Life Lessons Through Art
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Sometimes You Have to Experiment
I wish I was far enough along in my artistic pursuits to be able to decide what I want to paint, know exactly how I need to do it, and reliably produce a work of art…Instead, I have to do… Continue reading
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Why Can’t I Stay Motivated?
I haven’t painted for well over a week now….I just couldn’t seem to get motivated to get back to my painting table….Why is it so hard to get motivated, especially when we really want to do something? Continue reading
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The Best Laid Plans…
Have you ever heard the saying, “Man plans, God laughs”? It’s a reminder to us that we can make all the plans we want, but those plans are subject to change. That has definitely been my experience over these last… Continue reading
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Working Toward Our Dreams
“Dreams don’t work unless you do.” This quote by John Maxwell reminds us that we can dream, but unless we do the work to fulfill that dream, it’ll remain just that — a dream. Wouldn’t it be easier if we… Continue reading
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Having a Support Team
My Hubby just made my painting life a whole lot easier. On Friday he gave me an LED light pad, which allows me to trace directly onto my watercolor paper. I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but I… Continue reading
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A Little Preparation Goes a Long Way
Well, here we are, a week into World Watercolor Month, and I don’t think I’ve completed a single painting so far. That’s not to say I haven’t been working on my painting; just that I haven’t finished anything…. Continue reading
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Fixing Mistakes
“I’ve got to fix that thing. I’ve been looking at it for a year, and I still don’t like it.” How many times do we make mistakes, or feel like we’re not happy with something, but just live with it? Continue reading
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Back to the Basics
I’ve been painting a lot of things lately that when looking at the finished product, I might think are a regression. I’ve gone back to the basics in order to… Continue reading
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Finding Inspiration
Last week, we took a little vacation to the Charlottesville, Virginia area. Although I didn’t do any painting at all, I did find lots of inspiration. We had made our reservations prior to finding out the forecast was calling for… Continue reading
I Wanna Be An Artist 