Seeing the Crumbs and Being Grateful
I have been thinking about how I often turn my paintings in a million different directions to see how they appear from different angles. I am sure I am not any different from any other artist, and also like other artists, I think about how the work I do is also a metaphor for life [...]
Changing Physical Environments Can Be Interesting
I have been very busy lately. 2009 proved to be a unique year for our family, and since I am typically a very private person I have not shared what was going on with very many people. Now, I will let you know I have been living a dual life! It is true, I have [...]
Does Your Work Make A Difference?
I thought you might be tired of seeing photos of record breaking snowfalls for the Mid-Atlantic region of the US, so I have not posted any here. We had 30 inches at our house on top of about 8 from earlier in the week. We are told it is very possible to expect 10 to [...]
Life’s Mirror
Sometimes when we look closely into life’s mirror,
the layers reflected back are ones we do not want to see.
Sometimes we have worked so hard with those layers
they sparkle back at us.
What does your mirror reflect?
My reflection has been dull, however all of that is changing. I can see the sparkle returning. The hardest part for [...]
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
Earlier this year, [...]
Does Creativity Dry Up?
This is the final product of the WIP in the previous post. While it is not the main series I am working on at the present, it clearly informs that work and allows me the opportunity to keep questioning as I move the main series forward. Do you work on multiple challenges in parallel?
I wanted [...]
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 time [...]
Creating Your Own Inspiration Cache
One of the things I am trying to do with this blog is to create an inspirational reference point for other artists. While this particular blog venue is new for me, I am working to make the “Pages” section here a “go to” place to find out what has captured my interest and what kinds [...]
Rice Paper, Watercolor Paper or Plastic for Frottage?
Recently I have been talking about how certain things in my studio practice have an influence on my paintings. I find just spending time doing brings about so many ideas and possibilities for newer projects. I have talked about doing frottage work before, but it seems to be one of those things which lends itself [...]
New Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook for Studio Testing
I find it takes a lot of work and a lot of time to realize a painting (even then, sometimes they do not work). Testing ideas is one important part of what has to happen as I work through my personal, creative process. I hope you will find it interesting and helpful as I talk [...]