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Messages Collage "A man should look for what is, and not for what...

" Running Rapids" Mixed Media “If you are setting out to...

"Nature Sings" Handmade paper, Palm, Fiber “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ...

"Elements from Nature" Collage “It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever...

Sun's Up! Pastel over Watercolor Success is a collection of problems solved”. I.M. Pei The creative...

. 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                         ...