Part of being an artist is learning how to take care of your muse – and by that I mean your creative spirit.

As I begin work on my next SENSORY-SCAPE painting, I am fighting the feeling of futility on several levels.

But this is about the idea that one person can make a significant difference in the world. Over the weekend, I got to spend time with just such a person, Dee Ann McIntyre.

Life is full of changes and as I walk down memory lane I'm reminded that we need to soak up THIS moment.

I'm learning to celebrate my senses instead of feel embarrassed by what they bring me.

For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical.

My days became waking nightmares as I tried to do everything on less and less sleep.

Overcoming personal demons and realizing how much I appreciate YOU dear reader.

The more I looked at my face the less I saw what was and instead I saw what will be.

A look at my personal demon External Validation and how I'm making changes away from it.

Facing the fear of being seen and all it entails.

A look at being rejected and selected for art exhibits.

Art life lessons from an unlikely source - a reality TV show about interior design!

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