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Tag Archives: Mentors
Playing with Watercolor Toys on a Snowy Day
Do you ever feel like playing with your watercolors, exploring all the juicy gorgeous possibilities without having to sketch a scene first? Congratulations, you’ve come to the right place. I have two active sketchbooks with distinctly separate purposes. One I … Continue reading
Posted in Sketchbooks, Watercolor
Tagged color mixing, color theory, Creative Habit, Mentors, Perseverance, Watercolor
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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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Learning to Enjoy Ambiguity
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birthday is Saturday, September 24th, and so is mine, so what better time to write about my very favorite quote in the world. “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Musings on Life, My Story
Tagged Creative Habit, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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Being Bored is a Luxury Not Afforded Everyone
Each morning when I first awaken, I ask myself the same question: What shall I make of this day? I’ve entered the minefield of Elderhood, and it’s as jarring as puberty was. After the shock and insult of puberty, we … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, My Story, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity)
Tagged aging, Inspiration, kylecease, Looking, meditation, Mentors, seeing meditation, wisdom
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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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An inspired podcast about “Why bother?”
You think you know someone, and then you listen to a podcast that launches your understanding to a brand-new level. I just finished listening to Episode 14 , “Making It Look Easy” with Liz Steel and host Nishant Jain on … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, Pen & Ink, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor
Tagged Creative Habit, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, seeing
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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
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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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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Enough, Equanimity, and Selective Indifference
Enough What a powerful word. Even in these days of pandemic semi-lockdown, it is still easy to get the sense you are not doing ‘enough.’ That thought can be in my head before I even fully awaken in the morning! … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life
Tagged Community, Inspiration, Integrity, Mentors, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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Aloft with Inspiration 