Black and White Woodland Holiday Cards

Black and white woodland holiday card collection featuring a cozy cabin, snowy pine trees, woodland animals, and fun, encouraging sayings perfect for your Christmas or holiday season.

Milkweed

Thanks for checking in to learn more about how to grow milkweed to support monarch butterflies! If you need some seeds; check out our shop to purchase beautiful seed packets that are great for gift giving too! This post is a work in progress but will be done soon.

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Nursery Art that Grows with your Child

Lets talk about decorating for your baby! Few things are more exciting than preparing a beautiful place to enjoy with your precious little one. Unfortunately, many new parents overlook that that tiny bundle of joy will not really appreciate the time and money put into an instagram-worthy nursery, and by the time they can even see far enough to notice what is on the walls (let alone read) much of the decorations have already been outgrown. As an artist and a mom who has shifted around my 2 "kid bedrooms" multiple times to accommodate my 4 small children currently, I want to suggest a few key points to consider when purchasing baby nursery wall art so you can enjoy it for as long as possible. Don't make customized…

A Quick Intro

I'm Alissa, the artist behind the watercolor here at Art Reflects Light. I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself without the "officialness" of actual artist's bio. Like many artists, I have loved to draw and paint since I was little. The earliest watercolor painting session I can remember was being outside painting the tulips in my family's flowerbed at 5 years old. Growing up in South Florida with an encouraging creative family who brought me to art museums and galleries was a blessing! Georgia O'Keeffe's flowers, Edgar Degas' charm, Romero Britto's enthusiasm, and Howard Behren's glowing colors all impacted me and inspired me over the years. I explored colored pencil and pastel and admiring the elusive watercolor from afar, attempting a painting here and there.…

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Fruit Valentine Day Cards!

Enjoy the new line of fruit flavored Valentine's Day cards! They are perfect for friends and family, including kids! It can be difficult to find cards that are high quality, sweet without being too mushy (overripe lol?) and appropriate for multiple ages. These funny punny cards fit the bill! You can order physical cards mailed to you that include a white envelope, or you can download the file and print them yourself. If you print them yourself, instructions are included in your purchase. Here are links to the paper and envelopes that I recommend. Paper: 110 lb white cardstock Envelopes: 5x7 inch envelopes Enjoy and head on over to my shop to pick up a few for yourself! Whether you want to tell someone that they are berry…

June 2021 Artwork

What does June like in the art studio? Check out some of my most recent artwork! June is a busy month for my family. As the month of our summer vacation from "official" homeschooling, June is full of hikes to local creeks to cool off, playing with children in the sprinkler, working in the vegetable garden, and harvesting dozens of bowls of berries! We have goumi berries, strawberries, and blueberries that are ripe now, and I have been spending hours every day harvesting and processing them. (Any fresh berry recipes????) I am looking forward to painting some pretty punny berries soon, but the mosquito bites, sunburn, and scratched up arms have me less than inspired at the moment! Keep scrolling to see what I have actually been up…