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How Long Should You Take? 23 Aug 2013 | 10:36 am
Note at Paul Madonna’s Studio I’m collecting a series of signs and found this one at Paul Madonna’s studio during Open Studios. His work combines words of inspiration with beautiful drawings of San F...
Chasing Ghosts 23 Apr 2013 | 10:00 am
She arrived in the United States with three suitcases, $20, and a whole airplane load of ghosts. “You live to tell, tell to live,” said Hung Liu. It was Earth Day, April 20th, as I dashed from taking ...
22 Notes from The Art Spirit 5 Apr 2013 | 07:00 pm
The book I chose to name this blog after is The Art Spirit, which is a collection of lectures and notes of Robert Henri. (And the 7 on the end represents me, I’m number 7). I’m going to practice a … C...
Sandwiching Images – Part 2 15 Mar 2013 | 11:00 pm
Tulipomania! Tulips and double exposures and what do you get? My previous post was about using Photoshop for sandwiching images. I had so much fun with an old Olympus that took double exposures! That ...
The Art of Paint Dripping 22 Feb 2013 | 05:00 am
Spraying paint with a water bottle makes paint look like its sweating. And while it’s dripping try turning the painting 90 degrees. This example came out so nicely I haven’t wanted to paint on top of ...
One Billion Rising 15 Feb 2013 | 12:00 am
Tremendous Spirit is moving today! Women and men rising and dancing in the streets. You can see it on the Internet at onebillionrising.org. What is it? -A global strike . -An invitation to dance A cal...
Exploring Painting Techniques: Spritzing 8 Feb 2013 | 01:00 am
These last few weeks I’ve become familiar with the work of Flora Bowley, thanks to local artists, Anna Kazanjian and Regina Jessup. Here’s a painting I’m working on. You can see it changing with a bit...
Two Ideas for Creative Business Plans 20 Jan 2013 | 03:30 am
Want to summarize your business plan and put all its highlights on one page? There is a way and a website that will help guide you through the process. I’ve discovered a highly helpful book written by...
The Sky is Speaking 8 Jan 2013 | 05:00 am
Steven Pressfield writes extensively about overcoming “the Resistance.” T. Harv Eker calls it “the Voice” inside that we need to ignore. Julia Cameron calls it “the Creative U-Turn.” There’s a natural...
Is This the Year You “Do the Work”? 2 Jan 2013 | 03:00 am
Happy New Year! I wish you an exceptionally creative, productive and expressive year! If you’re looking for a quick read that will give you some umption, I suggest Steven Pressfield’s latest book, Do ...
