A Little known May Observance ~ Inspiration Quote ~ Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. - Carl Jung Did you know May is Creative Beginnings Month? I think I am going to take advantage of this random information as that kick in the butt I need to refocus and reboot my creative right brain. Some Creative Beginnings Month Sites A list of reader generated creative kick-starts http://www.graphic-design.com/Creative-Net/0405_winners.html A good little exercise to get ...<< MORE >>

The glow of the mac apple logo sparks creativity according to Hundreds Migrate Towards Glow of Apple Logo For Creative Inspiration . Just thought that one was share-worthy. The mere fact that a base for igniting creativity is deemed valuable enough for Apple to place their bet and roll the dice on it. They essentially said through this: aesthetics are valuable original ideas are time-worthy there really are people in the world willing to put their money where their mouth is and create a market for intelligence, creativity and growth. That is some serious inspiration! ...<< MORE >>

On this lovely Tuesday evening, I am having a beer while surfing the web and came across this fantastic list of expiration dates of items... not just food either... First here are some of the beverages I enjoy while drawing, painting or thinking about drawing & painting... BeerUnopened: 4 months. Wine (red, white)Unopened: 3 years from vintage date; 20 to 100 years for fine wines Opened: 1 week refrigerated and corked Coffee, canned groundUnopened: 2 years Opened: 1 month refrigerated Tea bags (Lipton)Use within 2 years of opening the package Next, the art studio items all you people like me are hanging onto long past the expiration date... PaintUnopened: Up to 10 years Opened: 2 to 5 years Spray paint2 to 3 years Clean Up stuff goes bad??? Bleach3 to 6 months Dish detergent, liquid or powdered1 year Laundry detergent, liquid or powderedUnopened: 9 months to 1 year Opened: 6 months Metal polish (silver, copper, brass)At least 3 years Mr. Clean2 years Windex2 years Thank you realsimple for sharing that with me... I'm going to go through and organize my drawers of paint now. I had no idea Mr. ...<< MORE >>

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Ok, so you're working... wishing you were home drawing or painting. What to do ??? Here's an idea : http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ 

This looks like it could be way too entertaining - but still somewhat inspirational - a temporary escape from work....

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So funny, and quirky and temporary - but quasi inspirational...

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A little girl, born in 2000, sells paintings at $25,000...

OMG, people would eat poop if it were marketed to them proplerly! That was my instinctive response but after thinking about what art is to me, I am finding myself shifting sides here.

Art to me is a visual stomping ground for thought and emotional development. Those are conveyed so naturally through abstract art... and the uninfluenced pure thinking of a child creating abstract art is simply interesting! She does it so well too... the colors in her paintings were all so crisp and vibrant! Not a drop of mud! ...<< MORE >>

Alzheimer's program is one from the art

"What's nice is that a piece of art doesn't require any memory," says Rosenberg, MoMA's director of community and access programs. "It's right in front of you."

I think this quote is pretty mind-opening and inspiring... makes me wanna go home and paint!!!

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The thing about having a 9-5 job vs. being a full time artist is the element of talk.

When someone asks me what I do for a living, I tell them that I make websites for a local newspaper group. I should be telling them that I'm an artist. That is what I'd rather be doing, so that's what I should make the primary answer.

The answer to this common question opens or shuts doors... so fellow artists, be aware! People are fascinated with art, artists and their lives so chat it up!


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So with a brief glimpse at my horoscope this morning... I learned that Venus is in retrograde until September 8. I didn't know what this meant in terms of creativity and my inspiration levels - so I did a little bit of research.

From Astrologycom.com, what does Venus affect?

In general, Venus, the goddess of love, rules feelings and emotion, aesthetics and tastes, fashions and all forms of desire, money and wealth. Venus rules social attitudes and behaviour, along with aesthetic tastes and inclinations. Venus symbolises female relationships and social interactions at every level. Venus indicates our values. She governs romance, ...<< MORE >>

Glasses... completely inspiring! I had no idea that my eyesight had gotten so poor. I am having a great night on some strange level. I got glasses and I can see things I didn't realize I couldn't see. It is ultimately inspiring because there are edges to things that I must have forgotten about because the world is beautiful... more beautiful than I had remembered. Well, that got me into a "get-r-done" mode... for a little down home perspective. Content-ness! That's what this is.<< MORE >>

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

Scott Adams
(American Cartoonist, b.1957)

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I think a painting should include more experience than simply intended statement.
-Jasper Johns

I completely agree with this! Paintings evoke things, thoughts & emotions! There is art for the sake of art... materials, composition, color, light, rythm... and there is of course the first level of excitement and emotion as if there was some encrypted message decoded but there is more. Like with thumbnails, your first idea is usually okay but when you dig deeper and really look and think and draw or whatever, the following thumbnails often have more substance. Or like dreams, they often have ...<< MORE >>

It's not a matter of painting life, it's a matter of giving life to painting.
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Haha. so I just browsed over to my blog and I got a little chuckle! That goofy picture of me on the sidebar seemed like a good idea yesterday. Amazingly, I'm not quite sure it's a good idea today! LOL!

I run into the same issue when painting! I'll get some brilliant, deep & profound idea about whatever I'm painting (sometimes while painting and drinking) but the next day I realize that I've done nothing but give myself more work to do.

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So a question... just how important is it to work in a field you love? Yeah it's great to know about a field you love, but should it be your employment? I think i'm thinkin not...


This is something I constantly struggle with! I am an artist by degree and a web-designer by paycheck. I've gotta share the fact that I feel like I'd be better off as a waitress by day and an artist by night. I feel like my creative energy gets sucked up by my soulfully low-paying, financially lower-paying web job. I wonder if i'd be better off ...<< MORE >>

Well,

My blog is getting a new look... I ran into a collision or two while trying to move the blog from the ad-supported site to the paid site and I had to combine an entry or two. Hope everyone still finds it readable! Anyway, let me know what you think about the new colors and layout. Feel free to post some comments about the thoughts, art and or site! I want to hear opinions!

Now that the holidays are almost over, I will be able to make some more paintings and post more on here. I've had a trying ...<< MORE >>

Some more work...


DATE: 12/21/2006 9:52:00 PM

 Art? Who Needs Art When There's Free Booze?
DATE: 11/15/2006 2:41:00 AM

Now, 5 years later I am returning to that last minute subject matter. I'm working on these collages of the boots and some paintings too. Strange how into it I am! The ...<< MORE >>

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