Three clues
I’ll give you three guesses to my state of mind. Here they are. There’s a Cat on My Faberge I’m still in a bit of painting funk. I want to paint, but I don’t necessarily want to paint something. So, …
I’ll give you three guesses to my state of mind. Here they are. There’s a Cat on My Faberge I’m still in a bit of painting funk. I want to paint, but I don’t necessarily want to paint something. So, …
When I was a kid, my dad would bring home tins of watercolor paint at the end of the school year (he was a middle school industrial arts teacher.) You know the type I’m talking about? Initially, I would have …
In his book “Creativity“, John Cleese posits the importance of play as a creative element. I’ve heard other creatives express some version of the sentiment, usually coupled with a variation on inspiration has to find you working. For whatever reason, …
This weekend I pulled out my sumi ink and pastels to do some exercises as learned by the fabulous Dawn Emerson. I have been thinking a lot about how representational I want to be and my future painting direction. This …
In the interest of getting a post out, this is going to be a random post. How can it be November and just a week or so to Thanksgiving? I think that means December and then January, which is a …
Coming back to real life after my exciting PARIS! trip took a couple of weeks. Last weekend I finished up my planned blog posts and looked around. “I guess I should paint?” I thought, rather weakly. So, I sketched out …
In addition to being a working member of society (stop laughing), I am also a pet owner. A trip like Paris! doesn’t just happen. Time off needs to be requested, money saved, money spent, animal care found, etc. I also …
This is my final post in this series. I hope you have enjoyed the journey! October 8 – Auteuil If I had once piece of advice to give to horse lovers traveling to Europe, it would be to make time …
I thought I covered three days in my last post, but the next day I realized I only got to two. This coming back is hard work! There are numbers and things one must get right. October 2 – L’Orangerie …
Continued from Part 1. September 30 – Musee D’Orsay Saturday my big goal was the Musee D’Orsay. While I had expected the love the Louvre, the breadth of the Impressionists at the “MO” was pretty exciting too. But, after the …