Recently, I finished a painting of a moose that is now on display in a Jackson Hole, Wyoming art gallery. As my art students watched my progress, I would often get questions from them such as
- What technique do you use to paint the water?
- How do you paint the rugged hair on the moose?
- What brush was used to create that effect?
To the surprise of many, the answer to most of the questions asked is “I don’t know!!!!” I figure it out as I go along. Often, it is a process of trial and error. Finding out on my own what works and what does not. There are some “how to” books that may give some suggestions, but they are of little help. I have my own process for coming up with the best solution. Read More
Were You Going Upstairs or Downstairs?
Do you ever forget to buy the parts to fix the leaky faucet, schedule the carpet cleaner, call the day care center to notify them of your need to pick up Johnny early? Do you purposefully procrastinate the task hoping it will just go away? I never do that…(ha ha). Sound familiar?
Why do we have such a hard time remembering things? I think we have so much to remember these days; our heads are so full we can’t concentrate on what comes next — even though we have every possible electronic device to remind us. Sometimes we just forget to check our reminder systems or just ignore all the reminders we get. I wonder sometimes if some of us have scheduled into our iphone/ipad when to go to the bathroom next.
I’ll bet many times we just ignore commitments in hope no one will notice. I’ll also bet that debtors do the exact same thing. They commit to making a payment or a series of payments, and then hope that no one notices when they don’t meet that commitment. They are testing you, right? Read More »