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Your Best Investment Yet

‘I’m going to invest in me.’
Did you feel a bit uncomfortable just reading those words? I know I did in writing it.
Investing in ME.
Doing something with the intention that I will personally grow, benefit, expand from. Invest. The word itself makes one

Make Your Joy a Priority

Funny how bogged down we can get, losing the plot. A lost ball in tall weeds. This simple mantra can answer a plethora of ‘should I?, which one should I pick? why nows?’ Make your joy a priority. Roses, bold and red, standing straight by the French flower shop sink. Eddie, eyes so green, my…

Minding Your Eds and Cues

In regards to last week’s confession, I’ve been having some happy times painting at the cottage. I wanted to share what actually triggered me getting back to the easel. It was a back-end approach. I wasn’t trying to ‘find’ something to paint.

Feeling at Home in International Artist Magazine!

Years back, long before the days of computer and easy access to artists around the world, there were these wonderful things called art magazines. They were like little treasures that came to my mailbox each month.

Finding Our Why

So how do we arrive at knowing our ‘why’, our purpose?
How do we uncover it?
Well, here’s the cool thing. We thankfully don’t have to go searching outside ourselves for some lofty purpose.

Why the ‘Why’ Matters

Think of your ‘why’ like the flame to your candle, like the mojo to all your creative undertakings!

Waiting for just the right time to study with me—I’ve got you!

If you’ve been wanting to take an online painting course with me and waiting for the just the right time—I’ve got you!

For a very limited time, my online painting course set in Italy is available for the special price of $100 off!

Redefining Hard

Hard doesn’t have to be…well, hard!

The Starting Point

Recognizing the things we’ve been shelving for months, years, and decades is an eye-opener. We can’t undo the lost time. We can, however, choose differently for today and going forward.

The Waiting List

The things that REALLY matter to us.
The very things that we will look back on with regret if left to languish on a waiting list.
Those things that were way more meaningful than all that OTHER stuff that seemed so important.