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! Rocket or apple tree?

Hiking my way up a narrow trail some years ago I came across a man working feverishly in his sketchbook...
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Inspiration Fridays! Downtime is a great way to discover what’s next.

The aha moments and big ideas don’t always show up on demand. How do we discover which impulse to follow?
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Inspiration Fridays! Are You Still Learning what You’ve Learned?

Watching my friend Cliff come in through the doors of our studio every day to work was even painful for me. The man moved slowly… deliberately.
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Inspiration Fridays! Do Your Art

Give yourself an hour or even a half an hour each day to create. Honor that time as sacred, it will recharge your battery.
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Inspiration Fridays! Who are you painting?

Learning about someone without words is an incredible gift.
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Inspiration Fridays! Can you finish your own paintings?

No one is even there! And they certainly can’t finish your painting for you. Even if they could, not one of them is qualified to be you.
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Inspiration Fridays! Are you afraid to face your drawing?

I make a lot of noise about drawing. I love to draw, and I found that having a good...
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Inspiration Fridays! How much do you allow your art to lead?

What I've begun to notice, as my life moves forward, is a surprising connection.
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Inspiration Fridays! Simple isn’t easy.

All of this stuff takes up space. And believe it or not, it can take up space in our minds as well. Clutter is frenetic.
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Inspiration Fridays! How do you come home to your art?

Returning from a long trip is both invigorating and overwhelming. We find ourselves caught between two worlds...
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Inspiration Fridays! There’s fun, and then there is type 2 fun.

Fun is floating on your back in the salty Caribbean Ocean, then standing up with the water waist high and walking...
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Inspiration Fridays! Are you playing it safe?

Sometimes life jumps out and grabs you when you least expect it.