You really want to create something: an artwork, a song, a new recipe or even a new life journey; but you are feeling less than inspired. How can you get the inspirational motor up and running again? What action can you take? Maybe it isn’t action that is needed but letting go of something that will wake up the muse. Has your creative routine become so predictable that perhaps your muse is sleeping on the job? Shake up that routine, or maybe even let it go. I know you are thinking, but you said inspiration happens when you show up consistently. How [...]

My blog posts are often directed to artists about overcoming challenges and finding inspiration. Creating is only one side of the equation; collectors make up the other side. When you become a collector, you are not only buying a creation made by someone, but you are also becoming a part of that artists life. You are beginning a relationship with the artist whether you meet them in person or not.   You as the collector become a character within the story of the painting. When you collect art, you not only acquire a work but a different perspective seen through the eyes of [...]