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A View From the Easel
“The ability to step back and view the composition from a distance is just as important as being close to the surface.”
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A View From the Easel
“I love that I have a studio — that is a seriously magnificent fact.”
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A View From the Easel
“I always have at least two dogs keeping me company while I work.”
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A View From the Easel
“I'm finding that the plants have started taking over my life and creativity.”
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A View From the Easel
“Water has become my actual medium.”
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A View From the Easel
“I almost never allow myself to sink into the feeling of guilt or shame about not getting enough work done.”
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A View From the Easel
“I love that I can be here with my family, we can create together, and what we create can exist side by side.”
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A View From the Easel
“Being surrounded by our work feels like being surrounded by children — it brings us immense joy, but it can also make our minds restless.”
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A View From the Easel
“After teaching middle school for years, quiet still feels like a rare and precious luxury. Many ideas come to me amidst this silence.”
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A View From the Easel
“My studio, in a sense, is an escape where I can re-enter my art world and create.”
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A View From the Easel
“Fabrics are everywhere — we touch them, they clothe us, they contain histories and memories.”
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A View From the Easel
“My one true love is oil paint.”