A Teeny Tiny Pug, and Taking Back My Crayons
10/13/2010
Imagine looking into those big watery eyes for hours. That's what I got to do while I was painting her portrait. I just adore this face. I wonder what Ozzie would say if I brought home a Pug... hmmmm...
Josie's mom says that Josie is a wonderful little Pug, full of energy
and personality. She says that "before I met my Josiecakes, and I was
nervous about taking care of her because I’d never had a pet of my own.
It has been the best decision of my life to have her live with me, she
makes me very happy."
, 11 x 14", Oil on Canvas
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I've had some time to do some reading these last few days, and I discovered this great list of tips from
Hugh MacLeod, the creator of
Gapingvoid cartoons.
One of my favorites (favorites are difficult because there is a lot of good genuine stuff here) is #6...
6. Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten.
Then when you hit puberty they take the crayons away and replace them
with books on algebra etc. Being suddenly hit years later with the
creative bug is just a wee voice telling you, “I’d like my crayons back,
please.”
Exploring your own inner creative child as an adult is not, or should not be, some big scary thing (like it was and is sometimes for me!) If you have a "wee voice" inside you, or if you're currently a creative person in need of some worthwhile reflection, I'd recommend taking a look at these tips. It's an easy, fun read, and it'll definitely help put some things into perspective for you. You can find a free download of the first 26 in
PDF format here.
Posted in Random. Updated 10/13/2010.
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