Drawing Connections

I’m feeling grateful and pleased that my painting, Head On Again, recently won first place at the 2024 Cold Wax International Juried Exhibition. Grateful, pleased and … lucky. What does luck have to do with it?

Is it really fear we feel when we worry about what other people think about us or our work? Reframing “fear” in this context as “vulnerability” helps identify a range of useful strategies for thriving in an uncertain social environment.

Is it really fear we feel when we are in situations where we don’t know what we’re doing? Reframing “fear” in this context as “confusion” can help us identify a broad range of strategies for what to do when we feel out of our depth.

Is it fear that artists and writers feel when facing the blank canvas or page? Reframing fear in this context as uncertainty about how to make a start or keep going can help us identify concrete ways to become unstuck.

Sometimes what we label as fear is really uncertainty, confusion, or vulnerability. Read on to learn how reframing fear can lead to problem-solving solutions that are more useful than the vague encouragement to “be brave.”

In this short post, I reflect on the recent drivers of change in my artwork.

Practice strategies you can use to turbo-charge the knowledge construction that underlies expertise.

The problem with categorizing art and why I’ve decided to drop the “fine.”

Six strategies for maximizing your online art experience.

An in-depth color course helped me rethink my haphazard approach to color.

Can we consciously change the way we subconsciously think?

Writing is a great way to explore and clarify your own understanding of your artwork and art practice.

How can we outsmart our brains so that we draw what is there instead of what we think is there?

I have been interested in observing people and making art as far back as I can remember. Now, I’m combining these interests in my new blog.