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The Flow of Painting
I have two critique groups that meet once a month and they bring their work for me to critique. The group last week brought to mind that we as artists easily segue our thoughts without a blip in the radar. One member of the group got up and showed her paintings. We discussed them in [...]
DEDICATION, FOCUS and DETERMINATION = OLYMPICS
The world is watching the Olympics. We watch young people who have dedicated their lives to accomplish their dreams. It is always inspiring. The stories of the cost to the families, of giving up a typical childhood, the cost of being different……but oh, the payoff. I can only imagine the nerves of these young people [...]
BE KIND TO YOURSELF DAY
Today is a snow day. It is beautiful outside as the flakes fall in their personal graceful pattern. I have declared that today is a “be kind to yourself” day. So what do I mean by this? Today is a day to take a look at who you are and how you perceive yourself. Yesterday [...]
CREATIVE MUSCLE
Someone was talking the other day about creativity and how to keep it going. Do you paint, write, dance, etc., just when the mood arrives? How long do you wait for that “special feeling” to come over you in order to create? The answer is you don’t wait! Creating is a muscle you get to [...]