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“The work of a man is the explanation of the man.” Paul Gauguin I have written many times about having an “Artist Statement”, which tells people what motivates you, the artist, to paint. For emerging artists, this is “good food for thought”, and an excellent exercise to undertake. It helps you zero in on…
Read details“I am hoping it’s done. I want it to be done, but I am not always sure. Every painting I have done has been overworked, at least some area of it.” …
Read details” Finishing a painting demands a heart of steel: everything requires a decision, and I find difficulties where I least expect them…It is at such moments that one realizes one’s own weaknesses.” Eugene Delacroix Several…
Read details“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” Hans Hoffman How many times have we said: “I should have stopped and hour ago” or “I wish I had not put that in.” …
Read details“Creation is the artist’s true function: where there is no creation there is no art.” Henri Matisse Art is about telling our story. We each have a different story; colored by past experiences. Even children from the same family, who experience the same event, will…
Read detailsThe Importance of Being Creative Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” Pablo Picasso It was just a year ago that I started this blog on the “Creative Spirit”. It was started, as a way, to keep…
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