Again and again, I need to be reminded of who I’m painting for. It’s so easy to start painting to impress someone else – critics, gallery owners, even fans of my work. You start to listen to too many outside opinions and you forget to listen to your own. Robert Genn says artists need to [...]
Tag Archives: love
Falling in love.
December 11, 2009 – 10:31 am
Actually falling in love again, to be exact. I’m not sure if this happens to other artists, but do you ever create something, finish it and then instantly hate it? Because the finished product looks absolutely nothing like the vision you had in your head? Yeah, this painting was one of those for me: I [...]
My thoughts are with you.
August 31, 2009 – 9:17 am
My oldest friend called me last night. For fifteen years, we’ve been friends, practically sisters. My little sister considers her a second big sister. I think of her little sister as my other little sister. Today, my friend’s sister is in hospital. Kait’s always had health problems – epilepsy and a million others. There have [...]
The Practice of Loving Acceptance
June 1, 2009 – 10:12 am
I woke up this morning with my knickers in a twist. I was stressed out, freaking out, panicked, and miserable. A billion thoughts were rushing around my head – I’m broke, how are we going to move, my email account isn’t working, my WordPress comment emails aren’t coming through, how am I going to move [...]
What mold are you trying to fit into?
March 24, 2009 – 9:53 am
My about page gets either one of two reactions: 1. Wow, you’ve been through so much and it’s completely amazing and you totally inspire me, thanks for sharing. Or, 2. How could you share that on the computer? How could you tell lots of people that? You shouldn’t be sharing that with people. It’s shocking. [...]
I'm walking on sunshine, whooaaaooo
January 27, 2009 – 10:47 am
Today, I am delightfully happy. In fact, more than delightfully happy, and more importantly, I am hopeful. Yesterday, I admit, I was absolutely miserable. Somehow I wrote a happy post anyways, but my allergies were awful and I’d had a less than happy conversation with someone close to me. But today – oh today, I [...]
A Letter From My Fear
January 25, 2009 – 2:43 pm
Dear Self, We haven’t spoken in a while. I don’t know if we’ve ever spoken in fact. Let me introduce myself. I am your fear. We need to talk. I need some things from you – I need you to hear me, to see me, to listen to me. I am so afraid. I am [...]
Can we help this girl make her dream come true?
January 5, 2009 – 11:13 am
For as long as I’ve known Mary Gray, all she’s ever dreamed about is directing “Footloose: The Musical” on stage. She’s had this entire play planned out in her head since she was 16, and maybe even before then. All she’s ever talked about for the past 4 years is Footloose, Footloose, Footloose. Lord knows [...]
