Can Meditation Make you a Better Artist?

Ever wondered how meditation enhances creativity? This blog talks about the various forms of meditation and how quietening the mind can lead to creating space for creative problem solving in your life and in business.

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Meditate & Create

Nothing quietens the mind more than meditation and creation…the artwork in the studio shows the openness to the art process that occurs when we can listen to the quiet voice inside…

How meditation heightens our creativity

Nothing quietens the mind more than meditation and creation…the artwork in the studio shows the openness to the art process that occurs when we can listen to the quiet voice inside…

Sharing the benefits of silence in my art classes

What do silence and creativity have in common? I have returned form a 5 day silent retreat in the snow and want to share my insights with you!

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Automatic Drawing and The Art Process

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How The Art Process Came to Be

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Reflecting on 2018 at The Art Process

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Creativity, mid life and getting back to art after a long hiatus

Remember when mid life meant changing your car or your partner? There is now a new awareness that one of the best ways to pursue a meaningful life when your kids have left home or you have retired from work, is through creativity. Art workshops and classes are thriving for this demographic and for good reason.

Another inspiring mixed media fearless art making workshop in my LA art studio

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Why choose mixed media & collage for my fearless creating art workshops?

How I coach my students in my art classes in Los Angeles

How meditation heightens our creativity

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So what are mixed media art classes?

Since I offer art classes in mixed media in west Los Angeles, I am often asked what exactly mixed media is. Basically, mixed media is an artwork in which more than one medium has been used.