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Category Archives: painting “Creativity belongs to the artist in each of us. To create means to relate. The root meaning of the word art is to fit together and we all do this every day. Not all of us are painters, but we are all artists. Each time we fit things together we are creating-whether it is to…  Traveling through my day allows me to actually observe what I am given and eventually transform it with my actions. Becoming awake to observe is a huge thing! I have had days when I am unable to observe anything around me. I focus only on getting through the day and am not inclined to see… show 2 comments 
Observing oneself allows you to self reflect. Viewing your life as a work of art exposes the importance of each decision and the possibility of transformation. 
I observe how I feel in each situation I find myself during the day. From here I can make a choice of how I want to respond. This brings me to the Art of Living My Life. Your painting is so soft today, Beth. Thank you ! show 4 comments 
That quote from Hebrews has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I find it to be thought-provoking. I am enjoying all your paintings. Mom 
David Brooks, columnist for the New York Times, spelled out something during an interview with Charlie Rose which sounded so familiar to me, yet, was giving it a new frame to understand. For years, I practiced the process of intensely working on a painting, and then step away to create some space, often, letting it sit over night. It is our unconscious that gets to work when we relax after an intense, conscious effort. David Brooks said: “You have to feed the unconscious”. It is this wonderful interplay between conscious effort and the unconscious that creates art. Sounds old, yet new.
Slow down and observe the process, is right! 
This reminded me to slow down this morning. That is quite an accomplishment considering the tenor of the last 4 weeks. thank you.  What I did rediscover, as I reflected, is that I must create! It is as necessary to me as eating and sleeping. It is my way of sharing what is not not seen: of digging away at what is not understood; of researching using visual tools and gut level intuition. Why is this so important to me?… show 2 comments
Well said…onward
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Nina - I AM ART. ART is my Self.
Thank you.