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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

George Elliot

Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."











—  George Eliot


English Novelist


1819 - 1880














We all have dreams and things we want to accomplish in our lives.  Unfortunately, most of us either give up too soon or misinterpret our dreams.  I thought being a writer meant being able to write full time.  It does not.  Many writers had other lives.  Writing is only a portion of living. I thought being a writer meant having a best seller on the charts.  It does not.  Some great writers and artists never made a penny from their creative work.  I believe that we all become what we are meant to be.  We just need to discover what we are meant to be.  Search deep within your soul to understand who you are and what you are meant to do.  For some of us being a mother or father is the most important thing we can do.  Creative works helps to keep us sane.  For others being a teacher is the most important thing they can do.  Painting is the work that keeps them in touch with who they are.  It is never to late to be what you can be.
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Bob Marley

Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown

"When the root is strong, the fruit is sweet."











— Bob Marley


Jamaican Musician


1945 - 1981














How well do you know your roots?  On what other artists is your art build on?  Who are the artists who have influenced you?  On whose shoulders are you standing?  An artist needs to understand the history of his art.  He needs to know his roots.





How strong are your roots?  How deep are your roots?  Without roots the tree dies.  Without roots the plant withers.  Without roots there is no fruit.  Don't ignore your roots.  Don't ignore the traditions from which you come.  Are you watering your roots?  Are you growing as an artist?  Are you in touch with your roots?  





Here is Cedella Marley talking about her father.











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Sunday, February 5, 2012

John Amatt

Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown

"Face new challenges, seize new opportunities, test your resources against the unknown and in the process, discover your own unique potential."














— John Amatt


English Speaker


1945 -











Only by challenging ourselves to try new adventures do we discover who we are and what our limitations and opportunities are.  Are you challenging yourself to learn something new?  There are physical challenges, mental challenges and creative challenges.  On what level are you challenging yourself?  You must learn to step outside your comfort zone and find new beginnings.  
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Thomas Merton

Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."











— Thomas Merton


American Writer


1915 - 1968

















Have you ever lost yourself in your art and woke up wondering how you created what you did?  I have sometimes written for several hours only to read what I wrote days later and be surprised by what I wrote.  Something happens where I seem to disappear into the writing process and am only partially conscious.  Yet through the process of writing I have also been able to heal myself and in the process find myself.  Creativity is a mysterious, mystical and spiritual process that brings us closer to who we are meant to be.  If you have experienced the creative process, then you have been blessed with a gift.  Give thanks for what you have been given.
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Friday, February 3, 2012

Maria Luz Q. King

Posted on 1:40 PM by Unknown



Old Man


"My art is my conversation with the world."











— Maria Luz Q. King


American Artist, Writer


1952 - 
















Junior


Art at its core is about communication, about talking — carrying on a conversation with people today and tomorrow.  It is like a time machine that carries us from the world in which we live into some distant future where we inspire the lives of others.  What are you talking about in your art?  What is the conversation that you are having?  What messages are you sending into the future?





Is the conversation that you are having clear and concise?  Do people understand what your message is  Do you know what your message is?
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Romare Bearden

Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown

"Painting and art cannot be taught.  You can save time if someone tells you to put blue and yellow together to make green, but the essence of painting is a self-disciplined activity that you have to learn by yourself."














— Romare Bearden


American Artist


1911 - 1978













The Train
Collage (1974)


People often say that painting and writing cannot be taught by others.  The best way to learn to write and paint is through painting and writing.  We discover who we are as creative leaders   by doing.  And while there is a lot of truth to this, I believe one can learn from others.  Not that one needs formal training, but rather the observation and interaction with others.  Those who have been painting or writing for years have much to teach the young if they are willing to listen.  But when the teaching is over, the student must still paint or write what is in his heart. He must create what his heart sees.








See some more art work by Romare Bearden.














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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

William Plomer

Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown

"Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected."














— William Plomer


South African Writer


1903 - 1973











Great writers and artists make mental leaps that often leave others baffled.  They make connections between what seem like very different things.  For me, this mental leaping often happens at a subconscious level and only occasionally spills over into the conscious world.  I make leaps while writing poetry that I know don't come from my conscious mind.  One way of increasing this unconscious leaping is to be constantly feeding information into your mind and and letting your subconscious connect the dots.  Even if you don't understand the connection in your rational mind, trust your subconscious because it understands the relationship better than the analytical mind.
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