Tico Tales
Adelia RitchieI love to write about connections — living things, adventures, the man who rides his skinny horse past my gate every morning, stuff that goes haywire, some little words and some big words.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 82 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 4 months ago |
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The Art of Letting Go with Intuitive Painting — Part Three
“Madre Tierra-It’s a Jungle Out There!”, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, by Author, 2026
In this final installment, we’ll talk about learning from what happens and how the painting paints itself through your unconscious. This process o...
Intuitive Painting with Watercolor and Ink (Part 2)
Author’s note: This is the second of a short series about my new discovery. I have been painting in watercolors for more than a quarter-century, but my practice was anything but restful or meditative. I was always a bit stressed, fearful of...
Intuitive Painting with Watercolor and Ink
“The Secret Lives of Leaves,” watercolor & ink by Adelia Ritchie, 2025
Author’s note: This is the first of a short series about my new discovery. I have been painting in watercolors for more than a quarter-century, but my practice was anyt...
How Intuitive Painting Boosted My Creativity and Changed My Life
Color Me Happy, mixed media on paper, by Adelia Ritchie
Until recently, the year 2025 had so far been a dry, dusty hole where my creative spark went to die. But an event I attended in June changed all that and sent me flying off in a new d...
The Evolution of “Woke”
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The first time I heard the word “woke,” it was spoken with a kind of reverence — a knowing nod from an old friend from the South who saw the world not just as it appeared, but as it truly was beneath...
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