My Creativity Blog

A painted picture is like a vehicle. One can either sit in the driveway and take it apart or one can get in it and go somewhere. ~Mark Tansey, painter Thoughts: I enjoyed Mark Tansey’s quote because it made me think about how I react to art. Sometimes when I look at a piece of artwork [...]

You ought to be able to say that a painting is as it is, with its capacity to move us, because it is as though it were touched by God. But people would think it a sham. And yet that is what’s nearest the truth. Pablo Picasso Thoughts: How do you feel about the quote [...]

 “Just slap anything on when you see a blank canvas staring you in the face like some imbecile. You don’t know how paralyzing that is, that stare of a blank canvas is, which says to the painter, ‘You can’t do a thing’. The canvas has an idiotic stare and mesmerizes some painters so much that [...]

Learn how a Floral Painting can transform the Ambience and Mood of People

It is that time of the nine weeks. Sketchbooks are due. I both dread and look forward to this day. I look forward to seeing some really wonderful art work. I dread seeing some really badly scribbled drawings that took all of five seconds to complete. You think I am kidding? I am not. I [...]

I grew up watching my mother, who happens to be Terry Holliday,  create beautiful works of art.  Look at her work at Watercolors by Terry to see how talented she is. I remember one painting in particular from my childhood.  It was of my brother, my cousin, and myself  playing on the beach in Corpus [...]

Designing or creating the composition of your art work is very important in order to end up with a pleasing result. I have been painting for many years, and I find myself doing much of the composing as I take photographs of the subject matter I want to paint. Sometimes I do not consciously think about it. Other times I [...]