Reflections on Creativity and Life

Monthly Archives: March 2010

Too Weird

There are few plans so weird or so ‘out-there’ that they’re completely unworkable, especially with a little tweaking. The way to tell if you can use a wild idea is to try it on for size. I mean, just go

Henry Darger

There is an artist named Henry Darger that painted these most unusual paintings in his room in Chicago all his life and never showed anyone. Then he died and the landlady went in and the rest is history. Now is

A Well-Ordered Room

Feng Shui works because it makes order in your life. If you know where everything is in your house and where it goes, it will give you power. Power because you aren’t spinning your wheels looking for everything all the

Just One Thing

My head is s storm of ideas in the morning. I have had all night of being asleep (but figuring things out).  When the morning comes, it is pretty much a stream of new plans. I almost always write in

A place to go

Having a spouse is a great wonder in life. You can tell them anything and they must listen or at least look like it. You know it really does not matter whether they are or not because if they aren’t

Knowing When To Jump

Is the best time to jump on a train when it is standing still, or when is starts to move? You don’t really have time to wait ’til you feel unafraid. the train starts moving and you have to jump

Gun Good

In the beginning was the wish then the desire then the plan then the attempt then the refinement then the new attempt. They say it takes 9 times of trying to quit smoking till you can actually do it.  That

Simplicity

Sometimes paintings can be the simplest thing. A few quick lines and a color wash. There is a temptation to overdo it and it is gone. The beauty of the painting is gone in a second  if you over think

Discipline is Freedom

Martha Graham said “Discipline is freedom.” That may be fine and good for a dancer but an other artists dont have to worry about that. They are free spirits. Yeah right. No artist is a free spirit. They are totally