For years and years, I kept telling myself that I needed to create more artwork. But after a hectic workday, when evening came, I was tired and didn’t want to think anymore or make any more decisions or create anything! I also felt like I didn’t have the appropriate space to make art; there was…

Allow me to share some kind words and photos from collectors… Laurene B says:  I ordered this while out of the country-couldn’t waitto get back and see these in person. THEY are great and I now have themhanging in my library. Was NOT disappointed-in love. Carolyn B says: My print arrived today and I love it! Thank you!…

I know I’m supposed to exercise, especially now that I’m older, but I have never enjoyed “working out.” I do walk my two dogs a couple of times a day, and my husband and I walk rather than drive whenever possible, but that is not really “cardio” or “muscle-building” exercise. If I’m going to do…

World Octopus Day is a celebration of this beautiful and mysterious creature. The celebration first started in 2014 and has been celebrated annually ever since. The goal is to raise awareness about the octopus, share some facts, and help protect them around the world. 7 facts about octopuses, source Threats to octopuses, source Although octopuses are not…

I’ve always loved Halloween; my mom would make really cool costumes for me every year. Then, when I was old enough, I started making fun costumes for myself. As you might imagine, the costumes were pretty creative. When I was around 21 years old, I made a Jack and Sally costume for my husband and…

For this painting, I was trying to create another inferno or nebula, like my blue and purple abstract paintings. However, I was disappointed with it. I made the other yellow and red painting into a flower, so I thought I’d make this one to match. Before all of this, I tried a more “normal” iris painting,…

My intention was to create more inferno paintings like the blue ones I painted a few months ago. As it turns out, yellow and red powders do not work the same way as blue powder. I felt that the painting was boring, though it was screaming “flower!” at me. Enter my trusty mockup tool, Procreate, and…

As you may know, I’ve been dabbling more in the abstract art realm. Over the last couple of months, I’ve been experimenting with these colorful inferno watercolor paintings. I started with abstracts in blue, green, and purple. The blue and purple paintings turned out really great. There is a good amount of color contrast within those…

There’s a great organization in San Francisco called ArtSpan, and every year it helps artists all over the city prepare for opening their studios to the public. ArtSpan provides publicity, events, and marketing to help artists get seen during San Francisco Open Studios (SFOS). Since 2010, I’ve participated in about seven SFOS events. My best experience was in…

Allow me to share some kind words and photos from collectors… Ashley says: Love my prints Andy says: I love Nicole Hanusek’s art! I saw it on Facebook and immediately ordered a print. This beauty now hangs proudly in my basement Tiki Lounge! Skooky says: yayy! These are sooo nice. I can’t wait to get them…

I have some cheap, crappy pants that I wear every morning when walking our two dogs. Thankfully, our dogs are not embarrassed to be seen with me in my cheap, crappy pants. After returning from a walk one morning, as I was changing my clothes, the button popped right off my cheap, crappy pants. Because…

Have you ever decided to do one of those 30-day challenges? In 2010, I completed a 365-day challenge to take daily self-portraits. It was really hard to make it to the end of that challenge. There were evenings when I would crawl into bed, very tired, and I’d realize that I had not taken a…