Authentic Obsessions

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Having a small easy project that you never struggle to do, is a way in to the work and lets you stop procrastinating.

The best pieces come out of those bold gestures.

Music alongside painting …

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1.     A proposal of study can focus the mind and maintain a rigor within your work.

2.     Everyone has different challenges - build on what you’ve got.

3.     Social media is a platform to t…

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Pay attention to the role of contemplation in your art practice.

When you give your art time and space to breathe amazing things emerge.

Taking better of your body could help your art practice…

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1. Just ask.

2. On social media: Follow less, engage more.

3. Same but different.

4. Be here now. Let go.

5. When you want to see beauty somewhere, if you don’t already see it, you have to creat…

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1.     Just keep going. Pursue an idea, learn what doesn’t work and don’t give up along the way.

2.     Ask “what if.”

3.     As long as you activate the creative mind, you'll learn what doesn…

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1. We’re so complex and weird as human beings - we know what is good for us and what will give us satisfaction so why don't we just go do more of that?

2. If you listen very carefully each tr…

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1.     Just say yes to more things. Even if you’re scared. A little bit of fear feeds the soul.

2.     Cowboy boots, cinnamon tea and a boogie dance is a great way to start the day.

3.     Jus…

1. It’s through the details that we notice changes and transitions.

2. A change in your environment can cause a change in you and your art.

3. We can only love those things that we know and we only wan…

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1. At the end of the day you just have to really find yourself fully in the person that you are

2. The more time you give yourself in a creative space the more the art that you're making comm…

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1. There’s no screaming in art. And there’s no crying in troweling.

2. You can’t give up and give in to self-doubt. Of course there will be self-doubt and tears, but work it out in your head,…

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1. It all starts with being curious about the world.

2. You can have multiple careers across different industries – all you need to do is take a chance on yourself.

3. It’s worth peeling back …

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1. In our busyness and urban-ness we’ve been taken away from the beauty and mystery and magic that exists around us.

2. You have to be able to live in that uncomfortable zone in order to get …

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1. “I have a lot of tabs open in my browser.”

2. Creativity does not need to be artistic - the mere act of being alive is creative.

3. Engaging in process art with no intent, no direction and …

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1. There’s a real strength in knowing your weakness.

2. What I learned in art school taught me to expand my vision and self-critique.

3. Fear no longer gets a vote.

4. So often our fear pushes …

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1. You begin to realize you’re limiting your options and every positive choice that you make to do something means there are other things you don’t get to do.

2. Do what you can to quiet the …

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1. Stretching a canvas in the studio is like making a sauce in the kitchen.

2. It’s still challenging to realize there will be another painting after this one.

3. Not every painting is going t…

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1. Let your field go fallow for a while. Step away from it and allow things to percolate.

2. If you get to the point where you're not able to tap into that pure place where you’re “just makin…

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1. You show up, you commit, you don’t let people down, and you put something back into the community.

2. Don't give up when you get frustrated by your materials.

3. Don’t overcomplicate things…

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1. Just because you carry the load well doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy.

2. You don’t have to be just one thing.

3. It IS a good day to have a good day!

4. No colors clash in nature.

Mentioned in th…

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1. Everything around you is touched by an artist. Artists are the ones who tell our story.

2. Self expressions is the key to storytelling. It’s about hearing everyone's individual stories and…