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“I think that when one is young it is the object, the outside world that fire’s one’s enthusiasm: one is carried away by it. In later life, it is something within himself, the need to express an emotion, that leads a painter to choose his point of departure, one form rather than another.” …
Read details“When we avoid our creativity, we avoid ourselves. When we meet our creativity, we meet ourselves.” Julia Cameron I meet so many people being out in the art world that say, “I am just not creative! I wish I could do that”! Yes, you are,…
Read details“Let the beauty we love be what we do”. Rumi I wrote last week about getting back our rhythm after an event that knocks us off our stride. I said that we should go back, and think about why we painted or created art in the first place…our “Artist Statement”. Mine, being the intricate…
Read details“I think these difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes around worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.” Isak Dinesen There is a rhythm to everyone’s life, that keeps us grounded and anchored…
Read details“I paint with the stubbornness I need for living, and I’ve found that all painters who love their art do the same.” …
Read details“Creativity is a life skill that must be continually cultivated.” Jordan Ayan Where does creativity come from and what is it exactly? Questions in response to last week’s blog. What creativity is, is the easy part to answer. It is: imagination, ingenuity, inventiveness, cleverness, originality, innovation, individuality. Where it comes from is a…
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