Gloria B. Collins

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Why you should sketch every day.

January 19, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins

A sketch every day Not only do I know that sketching every day helps to reduce stress, a sketch every day will also offer you an opportunity to document the things that inspire you. I keep flowers alive during the dull winter months by doing a sketch every day.  A few minutes each day is how I started in December. My focus was to create … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Gardening, Growth, Hobbies, Leisure, Sketchbook, Slow Home Living, Water Colors, Weddings Tagged With: Art, Sketchbook sketching every day and Illustrated life, wedding flowers, wedding flowers garden florist Hudson valley Florist Hudson valley weddings. Roses Daily sketch watercolor

Florists’ Review: Why Florists are returning to the garden for inspiration.

August 14, 2017 By Gloria B. Collins

Florists' Review In the August 2017 – Vol. 208, No. 8 issue of Florists’ Review I share why I grow and use Slow Flowers in my business. One the first day back from our family vacation in the south of Ireland, I settled back into a somewhat melancholy routine of going through the endless stack of mail. That is when I discovered a package had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Weddings, Work Tagged With: eco flowers, florist, Florist Garden Inspiration, flowers to grow for cutting, garden flowers, garden flowers for events, Gardening, hudson valley florist, slow flowers, wedding flowers, wedding gardener

Spring Gardening: 3 Essential Gardening Tools To Get The Job Done

May 6, 2017 By Gloria B. Collins

Today, for those of you who may be newer to gardening, I'd like to share with you the three essential gardening tools I use in my suburban cottage cutting garden. And I'd like to encourage you to get gardening.  If you're a beginner thinking of growing something this season, go for it! And, realize that gardening consists of hard work, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Gardening Tagged With: cutting flowers, eco events, eco flowers, eco weddings, farmhouse, farmhouse garden, garden flowers for events, garden tools, gardener, Gardening, getting started gardening, getting started in the garden, grow your own cutting flowers, grow your own wedding flowers, hudson valley florist, hudson valley gardening, hudson valley wedding, seasonal flowers, seasonal wedding flowers, slow flowers, top tips for spring gardens, wedding flowers, wedding gardener

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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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