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Today’s Outing, Polishing the Lamp & New Inspiration

January 13, 2012

Today I am taking the set “The Journey” to show a boutique, hoping they will show my work. I’ll let you know how that goes. Also, I am going to The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in Frederick, MD to scope out their gallery spaces – I am going to submit a proposal for a [...]

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Art, the Boa Constrictor & Letting Go

September 2, 2011

I’ve been taking a vacation from my art for the past few weeks. I needed to gain some perspective. I just got to the place where I felt like “this is not working!” and that I did not want to go on if “things were going to be like this.”
After having a bit of [...]

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Feeling Refreshed, Ready to Paint!

March 1, 2011

Maybe I needed both the 4 and the 2 week breaks from my art that I’ve had over the last few months, even though I kicked and screamed and was so mad at the time. (See Artist, Mother of Triplets – Fries Out Over Winter Break.) But now I feel fresh and *hungry* to create, [...]

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A Distant Port ~ A Sense of Place

March 5, 2010

I feel as though I am searching for a sense of place. I feel my heart’s longing, wondering where I belong. The feeling was very strong when I started this piece, and I felt it come and go as I worked. Now that this is finished, I can feel the next piece waiting to be [...]

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What Georgia O’Keefe Knows

October 15, 2009

For the past 2 and a half years I had the intention of being a “professional artist”. Meaning, I was creating my work a) for me and b) to sell. I had this whole idea of what a professional, working artist meant. I was driven. I was professional. I was motivated.

Recently it became clear that [...]

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Divine Guidance

October 13, 2009

I haven’t painted for the last 3 weeks. Partly due to a decrease in my available time and an increase in what I want to do in that time.
It’s been a long time and I have felt it. I have been feeling the pains of not painting for at least 2 of those weeks. I [...]

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A Colorful Soul ~ Latifah Shay Interviewed

September 8, 2009

Warfordsburg, Pa., artist Latifah Shay will exhibit “A Colorful Soul’ at The Muse this month, but whose soul she’s referencing depends on the painting.
The longtime artist and graphic designer turned her interest to abstract acrylic pieces recently and said she feels her paintings are revelatory.
“I feel I connect with myself very deeply when I do [...]

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Words of Wisdom

August 27, 2009

“When I was an undergraduate art student, I was lucky enough to study with internationally acclaimed artist Terry Allen. I loved the class and worshipped the teacher, but I didn’t always get my assignments in on time. One day a student asked Terry how you know if you are really an artist. Terry turned to [...]

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Why do I paint???

August 3, 2009

I have always wanted to be an artist: to paint, to draw, to create… to bring what I see and feel to life in color and dimension. My spirit soars and travels while I create, opening the doors to freedom within. And as much as I long to visually express myself, I long to be [...]

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