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. Echo's of the Past Mixed Media “Creativity is a state of mind, a way of being, and it comes from a sacred place within”. ...

"Sunlight on the World" Collage “Color is the power which directly influences the soul”. Wassily Kandinsky How does...

“Poor artist” you gave away part of your soul when you painted the picture which you are now trying to dispose of.”     Paul Gauguin...

“The object, which is the back of every true work of art, is the attainment of a state of being; a state of high functioning, a more than...

“A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.”      James Joyce Natures Force                                       Collage Sometimes...

“Art is a language, instrument of knowledge, instrument of communication”          Jean Dubuffet In the last blog I addressed the problem...

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts”. Eleanor Roosevelt Human beings are not born with a passive default mode.  Just as...

“Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.” Unknown Over the past several months every time I finish a blog I...

Making art is truly a period of uncertainty. The wellspring of our creative vitality comes from not knowing what the end product will be....

“It takes courage to grow up to be who you really are.”  E.E.Cummings Ice Flow                                     Mixed Media I read...

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things...

“There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is...

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”  Albert Einstein “Cascade ”                             Collage A reader asked a question...

“Trust that still, small voice that says, ‘this might work, and I’ll try it’.”  Diane Mariechild Last week I wrote about finding the...

“Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things”.  Edgar Degas The Conversation                         ...

“Go into yourself and test the deeps in which your life takes rise; at its source you will find the answer to the question whether you...

“Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from continuous I don’t know.”  Wislawa Szymborska Times have been tough, and the world is opening,...

“I felt so insufficiently equipped, so unprepared, so weak, and at the same time it seemed to me that my reflections on art were...

“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop a positive vision.”                         Dalai Lama Messages                   ...

“All the sorrows, all the bitterness, all the sadness, I forget them and ignore them in the joy of working?     Camille Pissarro “Inner...