I got a smelly candle and put it in my car now my whole car smells like total luxury. In pursuit of new ways to get luxury into my paintings I am spreading it all over my house. Why not have romantic tiny lights in...

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Any time you hear “Now you have to be open minded about this,” means that this will be hard to imagine. I think that is a good way to start your day. Most of us go through the motions of living most of the day....

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You all must know that my webmaster picks out the pictures to go with my blog when I don’t have an illustration.  I am going to tell you how great he is. Most webmasters do not help you manage a blog, but mine does. It...

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There is a lot of junk food for our brains that we take in that we aren’t even aware of. Every time you watch a mindless television program or movie you are filling your brain with information that is taking up space where good food...

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Every time I finish a show I think “Now what am I going to do?” I have painted about 500 paintings in the last 10 years and they are all girls. You would think I would run out of ideas. How many girl paintings can...

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What does success mean? Most people think it means getting someone to agree with you. They “buy” your product. When an art show sells out the first night of the show, well that is big success, right?  I think that is wrong. Success does not...

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The voices in our head combined with all the noise we experience in our daily life are tremendous. No wonder it is hard to concentrate.  Even 50 years ago there was way less noise to contend with.  When I was a kid no toy made...

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It is  not shallow to have a strong desire for beautiful surroundings. Beauty is food for your entire body, mind and spirit. Did you ever notice how difficult it is to be anything but respectful  while beautiful music is playing. I find that I sit...

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Dreams are a good tool to think out solutions to problems on which you have been working.  Many times, I have thought of a new idea in a dream, and when I woke up it was the perfect answer. But then I spent a huge...

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I get ideas in the middle of writing about how to get ideas. The simple act of walking down the path of writing about new ideas makes new ideas come into being. Drawing and writing is even better. Then you are using both sides of...

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