“Oh, no! I forgot how to paint.” Does this ever happen to you? It happens to me when I’ve taken a break from my regular studio practice. It happens when life gets too busy. If I’m away from painting for more than three days my saboteur tells me I can’t do anything worthwhile. That’s when […]
Studio Stamina
Re-solutions and staying in the Studio
By now, if you are like most people, you have let your New Year’s resolutions lapse. At the beginning of the year, we naturally think about making this year better by improving ourselves. We want to be thinner, healthier and become better people, do more, be more. We set resolutions. Resolutions can help us meet […]
A Painting Challenge re-boot and my Daily Eight
How much time did you spend in the studio in the past month? If you’re like me, it wasn’t as much as you wanted. It’s great to spend time with family, eat lots of food, celebrate together. Then the last week of December our thoughts turn to the new year and re-booting our life and […]
How to break your addiction to Candy Crush and become more productive
(And now for something a little different…) Candy Crush is a superb distraction for those moments when you feel the need to engage in a bit of procrastination. It can be habit-forming, but if you do it right, it can also make you productive. When I started playing, I just played a game now and […]
How to kill your creative urges
I spoke with a good friend a while back. She said that I need to separate the business aspects of my life from the creative ones. I know she’s right. “Wear two hats”, she said. “They are really mutually exclusive activities.” I think she’s right about that part too. Some of us get way too […]