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Using old paint stinks!
It’s Mother’s Day in the US, so I want to first wish everyone celebrating a very Happy Mother’s Day! And I’m back again this week to bring you another cautionary…
Talented?
This morning was the first day of a new workshop at Esalen. One of the most challenging issues for everyone is this nagging uncertainty about whether we have talent or not. This is especially true for those considering extending themselves into a creative endeavor for the first time. Haven’t we…
Quietly flying
The upside and the downside of making art or being creative is that over time it seems to make you more sensitive to your environment. Sometimes I like this and sometimes I don’t. Every year “Fleet Day” comes to San Francisco and the Air Force spends a long weekend flying…
Sometimes walk away.
I have noticed an interesting thing about how I learn and how I improve my art. I used to think that the MORE time I spent painting-actually physically working hard was in direct proportion to how much MORE I learned and improved my work. Working hard is something I have…
