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Too Sensitive? Yes, That's A Good Thing!

1/24/2017 11:53:10 PM

Dear artists, have you ever been told that you are too sensitive?  How about "Lighten up," "Don't take it too seriously," or "Oh, you're overreacting"?  When this happens in a daily conversation, how do you feel?  If you feel hurt, you're not alone.  I have been told all these on a number of occasions.  Even a seemingly innocent, lighthearted remark such as "Just kidding" is not really innocent because whoever said it knows that they said something not so kind, rude or hurtful to you.  That's why they have to say it to try to make you believe what they said [...]

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Listen to Your Muse

1/2/2017 12:01:11 PM

Happy New Year! When the champagne glasses were empty and the confetti settled, I wanted whatever I'd do right after the year-end countdown to be representative of what I determine to work on to improve in the new year.  So I went to my newly set-up studio and painted.  A bit bleary-eyed, I just wanted to play and throw some painting ideas around that I had for some time but my brain (or the champagne?) was saying, it's a new year, a new beginning, so why not use some new colors, new brushes and new methods to do some crazy stuff.  There was [...]

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