Michelle Therrien Art

Gouache Cactus Painting

I have never painted in gouache before but I love the matt finish and thought it was time to try it. Arteza Gouache comes in 60 colors and I had to have the complete set cause who doesn’t want all the colors. It is also available in smaller sets as well but the 60 color…

Creativity and the INFP

What is an INFP INFP is just one of the personality types from the Myers-Briggs assessment test. I am an INFP personality type. This means Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving. (Introverted Feeling with Extraverted Intuition) . If you would like more information about this personality type or any of the others click here. The test is…

Pastel Papers for beginners

Where do you start, what supplies do you buy if you want to try pastel art? There are so many answers to that and if you ask that question in any art group on facebook and you may be just as confused by all the answers you will get. I want to help beginners make…

Finished Not Perfect

I came across this short video today by Artist Jake Parker. He is known for illustrating picture books, comics and much more. He is also part of SVSLearn.com. That is the School of Visual Storytelling where he partners with Will Terry and Lee White. They offer a lot of classes on basic drawing and perspective…