Yesterday, I had the joy of attending this art festival (ranked 5th Best Art Festival in the country). It was, without a doubt the most exciting art festival I have ever attended and just for the record, information about it can be found at www.naplesart.org. I went there to see what other people are creating […]
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Month: February 2009
Upheaval to Peace
We are surrounded by upheaval and uncertainly; we are inundated with negative reports from the morning newspaper to the evening news and everything in-between; we experience the seemingly never-ending downward spiral of the world as we knew it. We feel anxious and inadequate; it is all beyond our ability to effect change. How can we, […]
20″x20″ Doesn’t work for me
Today, I returned to my easel; lo and behold, that 20″ x 20″ canvas was still there. I had hoped that someone might have tip-toed in (during the night or this morning while I was out at yoga) and whisked it away! No such luck; the challenge still stood. “I’ll give it another try,” I thought. […]
Lessons
If there were a little more silence, if we all kept quiet… maybe, we could understand something. Frederico Fellini It’s easy to be a critic …problem-solving takes creativity. Unknown author
An Artist’s Process
My husband, Garrett, and I have been in Naples for nine days and it wasn’t until yesterday that I began to paint. I always wonder at my resistance to something which is so satisfactory once I’m in the flow. I experience a push/pull reaction to commiting myself to a new canvas. I know this means […]
Billboard Quotes – driving to Florida
“Mixed breeds is Florida’s new pedigree” “It’s not just a law, it’s your life” “Free n Rich.com” “Fire your boss, make money from home” The Real Supreme Court Meets Up Here –GOD” “Can we “Tara” you?” “Golf to Dye For” “Believe in Now” “Donation Drive-Thru” “Will work for 83 cents” “I love the neighbors, they […]