Month: September 2014
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Consciously Unconscious
“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper (from Artpromotivate.com) An eagle in flight, the newly opened bud of a spring flower, the crashing waves on a white sandy beach are sights that can momentarily take the breath away. For many artists the feeling cannot be […]
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Falling Chips
“Beauty is whatever gives joy.” Hugh Nibley (from The Painter’s Keys) Suppose your goal is to create “beautiful” art. The first thing you might set out to do is define, “beautiful.” Good luck with that! Volumes have been written about what is and isn’t beautiful. The subject was examined in a movie documentary starring Mathew […]
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Muddy Letters
“I think all great innovations are built on rejections.” Louis-Ferdinand Celine, (from The Painter’s Keys) All artists face rejection at sometime or other. It is inevitable. For many artists, myself included, our art can feel somewhat like our child. Art comes from the depths of our souls, our hearts. A piece of who we […]