‘If you’re going through hell, keep going.’ Winston Churchill There are those moments when I’m in a bad way. In those times I notice just how much the negative side of my personality comes out. Anger Hatred Resentment Despair Bitterness Loneliness Some of these I can’t seem to stop boiling upwards into my thoughts and […]
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The dark side of self help/Personal Development
‘Self-improvement is masturbation. Now self-destruction…’ Tyler Durden, Fight Club I’ve had read self-help books for over a decade and in recent years I’ve become disillusioned with the whole idea. My quest for personal development has lead me to read, listen and watch so much advice. But a part of me is exasperated. When will it […]
Sketching as practice
To learn art it’s often touted that you must do a lot of sketching. Some artists might find this annoying, “I’m here to learn how to paint not to draw.” But here I shall make the case that learning how to sketch and especially draw can and will help you paint. Sketching helps us develop […]
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The Importance of the Basics
‘It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe’ – Muhammed Ali Somethings in life get pushed aside. In our drive to be better, live better our priority is going to be the work. But in our drive to climb upwards things get forgotten. We all know […]
What is art, and does it matter?
In the blog post How Plein Air painting differs from Perceptual Painting? Larry Groff muses over the difference between the popular painters of today like Plein Air artists who find their way into magazines and perceptual painters who have a more modern take on the world and find their way into galleries. Personally, I’ve never […]
Taking comedy seriously
‘Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass’ Michel de Montaigne, ‘De l’experience,’ 1580-88 I recently listened to the audiobooks by Terry Pratchett. The Colour of Magic, Light Fanastic, Small Gods and Pyramids. I’ve never been interested in this sort of fiction before. What tickled me the most […]
