\n \u201cDaily Rituals:How Artists Work<\/a>\u201d by Mason Currey,details rituals of inspired famous artists, musicians, writers and scientists.
\nThe book entails some surprising facts.
\nSome apply healthy habits, others, not so much. Most were\/are workaholics.
\n\u201cThe two things, life style and work, have become one. Now if that\u2019s eccentricity, then I\u2019m eccentric.\u201d Glenn Gould.
\nPattern was a big part of their process. Georgia O\u2019Keefe took long walks as part of her daily routine.
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<\/a> NEW Crystal 18 x 24 Oil<\/p>\nHow artists go about seeking inspiration, or the work they produce, is a matter of choice. As for me, I prefer tea to JD, after a healthy dose of fresh air. Attending an art opening in Toronto, I stood in a quiet corner chatting with the prominent painter. Customers milled about, red dots marking sales flourished by his paintings. After I remarked on his incredible work, he bent his head toward … Continue reading
\n Mountains of material exist on writer\u2019s habits, because \u201cthey wrote about it\u201d less exists on painters, Robert Genn suggests in his May 2013 letter \u201cDaily Studio Rituals<\/a>\u201d. Genn offers insight on a few artists habits, including his own, of \u201cliving a quiet-well regulated life. \u2018Spending a day trying to make the cup froth over\u201d.
\n<\/a> NEW 12×24 Oil<\/p>\n
\nWalking into the studio, whether bathed in light or darkness, warmth of sanctuary resonates, and I begin.
\n\u201cWhatever you can do or dream you can: begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.\u201d Goethe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"