Monthly Archives: August 2010

It’s Never Too Late

Posted on August 27, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

As you get older, it is very tempting to excuse yourself for not doing things you wished you had done on the grounds that you are now too old to do it.  That might be true for activities that demand … Continue reading →

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Maslow’s “Being Values” as Aesthetic Compass – A Thought Experiment

Posted on August 24, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

According to Wikipedia: “Abraham Harold Maslow (April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist. He is noted for his conceptualization of a “hierarchy of human needs”, and is considered the founder of humanistic psychology. Beyond the routine … Continue reading →

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How Different Cultures Map Colours to Emotions

Posted on August 23, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

I simply could not resist reposting this from the InformationIsBeautiful site: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/colours-in-cultures/ Amazing, isn’t it?  (follow the link to see the graphic in greater detail)

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Painting En Plein Air

Posted on August 20, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

This holiday, I decided to do some painting in the great outdoors.  Although I thought I was reasonably well prepared, I learned a few things. I had a nice hat, some drinking water, a comfortable, light-weight fold-away chair and sturdy … Continue reading →

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Monetology

Posted on August 11, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

This time I decided to colour-pick from one of Claude Monet’s more famous water lilly paintings.  Here is the picture: This particular picture revealed some very interesting colour choices: First of all, while there are undoubtedly pastel colours in abundance, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Your Achievements

Posted on August 9, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

Something that I have tended to do is not stop and celebrate my achievements.  I’m prone to forgetting to stop and smell the roses.  For the longest time I took everything I did for granted.  I assumed that everybody could … Continue reading →

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Enhancing Your Creativity

Posted on August 9, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

Everyone is creative, but sometimes you can give your creativity a boost.  Here are some things that work for me.  Maybe they will also work for you: Sleep – Nothing stunts my creativity more than fatigue or being overly-tired.  A … Continue reading →

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After the Disaster

Posted on August 8, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

It is with mixed feelings of intense relief and exhaustion (physical and mental) that I write this post.  Those of you that frequent this blog may have noticed a falling off in the rate of posting lately.  There was.  Last … Continue reading →

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Observing Light and Shadows

Posted on August 6, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

If you are a landscape painter, it is sometimes hard to observe the effects of light and shadow.  We have a tendency to paint what we want to see, not what we actually do see.  One way to notice the … Continue reading →

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Make Art, Not War

Posted on August 1, 2010 by tropicaltheartist

War costs trillions of dollars, feeds the military industrial complex (they love the profit), creates destruction that must be repaired (more profit) and hardens the hearts of the victims, so that war perpetuates. It maintains standing armies and an amazing … Continue reading →

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