Art Supply House & Custom FramingThese posts were weekly emails and are archived here for any sort of future reference
Art is never finished, only abandoned. ~ Leonardo da Vinci After stumbling across this article about the 70% rule – it fits with all kinds of creative pursuits. A recent conversation with a coworker was about a just-finished piece of art. They were “mostly happy” with it – which sounds like a win! Not only […]
It’s not about winning or losing; it’s about how you play the game. ~ Grantland Rice Since we’re in the middle of Snowdown – Life is a lot like a board game. Some days you’re cruising ahead, rolling sixes, and collecting rewards. Other days, you’re stuck, waiting for your next move. But here’s the thing: […]
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke After a few conversations I’ve had and overheard in the last few weeks, I these quotes might be worth sharing, in case you need to hear it: And now let us believe in a long year […]
Art is not a thing; it is a way. ~ Elbert Hubbard We recently received a New Year’s email from Robert Gamblin (of Gamblin Colors.) Here are a few excerpts that stood out: I started out having neither a clue nor a direction. Just the desire and the need to paint. Then after a few […]
The earth without art is just ‘eh.’ ~ bumpersticker This week we want to share an exciting update. We purchased the Art & Framing Center in Pagosa Springs! The previous owner was ready to ready to retire and we were thrilled to keep a local frame shop alive and going – to continue celebrating the […]
Pre-Script (The other P.S.) – We’re closed today (Wednesday) for the holiday, closed tomorrow (Thursday) for inventory counting and will be back to the regular schedule on Friday. And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anaïs Nin Happy […]
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax. ~ Mark Black “Dead week” is that strange no-man’s land between Christmas and New Year’s Eve—a lull in the calendar where the usual rush of life takes a breather. For many, it’s a time to unwind. Expectations soften, obligations fade, and there’s a collective permission […]
If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ~ Vincent van Gogh I recently listened to a podcast where the speaker shared the mantra that helped him successfully complete important projects even while dealing with the chaos that life hurled at […]
The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it. ~ Stephen Nachmanovitch I ran across a few different quotes that I thought were worth sharing. So here are a few of them: And here are some more quotes: Hopefully at least one of these […]
The art of resting is a part of the art of working. ~ John Steinbeck This quote was shared with me and I thought it was worth passing along: My dad likes to call the stretches of time where you’re not creating ‘dreaming periods’ and says that they’re meant to allow you to absorb all […]