Reflections on Creativity and Life

Monthly Archives: March 2010

The peacock

Few birds look as glorious as the peacock. What an outrageously beautiful animal. It is not necessary for them to be so but what a delight it is to see them. That made me think about living. Living life like

blue butterfly

The significance of the blue butterfly in my latest painting goes back a long way. When I was a young painter I always wanted to paint things that were what I wanted life to be like. I was not concerned

Point A to Point B

Momentum is your best friend when you are doing any project — from weeding the yard to writing a book. I find momentum in different places. If I get a phone call from the gallery saying they sold a few

what we should do

If you think about something a lot and feel guilty for not doing it, you should do it. If you sigh in your heart about something. you should do it. The leap from Point A to Point B takes total

Sex

The most difficult thing for my husband is to do anything I talk about in my blog. That is because he thinks differently than me. Most creative type books are written by women. The ones that aren’t are totally business

a thing you might not know

When I am doing a painting, I always make sure a put one irritating thing in it. One eye a little too big or lips a little off, or ears too high on the head. I do this to make

The wildest bedroom in the world.

We moved our big bed into a tiny room. It is only 8 feet wide and 14 feet long. very small and it has short ceilings. My challenge is to make this the sweetest room in the house. I bought

The Best Life in the World

I think I should acknowledge when I have the best life in the whole world. I am so fortunate to be an artist. I spend all day being with my wildest thoughts and putting them down on canvas and people