Today was filled with a whirlwind of activities in the studio and then I escaped for a break in the afternoon for a Mocha at my favorite coffee shop… I over heard a conversation between two women, they were discussing how one finds their purpose these day. Although, I felt it would have been rude […]
Deadlines and stress can be damaging to the creative process. It causes our creative energy to freeze up and often mis-fire. I will admit there are the few individuals out there that thrive under stress but for the rest of us maintaining a productive flow of creative thoughts while dealing with stress is difficult. There […]
Very good day in the studio today! The to–do list for the month is becoming shorter and shorter each day! All paintings are accessorized with D-rings and hanging wires… ready to ship. Now, the quest to find the perfect shipping box for each one has begun. As I move forward into this I am […]
I am playing with the idea of creating an “Artist Gathering” on Monday evenings from 7-9. I am at that point in my career as an artist, where I have learned many things and in the process I have realized there is even more out there that I need to learn. I think that […]
Fresh off the easel! “Tree House” Oil on Canvas 20 in x 16 in
In Edward de Bono’s paper for International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Professor Lajos Székely describes creative pause as follows: The ‘creative pause’ is defined as the time interval, which begins when the thinker interrupts conscious preoccupation with an unsolved problem, and ends when the solution to the problem unexpectedly appears in consciousness. (“The Creative Pause”, 1967) […]
Even thought I spent many hours in the studio, I do take time out to interact with other fellow artists. One of the wonderful ways that I am able to do this is that I am a member of Eidolon Artist 2.0, an artists’ group based in Chicago. Gathering for the past four months we have […]
This is how I start my day, everyday. What it is that makes something seem impossible? I think it is the modus that we perceive an undertaking. Often what we think or believe is what will either push an individual onward to new levels of accomplishments or it will create the chains that will […]
Stop and acknowledge one detail that you do every day and perform it with full consciousness. The one thing that I have been fascinated with has been washing my hands. I know it seems simple and common but it has created such an interesting realization for me. What that feels like and the associations […]
The past several days have I have been riding on an emotional roller coaster, not the fun ones where you have your arms waving in the air screaming as it plunges down forty stories, think more like you are clinging to the railing as your eyes are closed tightly and your month is shut for […]