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Jul72018

The Art of Possibilities

“There is no ‘must’ in art, because art is free.”                                              Wassily Kandinsky A book advertisement came into my inbox today, for a book called: “The Art of Possibilities”, by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin…

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Jun92018
Painting by FL artist Carolyn Land

Getting Out of the Box

“Being an artist means that you can imagine yourself into all kinds of otherness-es.  Doing that, you can re arrange perspective on things, which can provide a revelation.”                                       Eric Fischl Since creative thinking involves playing with the…

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May262018
Painting by FL artist Carolyn Land

Stagnant Thinking

  “I felt so insufficiently equipped, so weak, and at the same time it seemed to me that my reflections on art were correct.  I quarreled with all the world and myself.”  Edgar Degas   Do you have trouble thinking out of the box or are you stuck in a rut?  Most of the time…

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May122018
Alternative Surface painting by Florida artist Carolyn Land

Be a Better Artist

“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…

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The Happy Place

  The 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…

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