Nothing is the worst thing I have ever done, I think. Yeah. Pretty much. Doing nothing. I have to tell myself, “Don’t stop going, whatever you do.” For the longest time, whenever I felt like I was stuck/lost, I always just stopped whatever I was doing (drawing, writing, painting, driving) and tried to just stand… Read More Don’t Touch the Brakes
I put “fartsy” in a blog title. Ha. In a previous blog post, I talked about asking the right question. I think that’s an easier concept for writers to think about questions. Visual artists have a harder time because they’re answering visual questions. For us, our questions don’t have “?” at the end, they just… Read More Artsy-Fartsy Questions
Here’s a scenario that I think most of us have experienced: You notice something that needs done. Let’s just say the dishes need loaded into the dishwasher, and you just got back from work/school. Sometimes you just start doing the task, not realizing how cumbersome your coat and snow boots are making the process. Or… Read More Tolerating Discomfort
If you’ve ever had to take bad news from one person to another, you probably appreciate the saying “Don’t shoot the messenger.” This saying means, don’t get angry at the person delivering the news, get angry at the person who originally caused the problem. I work as a writing consultant at a community college, and let… Read More The Way You Say…
I love life drawings. There is something so stunning and dynamic in a strong life drawing, something that no other drawing can portray. I love looking at them, but I also love making them. Putting real life on paper is almost ethereal sometimes… In fact, I love it so much that I’m retaking Figure Drawing… Read More Writing From Life
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