Inspiration Fridays! Can you leave it alone?

8paint Inspiration Friday can you leave it alone

Knowing when a painting is finished and then actually choosing to stop is a very underrated skill…

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Inspiration Fridays! Is the tangent actually the main event?

Inspiration Friday is the tangent actually the main event

You know that feeling. You’re totally lit up about something, maybe even slightly unhinged…

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Inspiration Fridays! Beauty is waiting

Go find that thing that inspires you. Getting out of the house might be all it takes.
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Inspiration Fridays! You can name your fear but don’t feed it

As an artist, it's not uncommon for me to experience creative blocks from time to time. Some blocks dig in, and seem to linger, uninvited.
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Inspiration Fridays! What I Learned from Being Dramatic

They show us how to love what we learn. A good teacher can tap the wells of passion. A bad one can drown you in discontent.
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Inspiration Fridays! Mastery Is Not Just For The Masters

But it was a shift that I rarely achieved by myself. Someone had to point into the unknown and show me that it was achievable.
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Inspiration Fridays! Get Past Your Blocks and Find Your Inspiration

Creativity is everywhere. It pulses at the atomic level. All we have to do is turn around, and look for it. I discovered it alive and thriving
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Inspiration Fridays! Into The Abyss

It's our job to bravely throw ourselves at it like the Jackson Pollock of crash test dummies. All of that possibility can be overwhelming.
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Inspiration Fridays! Two peas in a pod.

In the right company, you will be willing to reach into the uncomfortable and build dreams one brushstroke at a time.
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Inspiration Fridays! We’ve all had those bad days.

There are days when it's easy to lose sight of all that we've accomplished. Especially if we're only focused on all that is left to do.
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Traveling without Knowing

The word painting feels light and exciting. The word profession brings with it a different kind of weight.
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Paint Like a 4th Grader

The word painting feels light and exciting. The word profession brings with it a different kind of weight.
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How do you stay creative through the Holidays?

An undisciplined wrestling match between my art and attention to those that I love raged as Christmas drew nigh. Painting would regularly triumph...
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Inspiration Fridays! Who Are Your People?

The life of an artist can be hard, especially if you feel surrounded by a community that doesn’t understand what you are trying to say with your work.