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A portrait artist can have a wonderful career. Most people would love to have a flattering portrait done of themselves, or of someone in their family. Do you have talent for portraiture? And how would you get started  working as an artist?

My advice is to have your artist materials to hand. This would include not only a sketch book, proper pencils and possibly oil paints, but a way to perfect your drawing ability. Enroll in a class at your local junior college, or take private lessons if you can afford them. If you already know you have talent, and you have the confidence to pursue this, then don’t wait! An evening drawing class could help get your portrait artist career off to an actual start, and take it from the realm of dreaming to reality!

Posted August 31, 2010 Comments(0)

You are creative. Have you tried to deny this to yourself? Well, I would like to encourage you to get things moving in that direction! One of the easiest and yummiest ways to express this is in the kitchen. How about a soup made from all the best leftovers in your refrigerator? Add your choice of spices, lots of garlic, and whatever happens to be kicking around (grains, vegies and so on)

Follow it up with some homemade chocolate chip cookies. Now THAT is something that you can sink a little creativity into! Add nuts, dried fruits and of course lots of dark chocolate chips. Delicious, and creative too. I am making myself hungry!

Creativity does not have to be only related to drawing, music or dance. Life itself can be lived as an artist!

Posted August 24, 2010 Comments(0)

Haiku are short, lovely poems of usually just 17 syllables. Most of them have something to do with one of the four seasons. They originated in Japan, but they have migrated and seem to be quite a world-wide phenomena.

Have you ever tried you hand at writing one? I think of them as little snapshots of life, crystal clear and somewhat wistful. And you would be surprised at the skill it takes to create them! Not to scare you off; I think everyone, young and old should indulge in a little Haiku writing. It is amazing the beauty and joy that one can find in just a few short lines.

And if you want to keep to the seasonal motif, you can have quite a bit of fun. But where I live, there are not vast seasonal changes, so I would have to get around that somehow. Haiku for the Southeast?

Posted August 18, 2010 Comments(0)

I think ADHD and creativity deserves some more attention. As a matter of fact, did you know that some believe this is a completely invented label? Now I am not saying that there aren’t children who get antsy, can’t sit still and so forth. But rather than drugging them, why now find out the source of the problem? Often creative children are just plain bored.

Or another possibility is that your child has not had a sufficient protein breakfast. This alone can mess up his or her ability to concentrate. Sugary breakfast cereals do not give energy for very long. Your child may be plain hungry for real nourishment! If it were me, I would find out the true source of my child’s trouble. I can assure you he doesn’t have a Ritalin deficiency!

Posted August 11, 2010 Comments(0)