When I got my first computer in 1987, I was told it could simplify and speed up the mundane activities of my life – I would have more time to dream and paint and commune with nature. Today, the reality is that I don’t have more free time – my[...]
Art is a risky hobby. There it is. It’s true. As soon as you start to paint or draw or sculpt or sing, someone is going to make a comment on what they think of it. If it’s a positive compliment, you feel justified as a person; if it’s negative,[...]
I love color. I love putting colors next to each other to see whether I get a feeling of peace and harmony or a rush of excitement. (I know that sounds silly but there it is.) Turquoise with blue or turquoise with rusty orange – each pairing will play with[...]
Welcome to February…Heart month. Valentines, red roses, sentimental cards. But face it, in real everyday life, we still deal with deadlines, traffic, incessant noise and expectations that we’re “not enough”. Stress. And stress literally hurts your heart. Harvard Women’s Health Watch (2013) said that there’s a “real connection between stress[...]
We were all born to be creative; learning to walk and communicate with others, experimenting and interacting with our environment is essentially being creative. Art is the arrangement and rearrangement of our environment. Music, painting, dance, sculpture, decorating, and gardening are all examples of art and creativity. But what makes[...]
You’ll need seven acrylic paint colors: yellow, green, orange, white, blue, purple, black With a horizontal canvas and small brush paint one large tree trunk on the right side and two tree trunks on the left side. Add three skinnier trees on left and two on right.[...]
Several years ago I decided what I wanted on my grave stone: “She laughed a lot and looked for the fingerprint of God in everything.” When I was young I remember getting prickles on my palms as I walked down our driveway past the pink flowering peach trees, or curling[...]
There are three types of beach walkers: those who walk looking down, those who walk towards the horizon and those who walk talking on the cell phone. When I’m on vacation in Maui I enjoy walking on the beach and watching the people. Those who stroll, searching the sand and[...]
With all the hoop-la lately about paint and wine parties, what should you do if you feel you have no artistic ability and can’t paint? The way I see it, you have only two options: you can flat out decide you’re not going to try or you can try painting[...]
“Don’t continue in art; you’ll never make a living at it”. I was told this in ninth grade by an art teacher. What I heard was, “you’re not good enough”; “you’ll fail if you try”; “making money is more important than exploring your creativity”; “do anything else so you will[...]
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February 8, 2019
