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Would You Fire Yourself?
That is the question that art coach Alyson Stanfield raised in a recent blog post. Supposing you where the boss doing an employee review she posed these questions – they got my attention! Do you...
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….on Sunday evening I received a call from the Executive Director of the Federation of Canadian artists to tell me my application for Signature status had been successful! So What is the Federation of...
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Ten Reasons You Should Do a Thirty Day Painting Challenge
You end up with 30 pieces of art (now that was obvious!) Okay here are the ten real reasons! It creates a habit It helps with procrastination It allows you to experiment It increases your speed It...
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It’s all about the process!
I had an amazing weekend attending the Suzanne Northcott “Big and Loose” workshop hosted by Susan of Island Arts Magazine. Suzanne really reaffirmed my belief in the process. If you allow yourself to...
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Clarifying Our Intentions
Clarifying our Intentions It is that time of year again. The time for reflection and the time to clarify our intentions for the coming year. Clarifying our intentions simply means this: Know what...
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My Guiding Word for 2016
Every year I select one word as a focus word to guide me through the year. I have decided on “BALANCE” as my word for 2016. balance Balance is having the right amount — not too much or too little —...
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Life is a Balancing Act
I thought I would do a follow up post on my 2016 guiding work “BALANCE” I have been thinking a lot about what it means to me and how I am going to achieve it. I have used two tools to help me...
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Play Big
This is a painting I did with cold wax and oil paint. For some reason the words “If life is a game Play Big” came up. It got me thinking about what play big means. Play Big is going to mean something...
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Looking Back
I always find this time of year to be one of reflection. To look back over the past year and review what worked, what didn’t, what I want to do less of, what I want to do more of, how I stacked up to...
View ArticleMy WOTY -or Word of the Year
I’ve finally settled on my guiding word for 2017. FOCUS Pay particular attention to and concentrate. I will be focusing in particular on a few things in my art business. Developing my online...
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