Putting Art Into Each Moment
I am doing art with each moment I can grab. I can’t stop doing it, so I figure out a way. Clearly this provides me with an opportunity to continue learning. Anyway, I don’t have a choice in the matter. This is ink on a wonderful, heavy watercolor I received as a gift a few [...]
Different Colors, Shapes and Way Different Canvas
This is a work-in-progress. The round canvas was a gift and I have been looking at it for months wondering how I was going to work with it. This is what the muse encouraged.
Studio Music
I have been thinking about music in the studio again because I have been re-reading Joe Fig’s book Inside the Painter’s Studio. I re-read a lot, but this book I find so interesting. During my recent bout of not being in the studio I listened to a lot of music – a lot of Leonard [...]
Welcoming My Muse Back!
This seems to be representative of the weather we are experiencing along the eastern seaboard today. It is the result of a tropical storm. I am just calling it wind and rain. This is acrylic ink on a lovely watercolor paper I discovered when I was in Paris. Here is the thing, I really did [...]
The Elusive Muse
I am sure many of you have noticed when stresses come to visit us, often our muse decides to say, “I’m outta here. I sure don’t need this.” and out the back door they go. One reason they go is because we do not take the time to call them back. Just like any part [...]
Christchurch Earthquake and The Forest for The Trees!
I would like to take a moment here to say to all of our friends in New Zealand we are thinking about you and wish for you all the healing necessary to get through this horrible earthquake. A frequent contributor to this blog, Lesley McIver (please read her blog post about the earthquake) tells me [...]
New Landscapes
The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust …I will add, new landscapes never hurt, however
Which Comes First, the Process or the Product?
Some days just getting into the studio doesn’t happen, however that doesn’t mean I am not working on things. I think the time I spent traveling back and forth to Houston (last year) and my trip to Paris brought my work to the point of creating layers in the work process. The idea of the [...]
Creativity Management
This morning we have the beginnings of the first snow of the season. While it will not last long, it is lovely to have so early. I tried to upload this video however it was not going to happen. Use this link to watch. I highly recommend it! Elizabeth Gilbert on Nurturing Creativity on TED [...]
A Few (More) Words About Slow Art
a study piece It has been a while since I wrote about Slow Art. You can read that posting here. This subject is never far from my mind and you can find some slow blogs and web sites in the list on the right column of this page. Recently, I have been thinking about the relationship of taking [...]