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Check Out My New Blog!

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 8 months ago: Thanks for visiting my blog – HOWEVER – I have a new look and lots more information to s … more →

Tags: My Story !, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade, Greeting cards, note cards

10 Ways to a Professional Presentation

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 9 months ago: It was now October and by this time I had read the three books on public speaking I had purchased in … more →

Tags: My Story !, Colorado artist, hand painted, Custom designs

Designing Custom Stencils

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 10 months ago:   Wall covering and fabric to coordinate to.  It’s not often that I use stencils but at times … more →

Tags: Stenciling Projects, Colorado artist, custom stencils

Promote Your Artwork

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 10 months ago:   This posting is for fellow artists or those who might like to help an artist. I receive far too ma … more →

Tags: Artist Support, Colorado artist, Promoting your artwork

Simple Brushstrokes on Furniture 2 comments

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 10 months ago: Impromptu painting isn’t my forte (Do you know what I mean?) but it so happened I had with me … more →

Tags: painting furniture, Composition and Design, Accents for Bedrooms, freehand design, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade, Colorado artist, hand painted

A Quote for a Master Bedroom

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 10 months ago: As I was finishing the painting in the kitchen I was asked to look at the master bedroom. The home o … more →

Tags: Accents for Bedrooms, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade, hand painted walls, designing murals, Colorado artist, hand painted, painting flowers

Painterly Accents for a Kitchen

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 10 months ago:   One evening I received a call from a woman who was wanting ideas to make her kitchen feel warmer a … more →

Tags: Coloring outside of the box, My Mural Voyage, My Story !, Hand Painted Kitchens, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade, hand painted walls, designing murals, hand painted

The Power of Trust

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: Continuing “My Story . . .” Next door I am greeted by the designer who had called first. … more →

Tags: My Mural Voyage, Follow Your Heart, Lessons Learned, Coordinating wall design to Fabric, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade, hand painted walls, designing murals, painting flowers

One-of-a-Kind

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: Inside this lovely home the builder greeted us. The designer told him of the dilema. He said, … more →

Tags: Coloring outside of the box, Murals for Small Rooms, My Mural Voyage, marketing on a shoestring, Composition and Design, Follow Your Heart, Lessons Learned, Coordinating wall design to Fabric, My Story !

Coordinating Wall Designs to Fabric

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: Continuing My Story . . . After returning from Indianapolis I made calls on design firms in Fort Way … more →

Tags: My Mural Voyage, Composition and Design, Follow Your Heart, Lessons Learned, Coordinating wall design to Fabric, My Story !, hand painted walls, designing murals, Colorado artist

Jenny's Favorite Things

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: Tomorrow I will back talking about “My Voyage to Painting Murals, again.” Today I though … more →

Tags: Just For Fun, murals for children's rooms, freehand design, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade, muralist, hand painted walls, designing murals, hand painted, childrens murals

Extensive Portfolio

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: Upon entering the large commercial design firm the receptionist greeted me, asked if I was Mickey an … more →

Tags: Commercial painting projects, My Mural Voyage, marketing on a shoestring, Follow Your Heart, making cold calls, Lessons Learned, My Story !, commercial painting, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade

Lessons Learned

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: After learning that lesson there was no way I would drive that far without more than one appointment … more →

Tags: My Mural Voyage, marketing on a shoestring, Follow Your Heart, making cold calls, Lessons Learned, My Story !, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade, muralist, Broadmoor artist

Making Cold Calls

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: My instructors reaction to my painting was encouraging enough that I made those cold calls that most … more →

Tags: Coloring outside of the box, My Mural Voyage, marketing on a shoestring, Follow Your Heart, making cold calls, Lessons Learned, Creating a Portfolio, My Story !, Creating your Portfolio

Composition and Design

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: Florals, by far, were my favorite subject matter. Painting on smaller objects like vases, plates, et … more →

Tags: My Mural Voyage, Composition and Design, Follow Your Heart, Lessons Learned, My Story !, Colorado artist, painting flowers

Coloring Outside of the Box . . . again

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: Not being easily discouraged I returned home, pulled out illustration board and started painting bor … more →

Tags: Coloring outside of the box, My Mural Voyage, marketing on a shoestring, My Story !, hand painted borders, looking professional, look professional, hand painting borders

My Voyage to Mural Painting

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago: My life as a freelance artist has been quite a voyage. From teaching freehand design on ceramics and … more →

Tags: Coloring outside of the box, My Mural Voyage, My Story !, Rosemalling, rosemaling

Colorado Scenery Mural

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 11 months ago:   One of the first projects I took on after returning to my world of painting in 2008 was for a love … more →

Tags: Colorado Scenery, designing murals, Colorado artist, painting nature, nature murals, nature painting

Simply Painted Window Treatments

Mickey Baxter-Spade wrote 1 year ago: My starting point for this project was flowers. My client loves flowers but in particular orchids. I … more →

Tags: Painted window treatments, muralist Mickey Baxter-Spade, hand painted walls, Broadmoor artist, designing murals, Colorado artist, nature murals, hand painted, elegant window treatments


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