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Imagine you are in the Louvre viewing different pieces of art. You notice that some people stand and look at a painting for quite a long time before moving on. What is it they are looking at? Why is it taking them so long? What are they thinking as they view the art? Now imagine […]

Make It Your Own

In 1970, Paul Simon wrote the song Bridge Over Troubled Waters which became Grammy Song of the Year and a #1 hit in multiple countries. Since then, it has been performed by over 50 artists including such diverse stylists as Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash and Andrea Bocelli. Each of these singers brought their own interpretation […]

Are You an Artist?

I am an artist. I’m finally comfortable claiming the label. For most of my life, I did not consider myself to be artistic and, judging by my marks in art class, my primary school teachers agreed. Even after I took up painting in retirement, I failed to d efine myself as an artist. How wrong […]