I daydream. A few of my daydreams are attempts to escape what’s right in front of me. Most of them are my imagination calling out to the rest of me to join in with something beautiful. Improvising is a form of daydreaming. In it, the conscious and subconscious mind unite to create the improvisational expression.
Please click here read my updated views on Patreon. Patronage Everyone who becomes a patron is royalty. Everyone who receives patronage is an artist. Well, that’s an idyllic concept of “patron of the arts” anyway. Certainly, in my eyes, being a patron of the arts is a beautiful way to further beauty and creativity in
This will be a very short post. It may not be the same for everyone, but sometimes words get in the way of my imagination. Twitter has been a good “teacher” in this regard. By forcing me to limit my verbalization to 140 characters, it allows the imagination to emerge in place of more words. One
For over two weeks, I had no computer. My old MacBook Pro screen turned green. Then, rather than starting up, it would get to the (now green) Apple icon and then would start to boot again. I had known for a while that my old laptop was potentially near the end of its life. The hardware was about
This guest post is by the introspective blogger and amazing author, Brenna Layne. I think you’ll see what I mean once you read this post. She is on social media sabbatical, so her blog is a good place to get to know her better. Thank you, Brenna, for your courage and depth. You are inspiring
Steeping Time – Brenna Layne on Tea, Loss, and Creative Process Read More »
As you know if you’ve been reading this blog, I have found the art journal paintings of Tracee Vetting Wolf to be deeply inspiring. One of the results is that we’ve collaborated on a few videos. To be more precise, Tracee created the video. I took my inspiration into music and accompanied her brush and
She Is Change – #art collaboration with @VettingWolf Read More »
Waiting for Life Like many people I know who often have creative ideas, I have been known to procrastinate. I’ve been collecting moving water moving pictures for many years.I had intended — in various degrees over many months — to turn them into an online video. Finally, a couple of months ago, I (at long last) pulled
Committed: A Memoir Of The Artist’s Road is a recently published book by Patrick Ross. He was good enough to send me a copy for review, but I was not quick to read it. That was no fault of the book. It’s a very engaging book and frankly the depth of engagement was part of what
A review of “Committed” by Patrick Ross @PatrickRwrites Read More »
“If you knew that your life’s story will be written based upon your choices and actions in 2015, how will you live?” This prompt in the #quest2015 series from Jeffrey Davis‘ Tracking Wonder is from Todd Henry, an authority on how teams and individuals can execute brilliant ideas every day. His web site says he’s
Sunni Brown offered us this prompt in #Quest2015: How could you make moments of joy a sacred priority in 2015? What forms will such moments take? Doodle your way into these questions and share your doodles. View this post on Instagram I like to #doodle – who knew?!?!? #quest2015 #sacredjoy A post shared by Stan Stewart
