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Painting As Tribute
This video is worth watching on many levels.
Posted in Creativiity, Inspiration, Videos
Tagged humility, Painting As Tribute, Robert Genn
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The Puzzle Of It All
Trust Robert Genn to get you excited about your substandard stuff. In a letter entitled Fun with retreads, Genn explains how he reworks an old painting. His kicker comes in the final paragraph: The greatest thing in the world is … Continue reading
Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Carol's Art, Carol's poetry
Tagged double layer, epiphany, fixer-upper, Fun with Retreads, Greenwood Quiltery, Humpty Dumpty, kicker, king's horses, king's men, moon, Off the Wall, puzzle, Quilt show, reworking art, risk, Robert Genn, substandard stuff, The Grand National 2010, The Summoning, Witness
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Direct the Torch of Your Imagination
If you are NOT subscribed to Robert Genn‘s The Painter’s Keys, I think you are missing a lot. I have been receiving these letters for a number of years, and they provide much inspiration, as well as valuable teaching tips … Continue reading
Ask Yourself If You’re Spending Time On the Right Stuff
The title of this post is one of the suggestions Randy Pausch listed as advice for anyone who might be running out of time. I am sure most of you are now familiar with the story of Randy Pausch, a … Continue reading
Learning is Finding Out What You Already Know
I JUST received a new Robert Genn Twice Weekly Letter. He has provided constant artistic encouragement since I subscribed to The Painter’s Keys a number of years ago. His letters are also rife with excellent tips, techniques, history and quotes. … Continue reading
Still Standing
This morning I made a most fortunate find. My dear friend Robert Genn (whom I do NOT know personally but who constantly provides such rich content in his twice-weekly letters that I have come to feel as if I know … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Inspiration
Tagged beauty in death, Betty Lane, eccentricity, Jennifer Noxon, pass on the flame, Robert Genn
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Hold On!
I am approaching this “financial crisis” as an opportunity for re-committing myself to what is most important in my life. I have been hearing the inner whisperings of pursuing a simpler, less cluttered lifestyle for some time, and that is … Continue reading
