45 Quotes to Inspire You
No sense flailing around in a creative vacuum. You can’t wait for inspiration—find some here.
How Collecting Art Is Also Collecting Stories—Yours
What does a photograph mean to me? To you? Photographs, like all art, elicit our emotions and our reactions, and the connections that we make with them. What touches me […]
Yes, Ideas Flow from Life—And Also from Inspirational Aids
There’s no doubt that some of our best ideas come when we’re away from the office, in the flow of life. But when we’re stuck at our desks, there are aids to help the flow.
Finding Art in Architecture
Art is everywhere, not just in museums, often in the architecture of well-preserved towns–where their sense of place honors their architectural past.
Drawing Inspiration from Patterns
Looking at water for patterns, and finding them, or finding none at all, can be a source of inspiration and creativity.
Art + Visibility
A single quote sums up what art does, and does not do, from a master of visibility: Paul Klee.
Why Making Art Is Messy
Making art is messy for a reason. It’s to remind us that we won’t ever get it just right, or even close to perfect.
What are You Doing This Morning?
Are you at your desk, in front of your laptop? Are you at your easel, in front of your canvas? Great. If an idea comes, you’ll be ready for it.
How Does Nature Inform Your Art?
Nature can inspire, enlighten and intrigue you in ways that bring meaning to your art.
You Are the Most Important Influence for Your Art
Inspiration by Graphic: It’s all about you. Who you are is what you make, and what you make of it.
Watering the Desert: Reflections as Distortions
Reflections of the vast brown Chihuahuan desert that surrounds a vivid green church in a tiny Mexican village are distorted by more than sundown.
Reflections: Like a Mirror Unto the Soul
Reflections are easily found in nature. Reflections upon oneself, within one’s soul: not so easily found, nor done.
Why It’s Called Social Sharing
You won’t be noticed, much less discovered—there is too much competition from the entire global community for your one little drop in the big web bucket to get found. Instead, start local, where your roots are.
How to Deal With the Loneliness of Creativity
“Creativity is Essentially a Lonely Art . . . An Even Lonelier Struggle” – Lou Dorfsman
The Challenge Comes With A Risk: Print, Or Paint?
As a photographer who paints, and a painter who photographs, there’s a challenge and a risk I’m often faced with: Print, or Paint?
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