Ted Talk: How to Find Work You Love

Friday Mantra

Trying to Get Back into the Swing of Things

It's been several months since I have stepped into my studio. My puppy required a lot of my attention at the beginning but I finally have gotten into a routine with her and now I want to go back to my creative work. I went onto the Jealous Curator blog and she had a post about collage. Now this could be something I would like to pursue just to get the creative juices flowing. Here is a link to the post and podcast about collage.

Wordless Wednesday

                                          Horace Panter, Hot Dog Stick, Acrylic on Panel, 2015

TED Talk: The Power Of Believing You Can Improve

Friday Mantra

 I recently got a rescue puppy and it has taken up basically every minute of my life but things are settling down now and I need to fit in what I can do creatively -no excuses!!

Wordless Wednesday

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                                     Pablo Picasso, Boy with Dog,  1905, Gouache on Cardboard

Monday Mantra

TED Talk: The Art of Asking

Interesting Ted talk by Amanda Palmer (Singer-Songwriter-Writer-Provocateur) about how artists can and should be supported by fans. She also talks about what it means to be an artist.

Wordless Wednesday

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                           Kris Knight, What The MoonFlowers Told Me, 2011, Oil on Canvas

A Meeting of Creative Minds

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                                                      Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein

This morning I was invited to the house of Patricia Van Essche of PVE Design (who is a good friend and fellow artist).  She decided to host a small gathering of local artists. The other artists in attendance were Jennifer Orkin Lewis, aka August Wren and Ellen Hopkins Fountain.  It reminded me of Gertrude Stein who hosted artists salons in her house frequently. I loved that we sat and talked about everything art related i.e. our creative process, how to advertise ourselves via social media-it was truly inspiring! I am nowhere as prolific as these 3 artists so I definitely felt privileged to be there.  It would be terrific if we could organize to have these artists' salons on a regular basis.

Wordless Wednesday

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                                        Emil Nolde, Mask Still Life III, Oil on Canvas, 1911

Artist Highlight: Claerwen James

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                         Claerwen James, Girl in Blue Against Yellow, Oil on Board, 2009

Claerwen James is a British painter. Her father is well-known author and critic Clive James.  She specializes in portraiture, in particular of young people. She usually paints from photographs and not from live sittings.  I like that her paintings are not overly detailed but there is enough to capture the person's essence and their expressiveness.

Monday Mantra