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- Sundays with Patrick October 12, 2020
- My “Look at That!” book is moving right along! September 23, 2020
- “Look at that!” said the soon-to-be author. September 4, 2020
- To Women Artists Everywhere August 26, 2020
- The Cha-Cha of Confidence August 21, 2020
- Your lists may be stopping you August 14, 2020
- Enough, Equanimity, and Selective Indifference August 5, 2020
- The Mysterious Clockface Revelation July 22, 2020
- Grounded…but in a good way July 10, 2020
- Gentle Momentum July 3, 2020
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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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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
Reopening the World: Will you forfeit what you have gained?
Although I would never say this worldwide pandemic has been a blessing in any sense, many people have discovered that running at a snail’s pace has its perks. The question is, even though you may be on the verge of … Continue reading
The Perks of a “Look at That!” Attitude
Sometimes we forget why we do what we do. I fell back in love with sketching outdoors about six years ago, after a very long hiatus. I had drifted away from sketching, and in doing so I had forgotten what … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, Pen & Ink, Sketchbooks, Watercolor
Tagged Creative Habit, Habits, Inspiration, Looking, Mentors, Perseverance
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Memorials and planting seeds
Here in New Hampshire it is common wisdom that certain garden crops should not be planted until Memorial Day weekend. In the past it was because there was still a chance of a killing frost, even up until the end … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life
Tagged Beginnings, Creativity, Habits, Inspiration, Integrity, Looking, Perseverance
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Episode 1/11…wherein I escape the reality of 2020 quarantine and Travel Through Time and Space to 2022 Britain
March 30th, 2022 What a crazy time it has been in the two years since that insane 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. It slapped the entire planet, sending it to its room for weeks, months on end. The rhythm of adjustment was … Continue reading
Musical chairs anyone?
Does anyone else feel like they landed in the middle of a bizarre game of musical chairs, where you had no idea the music was ever going to stop, and then suddenly it did? The dark side of this pandemic … Continue reading
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Musings on Life, Pen & Ink, Watercolor
Tagged Beginnings, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Looking
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Paper-free Sketching
I went for a walk this morning (despite the wind chill of 18°F), because it was sunny and I am eager. Spring Fever has hit me early this year, and nothing says springtime like getting outside again with my sketchbook … Continue reading
Let’s sketch together!
Not everyone has that essential itch that leads to compulsively purchasing art supplies and doodling their life away. And even those that have the itch don’t always have it forever; many will be sketchbook artists for a while, then see … Continue reading
“Onward Through the Fog!”
As I said in my last post, sometimes you have to be willing to close one door before you can open another, even if that means standing in the dark hallway alone for a while. The hallway’s not so bad … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, Pencil sketching, Sketchbooks, Watercolor
Tagged Beginnings, Creative Habit, Looking
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