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How to motivate yourself to create
This morning I ended up showing to my dad the art of other students I had been in the same art classes. Particularly I really like the recent series of Jarrod Bai who has done some nocturne paintings in oil. Then I also told him about the pencil work of Leo whose work I also…
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A jolt of inspiration
I just had a moment waking up at midnight and after my brain had processed a new idea for my next painting in my Reminders for Everyday Living series. It’s like riding a wave. You wake up, have a burning itch to create. If you don’t act quickly enough, that sheer pull to the blank…
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The Fun of Reactions to My Paintings
The 2025 Queen West Art Crawl was a massive success! While I didn’t see as many old friends this year, I got to meet a lot of people and shared the stories behind my art. I always find it fascinating to see what sold well. What did people like? On my first day, it seemed…
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How to grasp inspiration when it comes
Sometimes I will come up with a fantastic idea and need to work on it immediately to get started. Otherwise, I’ll lose motivation to capture some essence of my idea. Generally this is best in the morning after I sleep. I have something to look forward to in the day when I get up. It’s…
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Finding inspiration from other artists
I found it easier to get started on a new work listening to a Ray Bradbury book “Zen in the Art of Writing” which was regarding creativity. While I haven’t gotten into it very much, it was nice to listen to someone else in a different medium of art discuss how he worked. Lately I…
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Finding inspiration from daily life
I have a digital folder of photos I’ve taken as references that I would like to use to make paintings or drawings. They are ones that invoke pure inspiration. At times, they sit waiting to be made until I feel confident enough to tackle it. Eventually, I’ll find a moment to try one of the…
