If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
I posted a photo on social media showing the actor Peter Falk drawing. Someone commented "some people having all the talent." I balked at this statement. I know it wasn't mean to, but it upset me. I told myself it wasn't important, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. The word "talent" is often used... Continue Reading →
Kiri Østergaard Leonard is a fantasy illustrator with a lush realism to her work. Most people seeing her paintings would call her talented, but she would argue with that. In her YouTube video on her evolution as an artist, she makes it clear that it isn't talent that enables her to draw and paint so well,... Continue Reading →
Not long ago, I asked a friend if she was interested in writing a book. I was gearing up for NaNoWriMo and hoping she might join in the fun. She loves to read, she's articulate and smart, and I was pretty sure she would be interested in writing. I asked her if she had ever done... Continue Reading →
This quote reminds me of my favorite children's books, Arm in Arm by Remy Charlip. In it, there's a story of a man who paid a painter to make him a painting of a fish. After waiting a year and receiving nothing, the man goes to the painter and asks for his painting. The painter... Continue Reading →
