The Muse

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Nov 10, 20194 min

The Artists's Date: Autumn Edition

The autumn season is chock-full of inspiration. Most people I know can generally agree on this. Where I live, there's a distinct sense of...

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Aug 16, 20194 min

Art Journals, Smash Books, and Liberating Messes

I've written here on the blog about my Daily Doodle Practice and how this small commitment keeps Art-ing a part of my day... every day....

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Jul 5, 20193 min

The Artist's Date: Summer Edition

There's a real change in the air when summertime arrives. The days seem to stretch on forever. The air shimmers with heat above the hot...

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May 10, 20194 min

Courting the Muse: The Artist's Date

If you're a creative, you've probably been asked (probably more than once): Where do you get your ideas? Maybe you can answer this...

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Apr 16, 20193 min

The Doodle-A-Day Experiment

The year was 2017. The place: The Blue Mountains of Jamaica. I was up to my ears in work as an agricultural adviser for the US Peace...

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Apr 5, 20193 min

Keeping Regular

In the last post, we talked about the things we do that can gunk up our productivity. Now that we've covered the stuff to avoid, we can...

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Apr 2, 20193 min

Getting Unstuck

Has the creative well run dry? It happens to everyone. The Muse takes a vacation, doesn't even leave a note, and we're left wondering...