In the past, in order to be inspired by a place, it always seemed we had to travel. However, when we moved to Nova Scotia, we found inspiration right outside our door.
Tag: inspiration
Finding Emily
Like any great teacher, Emily Carr challenges me to ask "What do I need to learn here?"
Marion Boddy-Evans
My sister visits the Isle of Skye each summer to work on her Gaelic language skills. In 2017, she discovered the artist Marion Boddy-Evans. She sent me the link to Marion's blog and I've been following her ever since. Lots of good stuff on there for painters. I highly recommend it. This summer, on her… Continue reading Marion Boddy-Evans
Ideas have ancestors
Creative expression isn't about being an original. It's about seeing things in a new way by building on our creative 'ancestors'. I'm not sure anyone starts from nothing. Ideas have family trees.
Sketching to Experience the World
Drawing is first about taking something with all the senses, letting what is simply be as it is, without judging it. - Jeanne Carbonetti, The Yoga of Drawing" Call it what you will I love sketching. While it's a good creative warm-up, it's even better as an antidote to the distractions all around me. It… Continue reading Sketching to Experience the World