{"id":4576,"date":"2017-02-02T12:23:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T17:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?p=4576"},"modified":"2017-03-07T14:09:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T19:09:49","slug":"creations-magic-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/creations-magic-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Creation’s Magic Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creative ideas are often born not in the boardroom, but the shower.<\/a><\/p>\n

Why? Creative ideas flow while in a relaxed state.<\/p>\n

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Brilliant minds and artists have sourced their creative slumber stream for centuries.<\/p>\n

Einstein<\/a> said \u201cThe greatest scientists are artists as well\u201d.\u00a0If anyone understood the mysteries of the creative mind, it was Einstein, who\u2019s “insight did not come from logic or mathematics. It came, as it does for artists, from intuition<\/a> and inspiration.\u201d He thought in visuals before he ‘found the words\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Quality sleep can improve your memory and make you more creative.<\/a><\/p>\n

While quality sleep is ideal, you can also nap like Einstein and Dali <\/a>to access creative rhythm.<\/p>\n

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Artist Robert Genn<\/a> suggested\u00a0painting before a \u201cmorning cup of joe\u201d.<\/p>\n

Routine can be essential to an artist\u2019s productivity. Like a snow globe on a bright sunny day, it\u2019s also good to shake things up to release the sparkle. Recently I have been experimenting with the morning creating concept.<\/p>\n

So far, this exercise is quite productive, revving up my brush and quieting my mind.<\/p>\n

To spark your creative juice, a few handy tips I have found along the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regardless of your profession<\/strong>:<\/p>\n