Category: Creativity

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Permanently Impermanent

Permanently Impermanent, by Mary Gow
“Permanently Impermanent,” pen and color pencil by Mary Gow
Those were two words that stuck with me, spoken by Jill, the leader and founder of a kayaking retreat held near her 400 acre plot of scenic land near Jenner, California.

In a weekend of walking meditation, kayaking, and eating mostly in silence, there’s time to reflect on “permanently impermanent.”

The first time I heard it I thought “What a great bumper sticker!”

And I’ve turned off my inner critic long enough to share this doodle with you.

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Halloween Night in the Village

The creator of this village is also a collector of my paintings. He’s constructed this elaborate miniature scene on his dining table. It’s quite something. You can see an extensive view of it in Part 1, which I did not produce. Below is a short video I took, sweeping across and around the lively scene.

Happy Halloween!

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Diebenkorn’s Notes on Beginning a Painting

Richard DIebenkorn's Notes on Painting
Richard DIebenkorn’s Notes on Painting
A show of the work produced in his Berkeley Years (1953 to 1966) by Richard Diebenkorn are on display at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. (The last day of the show is Sunday, September 29th, 2013).

I’ve gone three times. As you enter the show you’ll find Diebenkorn’s “Notes on Beginning a Painting” on the wall.

Going through the show I noticed and liked how you can see the layers of paint underneath. How he doesn’t try to hide his “mistakes” and instead they are part of the work.

What ways can you “Be careful only in a perverse way”? (See Item #10).