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5 Surprising Tricks for Inspirational Breakthroughs (based on science)
I know what it’s like to be starved creatively. Although art is now integrated into every aspect of my life, it hasn’t been that long since my life looked very different. In 2000, I worked at a high-powered hedge fund job that required long hours, and with a toddler at home and one on the way I barely had time to take a shower, much less any time to devote to art.
Missing my creative side
No doubt I...
the magic of getting started
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| What do you think is the hardest part of the creative process? Getting started or to keep going? Although both are hard, I argue getting started is always the hardest and there is a magic in just starting. |
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it~ Goethe (tweet this)
One of the reasons I am in love with collage is because I know I can always just start collaging - gluing down my inspirational...
The Feng Shui of Elephant painting
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Lately, I've been listening to podcasts as well as reading a lot about Feng Shui and I've been thinking about how that relates to my art. |
What is Feng Shui?
Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese practice of aligning your stuff with its most positive energetic forces. The basic concept is that everything has energy. There are some things that will always give off "bad" energy...these are things like...
Invoking the Muse
Have you heard of that concept before? I was recently reading a story about Gloria Vanderbilt and she was discussing her writings. The New York Times reported: "Of the erotic...
How to grow a peony garden painting
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| I am often asked how I can bear to sell my art...why don't I keep it? Part of what makes it easy to let go of my art and sell it is that I know that my best art will always be the next one that I paint. My favorite art in my collection is always my most recent art piece. Is this really different than gardening? How could you bear to cut your flowers and make a bouquet except that you know the earth... |
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