Creativity is a Muscle We all have it. Some of us are body builders and long distance runners, and others are couch potatoes when it comes to how we use…
I find that if an inspired idea hits me and I don’t take action then it fizzles out or gets run over by the million other ideas that are…
Where do ideas come from? Do they come from within or without? The answer is a little of both. I think “creative block” happens when we…
It used to be that when I got the urge to design or paint something — I also got the urge to go shopping for art supplies. I couldn’t start…
Intuitive painting can be a bit of mystery but it doesn’t have to be! I’m happy to share some of my best tips. These are the…
I’ve found there are three places where the creative process and intuitive painting can get tricky: the beginning, middle and end. I start painting with joyful abandon but…
I’m marveling at the synchronicity of pulling the Deer Medicine card this morning, an animal that symbolizes gentleness, when yesterday I wrote and posted an article called, Art Making…
If I mess up, it doesn’t yell at me or berate me. If anything, it seems to delight in the mess of creation. Every tentative mark, bold gesture, and…
Making Room for Spirit The more I paint, the more I realize that while beginning and endings are exciting, the real juice of the journey is in the middle. This…
Announcing the formation of Shine Art Marketing Group, a free goal-oriented monthly support group for artists and makers. There will be an informational meeting on Tuesday, November 15, from…
Poet Lorna Simes purchased and wrote a poem inspired by my painting Hearts Rising as part of the Image & Imagination exhibit. The ekphrastic exhibit, a collaborative art & poetry…
What inspires me as an artist? If I had to boil it all down, there are three things that inspire me the most. The first is nature. Certain landscapes make…
Sometimes I feel like Waldo, you know that character that people are looking for but can’t find and so they ask, “Where’s Waldo?” Okay, maybe you’re not…
Doing “a little bit everyday” can change your life for the better. It’s changed mine and it’s given birth to something totally unexpected. Let me back up a…
How do you spend your free time? While watching hours of Netflix isn’t necessarily a bad thing (I’m currently hooked on Grey’s Anatomy), did…
The Artist’s Calling… For those of us who write, design, paint, perform and make art… creativity is a calling; It’s a calling from the highest…
