Five minutes, tops. That’s all I plan on staying. I didn't know my five-minute errand was about to become an evening of nature...
Noticing: The Shape of Quiet
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Courting the Muse
AKA Confessions of a Recovering Realist
Notice When the Well Needs Filling
This post almost didn’t happen. Procrastination was kicking creative inspiration's ass. Cause I got a baaaad case of summer fever. Not the...
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...
Getting Ready to Paint Big Again
The Physical Side of Making Art I write my best posts during the wee hours when I’m supposed to be sleeping. You have to trust me on this...
The Landscape of Connection
Less that a year ago I was jonesin’ to be here — getting ready for the big move up north. New town. New house. New studio. In my head, I...
Get Thee to a Gallery: An Artist Date
Part 1: Artist Date in Port Angeles It was a perfect day to check out the local gallery scene here in Port Angeles. Gray. A little...
Coulda Shoulda Woulda Made Art This Week
Part 1: What I Coulda Shoulda Woulda Been Doing Last week in a nutshell: I coulda been arting. I shoulda been making be-you-tiful stuff. I...
Susan Lobb Porter
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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.
