by iDvlpr Marketing | Jun 23, 2017 | Articles
The Way It Is There is a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can’t get lost. Tragedies happen;...
by iDvlpr Marketing | Jun 7, 2017 | Articles
Many painters and teachers ask us about the construction of The Painting Experience’s cardboard tripod easels. These big, sturdy tripods have many advantages: They’re easy to set up; they collapse for easy storage; and when their lives are over, they can...
by iDvlpr Marketing | Apr 12, 2017 | Articles
To express spontaneously — that is, without a goal — is to practice presence, bringing our full selves to the painting with curiosity and interest. Artists are often considered to be the delicate barometers of civilization, sensing the deeper pulse of...
by iDvlpr Marketing | Mar 21, 2017 | Articles
I’ve just returned from my annual retreat at Hui Ho’olana Retreat Center on the Island of Moloka’i. The ten days we spend painting at the Hui mark my longest painting retreat each year, and they always yield fresh insights and new realizations. This year, one of the...
by iDvlpr Marketing | Sep 27, 2016 | Articles
When “what is” is what is, “what is” is no longer what is. ~ J. Krishnamurti I was once teaching a workshop at a retreat center when I arrived to find the room far from ready. There’s much work to prepare the studio for a week-long painting course — lights,...
