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How to Make a Plaster Cloth Masquerade Mask

February 21, 2016by JoDee Luna 3 Comments

This post features how to make a plaster cloth masquerade mask. Here is a suggested supply list: Rigid Wrap Plaster Cloth Sculpey polymer clay Vaseline Card stock You will need […]

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DIY Art Lessons, Masquerade Masks

Seasons of Silence

January 30, 2016by JoDee Luna 1 Comment

There are seasons of silence when the soul goes deep, crawling into a cocoon. We feel the urge to withdraw. We yearn to silence the noise, to figure out the […]

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The Artist's Life

Paintings Featured on FAA Portrait Gallery

November 11, 2015by JoDee Luna Leave a comment

The FAA Portrait Gallery on Fine Art America recently featured The Hopeful and The Messenger.    What an honor to be included in a gallery that showcases portrait painters whose […]

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Fine Art America, portrait painting

Surreal Portrait: A Frustrated Artist’s Reflection

November 5, 2015by JoDee Luna Leave a comment

Painted one year before Benjamin Berlin’s death at the age of 48, Surreal Portrait seems to portray a fractured mind—bequeathed with possibilities and yet denied closures. As I sit and ponder this […]

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inspiration, surrealism

The Messenger, an Acrylic Painting by JoDee Luna

September 19, 2015by JoDee Luna 5 Comments

The Messenger depicts Jesus, the Messiah who brings hope, mercy, and grace to humankind. The Messenger’s eyes are the focal point of the painting, searching the heart of the viewer for […]

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acrylic painting, Christianity, portrait painting

The Ebb and Flow of Artistic Ambition

April 3, 2015by JoDee Luna 1 Comment

Every creative experiences the ebb and flow of artistic ambition. Whatever your creative expression is, you feel the phenomenon. One day you’ve got it—enthusiasm bubbles over and your art form […]

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figurative painting, inspiration, portrait painting

The Giver, an Acrylic Painting with a Purpose

January 22, 2015by JoDee Luna 8 Comments

The Giver is an acrylic portrait that expresses a glorious burden—the challenge of bringing literacy resources to struggling readers. As an instructional coach, I have the privilege of working alongside […]

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acrylic painting, portrait painting

Promethean Featured on Create with Joy

January 13, 2015by JoDee Luna Leave a comment

What an honor to have Promethean feature on Create with Joy’s Inspire me Monday’s post. I’m always thrilled when one of my posts is featured because this website is full […]

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featured art

Promethean: Dare to Create

January 5, 2015by JoDee Luna 6 Comments

Promethean, a mixed media, envisions creativity’s fruitfulness masked in human form. Like the mixed media’s namesake, Prometheus, we receive fire, inspiration from heaven, and make something beneficial for humanity when […]

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DIY Art Lessons, mixed media

The Seeker, an Acrylic Portrait

November 9, 2014by JoDee Luna 1 Comment

The Seeker is an acrylic portrait with penetrating eyes that search through your soul. A friend, Renee Elkins, expressed the mesmerizing effect she has on you: “Beautiful…I feel like she […]

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acrylic painting, portrait painting

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