Reflections on Creativity and Life

Monthly Archives: February 2010

Here’s an idea

I got a smelly candle and put it in my car now my whole car smells like total luxury. In pursuit of new ways to get luxury into my paintings I am spreading it all over my house. Why not

Here's an idea

I got a smelly candle and put it in my car now my whole car smells like total luxury. In pursuit of new ways to get luxury into my paintings I am spreading it all over my house. Why not

Open Mind

Any time you hear “Now you have to be open minded about this,” means that this will be hard to imagine. I think that is a good way to start your day. Most of us go through the motions of

My Webmaster

You all must know that my webmaster picks out the pictures to go with my blog when I don’t have an illustration.  I am going to tell you how great he is. Most webmasters do not help you manage a

Brain Junk Food

There is a lot of junk food for our brains that we take in that we aren’t even aware of. Every time you watch a mindless television program or movie you are filling your brain with information that is taking

How your brain works

Every time I finish a show I think “Now what am I going to do?” I have painted about 500 paintings in the last 10 years and they are all girls. You would think I would run out of ideas.

Success

What does success mean? Most people think it means getting someone to agree with you. They “buy” your product. When an art show sells out the first night of the show, well that is big success, right?  I think that

Silence

The voices in our head combined with all the noise we experience in our daily life are tremendous. No wonder it is hard to concentrate.  Even 50 years ago there was way less noise to contend with.  When I was

beautiful surroundings

It is  not shallow to have a strong desire for beautiful surroundings. Beauty is food for your entire body, mind and spirit. Did you ever notice how difficult it is to be anything but respectful  while beautiful music is playing.