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More from my hero, Danny Gregory
In my book, Look at That!, on pages 55 and 67, I gave kudos to Danny for being a wonderful creative mentor to hundreds of wannabe artists. Then in my second book, Double Take, I pretty much gave Danny credit … Continue reading
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Beauty, Cartoons, Musings on Life
Tagged animation, Community, Creative Habit, Danny Gregory, Inspiration, Perseverance
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Never cut the warp
(Note: this post is about twice as long as most. Good story though!) Many years ago, I owned a weaving studio that catered to helping people who lived on the riverbanks of mainstream culture. The people I worked with were … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Musings on Life, My Story
Tagged accessibility, Community, Creativity, Inspiration, SAORI weaving, weaving
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Enough is enough…finally
I recently finished reading a book entitled, “A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough” by Wayne Muller. Published eleven years ago in 2011, I bet I highlighted passages on half of the 256 pages. Reading it now was perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Books I Love, Musings on Life
Tagged Community, ease, Enough, Inspiration, resting
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A cliffside life on a windy day…
Some folks seem to have bumpier roads to travel than other folks, for no obvious reason. It would be so nice to believe there is a relationship between Effort and Outcome– that it is linear, clear, understandable, even controllable. That … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, My Story, Writing
Tagged Community, Creative Habit, Creativity, Inspiration, May They Be Blessed, Mentors, Perseverance, Scott Alarik
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Downshifting to autumn tempo
The only thing that beats my love of words and watercolor is having people to share both with. I’m sitting in my favorite cafe, Bean & Bakery in Concord NH, indulging in the most amazing pumpkin raisin muffin I’ve ever … Continue reading
The Greatness of Blue: a holiday season story
It was the 24th day of the last month of the year, snow was everywhere, and all the summer birds had long since headed south for the winter. Or so the villagers thought. The townsfolk were busy trying to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Musings on Life, Watercolor, Writing
Tagged Community, Creativity, Hope, Inspiration, Perseverance, storytelling, Writing Habit
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This gentle man changed my life
As I work along on my painting and writing projects, I catch myself every now and then having a spontaneous “bird’s eye view” of my cozy little life. Does that happen to you? Are there moments when you suddenly feel … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, Tip Jar, Writing
Tagged Community, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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“Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no…it’s a brick!”
So here I am, several days later than expected, still enjoying walking around my lovely city. A little FYI about it: Concord is home to about 43,000 folks, residing in a 67-square-mile area. We have lots of hills, trees, rivers, … Continue reading
Your dent may be your gift
Okay, I’m outing myself. I’m two weeks post-op from a surgery that didn’t deliver the outcome the surgeon planned, but also didn’t go as bad as it might have. Why am I sharing that here, though? “Where words and watercolor … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, My Story, Pen & Ink, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity)
Tagged Community, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, wisdom
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“Look at That!”…but where do I start?
Well my dear friends, I have launched my wonderful book on Amazon, and I couldn’t be more pleased. eBook: I struggled with three separate versions of the ebook, each one with its own drawbacks, and finally settled on one I … Continue reading
Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, 2- Bolts: Sketching Tools, Look at That! book, Look-at-That! Pouches, Pen & Ink, Pencil sketching, Sketchbooks, Sketching tools, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor, Writing
Tagged Beginnings, Community, Creative Habit, drawing habit, Looking, Perseverance, seeing, seeing meditation, Sketchbook, Watercolor, Writing
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Aloft with Inspiration 