Are artists custodians of our treasured traditions or trail blazers for our future aspirations? Watching an art history documentary left me pondering ...
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Why do I create art? There are probably as many answers to this question as there are artists. It has been bothering me for some time and perhaps my a...
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Nagotiating life’s twists and turns Picture the scene- the day after returning from a wonderful relaxing holiday. Which way do you turn? What do...
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For many years I used this as a kind of safety blanket, ” Oh , don’t look at this piece I’m just experimenting!” Perhaps this ...
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Usually I find holidays a source of pressure. Is this a paradox? It is possible to build up expectations- ” oh, I’ll have time to write a ...
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Today’s adventure took me and my dog out and about somewhere new. We wandered across the fields with the sun on our faces and the wind rustling ...
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Today my heart is very much open to the emotions and feelings that surround us. I often wonder if ( as we are now ) in times of change and uncerta...
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Do you wonder what direction your creativity is taking? Are you content with where you are or is there a niggle that there is more to do? I have start...
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Does it ever make your head spin trying to fathom out the beauty of nature? Yes, I will admit to being accused of regressing to childlike eye poppin...
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I get very tense about my creative time. 1 It feels so squeezed out by life and I get frustrated! 2 When I do have time that fantastic butterfly of an...
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