal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anniversaries, Flowers, Growth, Sketchbook, Water Colors, Weddings

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Picking herbs and bits from the garden. #theygard Picking herbs and bits from the garden.  #theygardenanddraw #cottagegarden is such a joy for me as is my #art. Hope you are enjoying your day. ❤️
Left overs always are best the next day! #mixedmed Left overs always are best the next day! #mixedmedia #illustration #theygardenanddraw #homedesign #kitchenart
Gardening and drawing together bring pure joy! #th Gardening and drawing together bring pure joy! #theygardenanddraw #illustrationartists #illustrator #kitchenart #recipeartist
Making some kitchen art today. Staying loose and Making some kitchen art today.  Staying  loose and having fun.  #theygardenanddraw
As an Artist, there’s always time to make whatev As an Artist, there’s always time to make whatever brings us Joy. For the past few days, I’ve been traveling and exploring.  And now, it’s time to catch up with my prompts. Let’s see what’s growing in the garden. #theydrawandgarden 

Not sure what the prompt was before I sat to draw because I just wanted to capture this clematis before it passed. I used watercolor and Tombow brush pens.
Yesterday I went to my local nursery and picked th Yesterday I went to my local nursery and picked these beauties out for the garden. I just had to watercolor paint them #theydrawandgarden
As a little girl, I made my art to pass the time. As a little girl, I made my art to pass the time. But my grandfather saw something more and gave me my first unpaid commission.  I remember vividly the dining room table I sat at, and out of the blue, he came up to me with his loving voice and asked me to illustrate two intertwined trees, depicting the deep and ageless love a couple has for each other, a pretty deep ask for a ten-year-old. But I followed the brief and delivered. 

What he thought of the drawing must have been positive because I’m still draw. I didn’t get any negative comments. 

What happened to the young artist in you? #MindfulMonday #theydrawandgarden
Why not have fun drawing recipes. #foodillustratio Why not have fun drawing recipes. #foodillustration practice, practice, practice.
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