Photo by Dlscape – James Ball When I first moved to London, and was as green as a shamrock, I discovered the Masterclass series at the Haymarket Theatre. A series of guest talks by industry people and it was how I first started to gather information and make my way in a new market. It […]
In the evening …
In the evening I go up in the desert and spend hours watching the sun go down, just enjoying it, and every day I go out and watch it again. I draw some and there is a little painting and so the days go by. Georgia O’Keefe Routine. Sustainable actions. Repetition. Enjoyment of life. These […]
Embrace the Gaping Void
Photo by Aka_lusi I’m taking a really great course now called Teach Now which I highly recommend for anyone who is interested in teaching. Registration is currently closed but it’s worth getting onto the mailing list to learn about it next time. The course is for current teachers and aspiring teachers. It deals with the nuts […]
The Value of Differentiation (and the Added Value of a Sense of Humour)
Today I stumbled across this awesome video on Youtube – Rolling Clay With Keith. Check it out: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMzL1T8MjWQ?rel=0] I love this video for all kinds of reasons. Let’s look at some of them… 1. It’s funny Let’s face it, we all take ourselves too seriously sometimes and this seems to often come out when […]
Daring to Dance to a Different Beat
It’s tempting as we get older to think that we need to be on just one path. Or that when we make a decision we have to stick with it. Or even that our head knows best what to do – we talk ourselves into making decisions we think are ‘smart’ or ‘best’ without ever […]
J. S. Bach and the Value of Getting On With It
Last night I attended a very good performance of Bach’s St John Passion at The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. I find it terribly relaxing to sit for 2 hours just listening to music – my average day is so scattered and all over the place that the focus of two hours on music […]
Be Empty to Hear the Answers.
To survive, an individual must repetitively stop whatever it is doing to ask how it is doing, to think about where it needs to go, and to be empty to hear the answers. M Scott Peck I have long been a fan of M Scott Peck’s writing. The Road Less Travelled was a huge influence on […]
First Steps to Setting Up a Creative Business
At a recent Creative Entrepreneurship workshop I lead at the Red Door Studios in East Ham a lot of people had questions about the nuts and bolts of setting up their own businesses, so I promised a kind of check list as to the first steps to consider. These are logistical steps and are kind […]
Don’t think about making art….
Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art. Andy Warhol
Picasso and the Myth of Originality
Today I attended a great exhibition at the Courtauld Institute, Becoming Picasso, Paris 1901, which looks at one year in Picasso’s output, 1901 when he first came to Paris as an ambitious 19-year-old and proceeded to paint up a storm. The breadth of his work during this period is remarkable. What is interesting about this […]
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