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Purpose Passion?
“If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.”— Bishop T.D. Jakes Wow! As I was reviewing my “inbox” this morning I came...
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Facing Mountains
“Facing mountains” is it a metaphor for life, a recipe for growth, or a path to freedom from everything that holds you back? My daughter told me about a young man this week who is doing things no one...
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Getting Out of My Own Way
How often I look around for answers to questions regarding my creativity. My mind loves this and works hard at finding solutions. To my ego’s delight the answers are always out side myself. I buy...
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Passionate or Crazy?
Over the past few weeks I have been reading a lot about Vincent van Gogh and my appreciation for the man and the artist has grown. Like many artists, van Gogh is an interesting character with a lot of...
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Up Close and Personal
I suppose every attempted painting calls for getting personal. For me it’s always tied to my own life journey and in some way sharing something about myself in the context of a moment. I don’t...
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Reason to Create
“…And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is; nor how it...
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Right Livelihood: Are You Following Yours?
We are all born with gifts and talents. Area’s where we have an innate ability to connect and share in a meaningful, life giving way. A way that is natural for us and enhanced as we develop our...
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Who’s creation is it?
“Who’s creation is it?” Is that a personal question for an artist? Perhaps and perhaps an uncomfortable one to consider. For me it’s a valuable opportunity for reflection and investigation into my...
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One Painting at a Time…
One Painting at a Time…One Day at a Time. I’m reminded over the past weeks how my journey as an artist so clearly parallels my life. The two are not separate entities but a beautiful dynamic...
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Extension and Expression
“In time, as an artist’s gestures become more assured, the chosen tools become almost an extension of the artist’s own spirit. In time, exploration gives way to expression.” Art and Fear by David...
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Talent – Does it Matter?
“Talent is a snare and a delusion. In the end, the practical questions about talent come down to these: Who cares? Who would know? and What difference would it make? And the practical answers are:...
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Change is Inevitable!
5/22/15 Notes to Myself: "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." John Lennon Change is inevitable no matter what I do or don't do. Most change is infinitely small and only noticed...
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