Is our mindset in the way that we approach our creative pursuits. Do we have masses of ideas but end up doing none of them. Do we think to ourselves that we want to write, play music or draw and paint

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We may well be familiar with the aspect of resistance when endeavouring to open up pathways in our efforts to connect with others. This can depend on how much we try to keep our doors open. It becomes

The more I investigate what I actually do while I am painting, the more amazed I become. Certain realisations float to the surface of my conscious mind. All day long thoughts are pulsing between the synapses

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Interesting things and confusing times with so much information at our fingertips. We hear about amazing things that we can do. Now we have an opportunity like never before. To live our lives in a way

Pier Pressure ptlpaintings.com Are you grabbed by the title of this short article? Already interested in the notion that you can be motivated. What is this motivation in creativity anyway? I am a visual

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I am not a physicist but an artist who is increasingly fascinated by the response to linear time in my practice. So, there is a time for everything? We can become obsessed with completing tasks and goals

Being open is a challenging subject in the field of creativity. It’s easy to create a place that becomes safe, even within the parameters of being outside a comfort zone. What is comfortable for one person,

All the hype around fake news over the last couple of years. Is this a culmination or a manifestation of a reality that we have been subject to for most of my life? It is clear when we investigate any