Inspiration Fridays! Is It Ripe Yet?

8paint Inspiration Friday Is It Ripe Yet

Creativity’s not precious. It’s feral. It’s compost…

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Inspiration Fridays! What’s fueling your curiosity?

8paint Inspiration Friday Whats fueling your curiosity

I’m curious. Not in a nosy way, I just love the possibility that shows up when we’re open…

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Inspiration Fridays! Go to Paris

Have you ever indulged in fantasy for so long that the reality could only be a disappointment? That was the risk I felt I was taking when...
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Inspiration Fridays! Who do you paint for?

It’s become even easier to fixate on our shortcomings, but what we really need, is a change in perspective.
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Inspiration Fridays! Does your art talk?

These subconscious bones show me who I am or at least help lend some insight into where I was at when I painted them.
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Inspiration Fridays! Creativity Never Sleeps

Ideas can float in and out of our consciousness without the interruptions and pressures that inevitably find us during the day.
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Inspiration Fridays! What Color Are You?

Color is honest. I love the idea of choosing a color as the basis for a body of work.
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Inspiration Fridays! How Do You Water Your Creativity?

Have you ever waited at the bus stop of inspiration? It takes a long time...
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Inspiration Fridays! Run Naked into Battle!

I've probably already overshared, but that's also how it felt for me to leave any part of my work unfinished.
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Inspiration Fridays! Cutting through the clutter.

... I realized that I wouldn’t be able to start a painting if I wanted to...
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Inspiration Fridays! Magic Hands!

Trust your hands because paint is magic.  The answers are hidden in the act of doing. A few months back I had the opportunity to go to the Frida Kahlo exhibit at the Portland Art Museum...
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Inspiration Fridays! Playing Small?

Playing Small? It’s important to make sure that we’ve changed our mindset from painting small to going big!
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Inspiration Fridays! What dreams keep you awake?

There is a distinct difference between having a dream and reveling in a fantasy. Both can start with the same vision, an idea so delicious that we...
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Inspiration Fridays! Coffee Stains

It all started with a couple of misplaced coffee cups, and some dark rings on my favorite sketches.