Assisting Fellow Travellers on the Dreamway

"Loved ones are released to become travellers

on their own Dreamway."

~ Robert Genn

Woo Hoo! Our July 23rd Watercolor on Yupo Workshop, 

that I just announced two days ago,

is already half filled!

A little note about the art I create for teaching purposes - When I design a theme and a project(s) for one of my workshops, I do lessons with my students in mind. I often teach complete beginners right along side of others who have moderate or even extensive art training. This means keeping steps as simple as possible, going back to basics, stepping back, evaluating, using a more predictable technique(s) and coming up with a subject that most students will have success with. Everybody needs to feel that they learned something and created a beautiful (or at least satisfying) piece. So, for instance, I know everyone loves my loose, white horse, (posted above), but this is not something I would try to teach at a one day workshop! We'd probably have a few disappointed attendees to say the least.

Art is a noble quest with no set in stone, end destination.

I help people just starting out on the path and those who've been on the Dreamway quite a while.

With an art career spanning over four decades, I have a depth of knowledge

and experience that can help guide artists in all phases of the art voyage.

The main thing is to motivate them with love, accomplishment and joy to

just keep taking one step after the other and never give up the dream.

Happy Creating My Friends!

X ♥  O

 

Robert Genn Wisdom

"Inspiration comes from doing." 
~ Robert Genn

September 2015 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days - Day Eight
 

"There is no progress without product."
~ Robert Genn

What this challenge always does for me, is it speeds up my painting progress. Simply put, you can't advance as an artist without putting in large, continuous blocks of time and effort. That's why, even after professionally making art my whole adult life, I continue to try new approaches, experiment, learn, grow and evolve. Robert Genn once said, in reply to a student wanting a critique from him, that in order to be a true artist, you must first go to your room and come back after you have painted a hundred pieces. Becoming an artist is a process that only time and effort can create.

See Soul Searching here.

See all my abstract prints in different orientations  here.

"The brilliance of art as a collectible is that it has

a way of reaching out on an emotional level.

It touches on mystery, even spirituality."

~ Robert Genn 

Robert Genn and Sandy Sandy ~ Glasier Bay Alaska, 2005

Robert Genn - May 15, 1936 – May 27, 2014

Sandy painting on the Coral Princess, 2005 - by Robert Genn

I was fortunate to meet Bob through his Twice Weekly Letters for artists back in 1998. It was just a small group of subscribers at first, but Bob's content was amazing and readership mushroomed quite quickly. He continued to inspire artists world wide and wrote a letter to artists twice-weekly, non-stop for 15 years and I think I have read every one! Today, Sara, his daughter, carries on his legacy. I feel so fortunate to have known him online and offline. What a wealth of inspiration he was and continues to be in my life!

Thanks for stopping by and for adding your thoughts.

I love connecting with artists and collectors here and

truly appreciate your feedback and friendship.
 

X ♥  O