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carolyn land
Aug 4, 20183 min read
Why Is Art Important?
“Art is the activity by which a person, having experienced an emotion, intentionally transmits it to others” – Leo Tolstoy I was recently...
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carolyn land
Jul 7, 20183 min read
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:...
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carolyn land
Jun 21, 20182 min read
Take a Creative Sabbatical
“Painting is manual labor, no different from any other; it can be done well or poorly.” George Grosz View From My Window as I...
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carolyn land
Jun 9, 20183 min read
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...
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carolyn land
May 26, 20183 min read
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...
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carolyn land
May 12, 20182 min read
Be a Better Artist
“Success doesn’t come from painting one picture. It results from taking a certain definite line of action”. Georgia...
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carolyn land
Apr 28, 20183 min read
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 Reverence ...
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carolyn land
Apr 14, 20184 min read
When Should I Stop?
“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” Leonardo da Vinci Starting a...
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carolyn land
Mar 31, 20183 min read
Expressive or Creative
“Between beauty of expression and power of expression there is a different function. The first aims at pleasing the senses, the second...
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carolyn land
Mar 17, 20182 min read
Standing in Your Power
“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 ...
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carolyn land
Mar 3, 20183 min read
Starting on the right foot
“To be an artist is to believe in life.” Henry Moore We have been discussing what inspires us to create, and I have...
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carolyn land
Feb 16, 20183 min read
Muse: Noun and Verb
“I am my own muse. The subject I know best”. Frida Kahlo According to...
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carolyn land
Feb 3, 20183 min read
Stages in the Painting Process
“The notion that a painter suddenly imagines a composition expressive of his feelings and straightaway puts it down is untrue. He begins...
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carolyn land
Jan 19, 20183 min read
The Creative Spirit: Its many Facets
“The artist begins with a vision-a creative operation requires effort. Creativity takes courage”. Henri Matisse At the beginning of each...
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carolyn land
Jan 12, 20183 min read
Lets Do An Abstract
“So now the flood gates are open to the delight of pure form, whatever its origin. Anything goes”. Phillip Johnson Last week I said that...
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carolyn land
Jan 5, 20183 min read
What is Abstract Art?
“To abstract is to draw out the essence of a matter. To abstract in art is to separate certain fundamentals from irrelevant material...
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carolyn land
Dec 29, 20173 min read
From Realism to Abstraction
“My work is purely autobiographical. It’s about myself and my surroundings. It is an attempt at a record.” Lucian Freud...
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carolyn land
Dec 21, 20173 min read
Addicted and Need a Fix
“We are not just executors of our work; we live our work.” Pablo Picasso The Holidays are upon us and each day brings a new “To Do”...
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carolyn land
Dec 5, 20173 min read
Accountability
“The pictures which do not represent an intense interest cannot expect to create an intense interest.” Robert Henri...
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carolyn land
Nov 26, 20172 min read
The Blessing of Creativity
“The act of creation is a kind of ritual. The origins of art and human existence lie hidden in this mystery of creation. Human...
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