Art is the Heart of my Soul's Desire

I'm a plein-air painter. Since 1996, I've had the privilege of painting in many locations spanning the US, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, the U.K., and Mexico. In 2002, I founded "l'Atelier aux Couleurs: Plein-Air Painting Tours"; and finally, after years of anticipation, I co-founded, "l'Atelier aux Couleurs: the Art Academy", two entities which offer plein-air painting workshops locally and abroad with some of the United States' premier plein-air painters. These pages are about my memories from my past as well as stories of my present journey as I travel the path of a professional fine artist.

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Creativity

"The most useful definition of creativity is the following one: people are artistically creative when they love what they are doing, know what they are doing, and actively engage in the tasks we call art-making.  The three elements of creativity are thus loving, knowing, and doing; or heart, mind and hands; or, as Buddhist teaching has it, great faith, great question and great courage."
-Eric Maisel, Ph.D.