Art Supply House & Custom FramingArt is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. ~ Leo Tolstoy Visiting an art gallery or museum is an experience that connects us with the different voices and creative expressions of artists from the past and present. It is a place where we can soften our solitude and […]
The meaning of life is to learn and have fun. We are the otters of the universe. ~ Richard Bach While reading more about the quote above, I saw another of Bach’s quotes – “The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” What a great way to express his […]
Creativity takes courage. ~ Henri Matisse I often mention creating in these emails… my examples are so often some sort of traditional fine art – because that’s what I went to school for and is my specialty. While my examples might be specific, I am thinking much more broadly whenever I mention “creating”. There are […]
Either you go the way everyone goes and become an ordinary person like everyone else, or you create your own original way and become an extraordinary person that everyone watches in amazement. ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan In a children’s book (part of the Unicorn and Yeti series) I recently read a story about the two […]
The object of Art is to give life a shape.~ William Shakespeare Oh, fellow artists, lend me thy ears! For I come to speak to thee of the noble art of creating. Verily, I tell thee that the act of making art is a most divine and noble pursuit. It is the very essence of […]
Change always comes bearing gifts. ~ Price Pritchett It’s easy to get caught up in routine. Whether daily, weekly, or some other cycle, a pattern naturally forms itself. There are benefits to such a routine – our mind is free to focus on other things while our regular tasks are taken care of some form […]
A finished screenplay represents, obviously, 100 percent of its author’s creative labor. The vast majority of this work, 75 percent or more of our struggles, goes into…creating the climax of the last act.~ Robert McKee In a bit of writing advice, Ernest Hemingway gives examples of things he knows about a fishing village. Details and […]
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.~ Eleanor Roosevelt Journeys are tricky things. We can look at where we are on a path and compare to someone else who’s further ahead of us on the trail. That person appears to be doing so much better than we are, especially since we don’t […]
First we make a choice. Then our choices make us.~ Andy Andrews There’s been a lot of talk about resolutions and new year’s goals and plans and such. Even new decade goals and plans! Maybe you didn’t get around to making any such schemes… That’s ok. You can start a new habit any time. You […]
The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think.~ Marc Andreessen I recently read an article discussing a creator’s boxes and tools. […]