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- Never plagiarize: copy instead! February 21, 2021
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Category Archives: 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies
A modern-day sacred scroll: Your CVS receipt!
The café tables are back on the patio at my favorite downtown haunt, and I’m once again luxuriating in a cup of coffee-someone-else-made as well as a uniquely New England hermit bar. My shoulder bag is loaded with all the … Continue reading
“The chatter is what’s the matter . . .”
Don’t you agree? The chatter in our head is often the only thing holding us back from happily giving sketching a try, or anything else for that matter. That sweet little brain of ours is trying so hard to keep … Continue reading
Never plagiarize: copy instead!
According to the dictionary, plagiarism is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.” We can all agree that plagiarism is a very bad idea; even if you don’t get caught, you’re … Continue reading
“You never know . . .”
Have I used that as the name of blog post before now? Maybe. It would make sense because it’s one of my favorite expressions when things don’t go to plan. A beautiful cold, sunny Saturday, after doing chores around my … Continue reading
Short and sweet is never a bad idea, for drawings or blog posts!
Good morning and Merry Christmas! If you’re finding you have a spare bit of time after the morning chaos is finished and while your Christmas dinner is cooking, here’s an idea. Think of an artist whose mark-making you really admire. … Continue reading
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Pen & Ink, Watercolor
Tagged Creative Habit, learning from masters, Look at That!, mark-making
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My “Look at That!” book is moving right along!
I must say, if I had known the amount of studying and learning that was ahead of me in order to self-publish a book, I would have hesitated more. No regrets, but can I just say, wow. The book cover … Continue reading
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Look at That! book, Pen & Ink
Tagged life-long learning, meditation, seeing, self-publishing, Writing
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To Women Artists Everywhere
I stumbled across this while looking for something else in my art archives. Notice it is from twenty-eight years ago. Those shoes still fit.
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Musings on Life
Tagged Community, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance
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The Cha-Cha of Confidence
You may have noticed I haven’t written much about sketching, or watercolor, or art supplies lately. Instead, I seem to be fixated on writing about how to best use one’s time for the most pleasant result at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Musings on Life
Tagged Being Present, Community, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Looking, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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The Mysterious Clockface Revelation
Welcome to gym class for artists. No, I am not kidding. Pull out your pens and sketchbooks, kick off your shoes, and get ready to be amazed. We are going to draw analog clock faces. Whether you are an artist … Continue reading
Gentle Momentum
I was talking with a friend recently about the difference between inspiration and duty. Sure enough, within 12 hours, I came across not one but three webinars whose focus was on just that, so here we are. Have you ever … Continue reading