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“Success doesn’t come from painting one picture. It results from taking a certain definite line of action”. Georgia O’Keeffe Some are born with a natural talent, others need to tap into their “creative child” and work at developing their creative ability to its fullest extent. But, in the…
Read detailsThe minute I sat in front of a canvas, I was happy. Because it was a world, and I could do as I liked in it.” Alice Neel On Monday of this week the local newspaper printed in “Letters to the Editor”, a piece by Gary R Libby: Director Emeritus of the Museum of Arts…
Read details“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” Leonardo da Vinci Starting a painting is the easy part. Knowing when to stop is a different…
Read details“Between beauty of expression and power of expression there is a different function. The first aims at pleasing the senses, the second has a spiritual vitality which for me is more moving and goes deeper than the senses.” Henry Moore Today I am “thinking out loud” so to speak. Creative or expressive, can…
Read details“The minute I sat in front of a canvas, I was happy. Because it was a world, and I could do as I liked”. Alice Neel Sundown at Sea …
Read details“To be an artist is to believe in life.” Henry Moore We have been discussing what inspires us to create, and I have frequently said, “paint what you love”. We should pick a subject which inspires us, and we know about, then work to discover all the different ways we can interpret it. If…
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