This post almost didn’t happen. Procrastination was kicking creative inspiration's ass. Cause I got a baaaad case of summer fever. Not the...
Notice When the Well Needs Filling
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Courting the Muse
AKA Confessions of a Recovering Realist
Notice When You’re Lost
Three years old. I'm in an alley next to a dumpster, crying my heart out. I'm all alone. And I'm lost. This isn't a story I was told. This...
Noticing: The Pump House
I can't help but notice--I have a problem. If you scroll through my camera roll, you'll find hundreds of photos of the same small building...
Showering with the Muse
I was taking a shower the other night when the Muse decided to join me. She does that. That’s when I noticed a new creature in the tiles....
Noticing Joy
It’s a perfect, picture-postcard day. Not too cold. Not too hot. Sunny, with a few puffy clouds against a deep blue sky. And across the...
Noticing: Remember the Feeling
What Makes Good Art ? It's Not the Painting! “Good art is not what it looks like but what it does to us.” — Roy Adzak I saw a painting...
Noticing Texture
Noticing Texture: Scribbles in 3D by Susan Lobb Porter I’m unpacking groceries and go—WHOA. Stopped in my tracks by an onion with a head...
Noticing Color: A Kitchen Sink Moment
It's early morning. I’m standing at the kitchen sink filling the dog bowl with fresh water. And then—BAM! Out of nowhere the muse hits me...
When Light Wouldn’t Let Go
From Noticing to Abstract Painting So I got up the other day, walked down the hallway… and this happened...This being the photo up above....
Unfolding: Studio (and Life) in Progress
I stood in my studio today, still very much under construction. Which is to say I stood on a subfloor, surrounded by framing, with chunks...
Susan Lobb Porter
Recent Posts
Creativity: Seeing What Isn’t There Yet
Noticing: The Shape of Quiet
A scientist and a painter stand beside the same pond and discover that creative inspiration often begins by seeing the world differently.
Creative Lessons from a Cantaloupe
Painting the New Art Studio
Painting the new art studio somehow turned into a mission to completely pimp out the potty. Things escalated from there.
Notice When the Well Needs Filling
The Muse wanted inspiration. The High Priestess of Procrastination wanted a day off. A trip to the beach made them both happy.
