Gwen Fox's Blog: Where creativity unites with success

TIME AND REFLECTION

Today is a bone chilling day as the temperature will reach a delightful high …yes high…of 9 degrees.  Snow fell softly all day yesterday.  It was a good day to stay inside, have a cup of hot chocolate, read, paint and dream. I found out last night a good friend and fellow artist, Barbara Roeming, [...]

NEW YEAR…NEW LIFE

The is the start of a brand new year. Fresh, no baggage, clean, free of any mistakes and ready for you to decide this will be your best year yet.  New Year.. New Life. Just how do you do this? By deciding to be what you have always dreamed. Yes, actually “be that person….fulfill that [...]

TAOS STUDIO WORKSHOP

My last workshop of the year was filled with four delightful women from four different states….California, Louisiana, Illinois and Texas.  This workshop was an add-on to my schedule and I held it in my Taos studio.   My studio is great but rather small.  Four tables, four women, many stories, much laughter and lots of [...]

FOLLOWING THE RULES ?

There are lots of rules in art and then there are few. Don’t kid yourself, art and artistic expression is a political game.  Like it or not you play or you lose.  Find out the decorator colors for the season, move in the right circles,  learn color theory, be an expert in design and composition, [...]

THE STUDIO

Today I moved my furniture into my new  studio. The garage doors have not been installed but plastic works just fine.  Furniture in place, shelves awaiting organization…items holding their breath wondering where they will be placed.  My first job was setting up the music.  It now floats  through the air dispensing peace to my heart. [...]

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 [...]

ANIMALS AND ARTISTS

I have just finished two portraits of  Golden       Retrievers….Duncan and Sammy.  Thought I would share them with you.  Doing dog portraits is more than just painting….it is revealing the soul of the animal.  Duncan and Sammy are brothers with two distinct personalities.  Duncan, top, is a very noble dog, blessed with the eagerness to please.  [...]

TAOS WORKSHOPS

Hallelujah the new blog is up and running. I love it and hope you do too. I have just moved to Taos, New Mexico for the summer and fall. I have a wonderful one hundred year old adobe home that feeds my soul. When I come here I immediately relax into the importance of life. [...]

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