Why do we have the compulsion to create things? What drives us? Is it a sense of gratification and fulfilment? Self-esteem? This compulsion starts early. Little children pick up crayons and fill sheets of construction paper with colours. Unfortunately for some of us,...
I have no interest in painting randomly. I would rather take a deep dive into any given subject matter and see if I can learn from it. Painting using a series of related images works for me. I never have to wonder what I am going to work on next and often I will work...
I usually paint from photos. I greatly admire the breathtakingly detailed work of artists like Susan Patterson https://susanpaterson.ca. It astounds me. But I don’t want to paint that way. Painstakingly, with small brushes, sitting close to the easel. A looser...
There is nothing like unleashing your inhibitions to create. Putting the editor part of your brain on pause. Setting aside expectations. Banishing doubts, insecurities, inadequacies, outside opinions, and reason. Making the big leap into the unknown, onto the blank...
I find it interesting how each of our brains function differently. I am someone who has to practice repetitively before absorbing a new skill. I need to take notes. I need to check those notes, follow those directions each and every time, until, hopefully, I can...
