Occasionally I paint what I see happening in the future. Or what I want to see. I have lived in the country for a large portion of my life, after feeling at one with the land while spending countless, fairy tale, summers at my grandparents farm. I would play for hours in the magical forest… Continue Reading
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Quieting Sallie
I’ve been going through a metamorphosis of sorts lately…like a caterpillar who has gone into his cocoon to emerge as a butterfly…eventually! I had a friend point out to me the other day that all of my typical colors were gone from my paintings that I have been doing….which caused me to reflect. One of… Continue Reading
Carlos….
…..Santana. Wow. WOW…. WOW!!!!! I went to his concert last night here in Northwest Arkansas. I’ve been to several concerts over my lifetime (Billy Joel, Seals and Crofts, AC/DC, Barry Manilow, Amy Grant, Lionel Richie, Neal Sedaka…obviously you know what kind of music “I” listened to while growing up – AC/DC was my “wild… Continue Reading
How important IS mindset?
When it comes to being an artist? How important is it really? After all, shouldn’t being a good artist be enough? Or is it? What separates good artists from successful artists? Is it just that the successful artists get breaks? That they are in the right place at the right time? Is it that? Or… Continue Reading
Shoulds and Supposed to’s
To me, “should” and “supposed to” are two total creativity downers. It will kill a creation faster than a cold shower will kill…well we all know what that will kill. After all, those of us that are creatives, are just that…creative. We aren’t here to follow the rules. We are here to make… Continue Reading
Less is More
I’ve been in New Mexico for almost a month. I have very little furniture, the dishes I am using are from out of my camper (plastic ones from some McDonald’s promo when my children were little), no washer and dryer, an aero-bed, a sofa, limited art supplies, and tons of candles and pillows (I… Continue Reading
