Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t

When I was in art school I felt like a less than capable writer.  I determined that I needed to gain more mastery over my writing skills and I enrolled in a creative writing class for extra credit.
But I struggled. Most of that struggle was rooted by my British mother’s constant insistence that Americans cannot [...]

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My Muse Gets Pushed and Pulled Around

The common romantic perception of my life as an artist is that I must spend about:

80% of my time painting leisurely in a lovely landscape, breathing in the fresh air, sunning myself with a glass of wine in one hand and paint brush in the other hand
Then I spend 15% of my time going to [...]

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The Problem with Being a Painter

The problem with being a painter, for me anyway, is that like a writer, it’s too often a solitary existence.
And I am a social being. I actually like to be around people.  Well, some people. I don’t fit the stereotype of the sulking or reclusive creative. God help me I never want to.
Thankfully my creative [...]

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