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The Creative Spirit Blog is a place for sharing creativity, ideas and inspiration. Here you will find plenty of interesting topics posted regularly for both the artist and art enthusiast. Be sure to subscribe to The Creative Spirit Blog to receive notifications of new posts via email.

 

Jun172016
Pasrel by FL artist Carolyn Land

The Artists Statement

” It is not enough for a painter to be a clever craftsman; he must love to caress his canvas too.” Pierre Auguste Renoir I would like to address a response to the post about the deep meaning behind my art.  Once artists start showing their work, they are asked for an “Artist’s Statement”.  The purpose is…

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Jun112016
Collage by FL artist Carolyn Land

What Lies Beneath

  “One must detect and capture the artifices of the great masters, but shrug off all restraint in front of nature and represent it solely by one’s own inspiration”                                                           …

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Jun32016
Alternative Surface by FL artist Carolyn Land

Creative Energy

“All art that is worth while is a record of intense life, and each individual artist’s work is a record of his special effort, search, and findings, in language especially chosen by himself and devised best to express him…”                                …

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May272016
Pastel painting by FL artist Carolyn Land

We are All Born Creative

“If you worry about how good the art is, you’re never going to make your own art”  Eric Fischl We are all born creative. Studies have shown that if children developed without any interference from the outside world, no stimulation for their creative work would be needed.   They would be deeply rooted in the creative…

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May182016

The Creative Spirit Blog

                                                                                                     “There is no ‘must’ in art, because art is free”  Wassily Kandinsky What motivates people to create fine art?  This is a question that has fascinated me over the years.  Being an instructor, it is a question that I have to ponder frequently.  For me it has always been a part of my life.…

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