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Goldfish Kiss

A RAD BLOG BY REBEKAH STEEN.

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  • You are my sunshine, my only

    December 13, 2016January 16, 2026

    You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. Art keeps me happy, when skies are gray… Was just going to write this out, and just turned it into a fun l’il sketch/painting instead. Prints available aqui

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  • Channeling my inner Warhol with this

    November 2, 2016December 12, 2018

    Channeling my inner Warhol with this one. ‘Twas fun to paint. Print shop is almost done. Like, I could technically open it tomorrow… 

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  • Under the sea. Where I love

    October 6, 2016December 12, 2018

    Under the sea. Where I love to be. And what I love to try and paint. This is inspired by a pic form my first underwater shoot I did with Kelsey Finn. Kelsey, we need

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  • Et voila. Here is the next

    August 21, 2016December 12, 2018

    Et voila. Here is the next babe in a lei. I am absolutely loving this series. And am finally not cross eyed anymore from drawing all those little circles.

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  • It is always is therapeutic to

    July 15, 2016December 12, 2018

    It is always is therapeutic to put the brush to some paper, and make something pretty, simple, and colorful for this crazy world. Here’s the next “lady in a lei.” I’m loving this series. (Especially

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  • When I saw this pic, something

    June 30, 2016December 12, 2018

    When I saw this pic, something about it just resonated with me, and I had to try and paint it. And add in a few more leis. Maybe because it’s everything that I’m not right

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  • When your favorite movie quote inspires

    April 29, 2016December 12, 2018

    When your favorite movie quote inspires a watercoloring fest.  I kind of love this one. Hopefully Sean O’Connell would like it too. (If you don’t know who that is, find out and watch the movie,

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  • Fin is in. Yeah for puns. And

    March 2, 2016December 12, 2018

    Fin is in.  Yeah for puns. And for this fun painting (which was for a super rad project I’ve been working on) that my husband thought was cool. So I had to share. Also, I’m

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  • I wonder if I can add

    January 14, 2016December 12, 2018

    I wonder if I can add professional colorful mess maker to my resume. Well it’s going on there. In the random skills section. Next to Tae Bo instructor.

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  • My favorite kind of work. And

    December 3, 2015December 12, 2018

    My favorite kind of work. And favorite way to make a mess.

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  • I finally got a few minutes

    November 6, 2015December 12, 2018

    I finally got a few minutes of much needed art therapy/watercolor zen time.  Ready set, ahhhhh… Green Cymbidiums, I think you’re pretty cool. I just might need to find something to make out of you.

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  • Art Therapy

    September 26, 2015December 12, 2018

    Every now and then I get an insatiable urge to paint. Ok, it’s more like an all the time urge. But until it can pay the bills, it tends to take the back seat on

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  • Per your requests, I attempted to

    September 12, 2015December 12, 2018

    Per your requests, I attempted to do a time lapse/tutorial video of me painting a watercolor. Well, my camera stopped recording after about 20 seconds into this one. Without me knowing it. Go me. At

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  • Mo’ messy mo’ bettah top knot: The

    August 27, 2015December 12, 2018

    Mo’ messy mo’ bettah top knot: The watercolor version.  Las Bayadas beach blanket // And because people always want to know, I use a punjab watercolor book, and you can get one here. Boom. 

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  • Sketch Fest

    August 3, 2015December 12, 2018

    Last week was a rough one. Hey, it happens. I’ve been overdoing it and as a result was sick, stressed, did something to my hip, and couldn’t focus. So, one night I stayed up late

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    Artist, fashion enthusiast with a small closet & massive fan of all things beach/nature
    🎨 Art = @goldfish_kiss_art

    It’s rad jacket and Blublocker season, baby. 😎🧡 It’s rad jacket and Blublocker season, baby. 😎🧡
    Missing the ocean with every ounce of my soul, but Missing the ocean with every ounce of my soul, but it helps having a lake a few hours away that sure looks like an ocean. 🛶🐾❤️ 

Narrow cottage lined roads have the best light.✨💚

Hot mess status activated. 😎

 Glassy conditions, time for a swim. 

Stellar spot on the morning walk. ✌🏼☀️ #lakemichigan
    Here’s the last painting I did before I packed up Here’s the last painting I did before I packed up my office…and I haven’t touched a brush since. Feels weird, but the break helped get lots of ideas brewin’ now, too. 🎨🧡 Life’s a beach. Embrace the mess and get the tattoo. #goldfishkissart #watercolor #radart 

“Forever a beach” 8x8 watercolor on paper. It’s in le shop.
    Well, in life update news, we moved to Michigan. T Well, in life update news, we moved to Michigan. Two days after saying goodbye to Kili, I said bye to beach life, felt like a chapter of life I loved was slammed shut, and all the air and motivation was knocked out of me. Changes like this take time, and the idea of ever being truly settled in is a bit foreign to me. But, you just have to look for the little glimmers in ordinary days (what’s in all these pics), be present, get out and about, and choose joy while also giving those tears permission to flow. Ok, and say hi to every dog I can, while holding onto summer as long as I can, too. But I hear Fall is next level up here. 🧡

So, if you’ve been following me for a while, life’s taken us many places. I feel like I’m part chameleon and part lone wolf by now, and we will see what this new season brings. I have a feeling Lake Michigan and the upper peninsula will be my happy place, so hopefully we’ll make it out there a bunch. Life’s crazy. Wear a helmet and thank goodness for Facebook marketplace. And that I didn’t give away all my cold weather gear.
    Well, I had to say goodbye to my best four-legged Well, I had to say goodbye to my best four-legged friend, then to life at the beach in a matter of a few days. Life’s been heavy, full of random ugly cries, a bit of a blur, and my brain fog is at capacity, all while having one too many tabs open, too.

But I did manage to scribble down some journal thoughts before the move, and wanted to share. I love these things.

I’ll post a bunch of final beach pics and about life in our new location soon. But for now, I’m just taking it one day at a time.

Or in this case, page. Hope they’re somewhat legible. 🌊❤️‍🩹🖊️ #goldfishkisswriting #thoughts
    How do you sum up an incredible life in few slides How do you sum up an incredible life in few slides and words…I can’t. This loss is such a deep hurt, and the love is so pure. Kili pup, I miss you, and my heart is so damn heavy. Run wild, run free, soak up the sun, steal all the pizza, and find all the sticks and tennis balls, my best four legged friend. ❤️‍🩹🐾 

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