I’m not done telling you about The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. These are thoughts that struck me as I read through her chapter on happiness at work. (You can call me “List Lady” today.) 1. “Enthusiasm is more important to mastery than innate ability.” No kidding! My drawing students who are unexperienced but enthusiastic often […]
Somebody Went to Mineral King
But it wasn’t me because I was drawing The Cabins of Wilsonia. (I know not to begin a sentence with the word “but”. Thanks for your concern about my writing skills.) And the weird spot on my camera is not there this time!! (Sometimes things do fix themselves, contrary to what my auto mechanic says.) I think […]
Happiness and Drawing a Book
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun has captivated me. She is a writer who had a flash of insight: “The days are long but the years are short”. She realized that she wasn’t enjoying […]
Everyone Loves a Rainbow
We enjoyed a fabulous rainbow last week. It was the full deal, complete with an echo or a reflection or whatever the right term is. I love rainbows. Who doesn’t love a rainbow? They are a gift from God. Just are. There is a verse in James (in the New Testament of the Bible) that […]
Random Thoughts on a Friday
1. Nothing to report about Mineral King. You can look at the webcam. I’m drawing in the studio, and Trail Guy is probably skiing. I think he should be renamed “Ski Guy” this winter. 2. I used to have a Blog Roll, which is a list of blogs I read. I don’t think any […]
A Peek into the Wilsonia Project
Perhaps I should have titled this “Book Report”. Then, you might have gotten it confused with my old Reading Rabbit reports. So many decisions. . . Remember that I am working almost exclusively on The Cabins of Wilsonia this year? (I told about it here.) Good thing I love to draw. At the time of this […]
What is Motivation?
Last time I tackled the word “inspiration”. Today I am addressing motivation. Motivation: the desire and willingness to do something If I am mentally stimulated to do something creative, why don’t I Nike? (just do it) I might have the mental stimulation, or the idea, but inertia is a problem. Too many other things to […]
What is Inspiration?
Two blogs I read regularly addressed the subject of inspiration, and I realized that I am confused between inspiration and motivation. Today I will tackle inspiration. People often ask artists what inspires them, and it is good to have an answer at the ready. (That’s a weird way to say it!) Time for a dictionary. (Don’t you love […]
Various Thoughts from a Drawing Machine.
That’s me. A drawing machine. This California artist has reverted to her roots of drawing cabins in pencil. 1. Yesterday I finished Wilsonia cabin drawing #92 and began #93. I try to always have one going on the table when I quit for the day. Then, when I return to the studio, there is no […]
Another Big Tree
But wait! There’s more. . . Big Tree IV, 6×18″, oil on wrapped canvas, $125 This should have a BUY NOW button, but my shopping cart isn’t working and I don’t know if the shopping cart on the website is the same as the shopping cart on the blog and after trying over and over […]