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Every once in a while, I learn something during my rock painting that I want to share with other rock painters. This entry happens to be about the back side of the rock.

The front looks fabulous, with your idea made into an image. That in itself is magical and amazing. I still, after many years, am stuck on how awesome it is to "freeze" a thought in... Read More

Nothing makes a lighter mood in the dead of winter than something really funny on tv. For me there is nothing funnier than The Simpsons. I had to paint Krusty again. I had a rock that wasn't suitable for anything except for Krusty's pointed, outrageous, aqua hair. So last night as I was waiting for yet another winter storm to make it's way into... Read More

I have been working for a couple months as a rock painter from my home. My art studio is half of my kitchen, and I really love working there.

Sometimes I am impatient for my sales to happen. I have read everything I could read to prepare for managing my business. And yet it seems like things are just standing still.There could be something missing,... Read More

I just cannot ever get tired of the Simpsons. They fascinate me in a way that nothing else does. There are re-runs on television that bore me to death. But a re-run of the Simpsons, for me at least, just keeps getting better.

The writers on that show are simply brilliant, and there are so many small visual jokes that you may miss them on the first... Read More

I know I keep whining about winter. And about running out of rocks before spring. But last night, I was lying in bed, unable to sleep. And I had an idea. Seems some of my best ideas come to me when I'm supposed to be sleeping.

Re-using stones. I have a huge collection of beginner rocks. These are ones I learned to paint on ten years ago, but were... Read More

There are new Simpsons painted rocks coming to my online store at www.lanrocks.biz. Yesterday I painted Ned Flanders as a flower. This is from a Treehouse Of Horror episode. I also did Bart as Harry Potter, wearing a cape and Gryffindor tie. I am having lots of fun, but trying to work a bit slow to make the last few stones in my stash last. I didn't... Read More

Sometimes a rock painter goes on a serch for painting stones, and comes back with special rocks that can never be painted. I have a collection of drilled stones...they have holes in them. I have done a bit of online research about these stones. Some are carved by nature. Water, grit, weather, mineral deposits...all these things work in sequence to... Read More

I am frustrated with Western New York winter. I want desperately to be in a rocky stream with my dogs and a good sturdy canvas bag for rock collecting.

You see, even when I run out of rocks, the ideas for paintings keep on coming! I have nearly painted through my winter supply. Next year I will have to collect twice as many to get through until... Read More

I just never get tired of painting fish...they are very soothing and relaxing to me. Everyone knows about the calming effects of aquariums, and watching fish in fish tanks can lower a person's blood pressure.

For me, painting fish has the same effect. I feel very relaxed by the contours and gentle shapes of the fish I paint...and by the color... Read More

There are over 350 painted rocks for sale at LanRocks Painted Rocks, and there's something for everyone! LanRocks is a collection of acrylic paintings on differently shaped stones, and includes popular characters, fish, florals, pets, and much more. You can see it all at www.lanrocks.biz, and you'll find great prices and FREE SHIPPING, too!

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Have you seen the painted rocks at LanRocks Painted Rocks? Artist Lin Nowicki has been painting rocks since 1999, and there are over 350 really cool paintings in her online store! You can see them at www.lanrocks.biz

LanRocks Painted Rocks has Free Shipping on every order, with no minimum! And LanRocks Painted Rocks also has a cool Gift... Read More

I think this happens a lot to rock painters. You find a really unusual shaped rock during one of your collection adventures. Sometimes this is a stone that you have to have, but there's no sensible way to paint it. You decide it would be difficult to form a painting around it, so you reach into the bucket to pich it back into it's rocky terrain... Read More

I just realized that the guinea pig pups are over two weeks old, and i should give you an update, or, pardon the pun, "pupdate". So here goes.

Alice is doing a phenomenal job with her remaining three babies! Ellen, Paulie and Juno are thriving! They have bright, clear eyes, shiny, silky fur, and big wide bellies from all that awesome piggie milk... Read More

I live in a place where the Arts And Crafts Movement was booming 100 years ago. East Aurora NY is my home town. It is where Elbert Hubbard started the Roycroft Campus. It is a very inspiring place to be, and I am grateful to be located here. I have lived my life in a place where art and creativity are intricately woven into the community in a very... Read More

Today I want to discuss the unending quest for a supply of rocks to paint. Nature's canvas. You see, rock painters cannot stroll a beach, hike a path, walk along a roadside, visit a creek or stream, or walk past a construction site without scanning the ground for that perfect stone.

They're everywhere. I have a hard time understanding the suggestion... Read More

By now, everyone who has a passion for painting rocks knows about world renowned rock painter,and author, Lin Wellford. She is simply amazing. I have most of her books, and have been inspired by her in a huge way. I have her children's rock painting instruction books, too. I cannot say enough about what a great beginning tool these are for new rock... Read More