Originally published in my December 2015 issue of Off the Easel …or the story of how one painting was indeed ugly, but one I rather liked.?The biggest benefits of taking those weekend workshops last month […]
Category Archives: Other artists
It’s OK to Make Some Ugly Paintings: the Importance of Artistic Exploration
Originally published in my November 2015 issue of Off the Easel If you’ve been a?reader?for awhile, you may have noticed that I have been branching out lately by experimenting with new media and approaches. From […]
The Day We Left Orkney. Part I: You *Can* Get There From Here
First edition originally published January 23, 2015 Sylvia Wishart -?Hoy Sound 1987, oil and mixed media on paper from the Pier Arts Centre Collection, used with permission ? the Estate of Sylvia Wishart When […]
“A Relaxed Mind is a Creative Mind”
First edition originally published May 21, 2014 A relaxed mind is a creative mind.?1? That quote is on both my home studio door and on the inspiration board?at my downtown studio. It comes from the […]
Seeking “whelment”
First edition originally published April 8, 2014 As my husband once cleverly pointed out, people never talk about feeling “whelmed.” They only go on about being overwhelmed. At very busy periods like we’ve been recently […]
Really Seeing a Place
First edition originally published March 18, 2014 The last crocuses have now been joined by armies of cheerful daffodils, bluebells, and hyacinths, all bowing their heads today under the weight of today?s sleet and freezing […]
What is your word?
First edition originally published March 18, 2014 One night at the beginning of Restorative Yoga class, the instructor suggested we select a word to mentally repeat on our inhale, and another for our exhale. I […]
