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ISSUE #263 - (Sponsored by FineArtStudioOnline)

Straight Talk about Art, Marketing, Inspiration and Fine Living

A Time to Play
by Lori Woodward Simons

TODAY:

“Play Time is a Nutritious and Important Part of Your Daily Schedule. It
is Your Reward For a Job Well Done. . .”

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Friday, October 31, 2008
San Antonio, Texas
HALLOWEEN

IN THIS ISSUE:

* A Time to Play

* Do artists need galleries anymore? (Clint Watson), Revisited

* From the FineArtViews Blogs

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Latest Ruminations from Clint’s Blog

A Time to Play by Lori Woodward Simons

New FineArtStudioOnline Artist Websites

Do artists need galleries anymore?

Selling Art on Etsy?

New FineArtStudioOnline Artist Websites

We sincerely apologize for our absence over the past two days. Your
poor editor had to suffer through a two-day tech conference learning
about things such as cloud computing, virtualization, storage
technology, and Distaster recovery. All boring stuff for you, dear
readers, but we’re kind of geeky and suffered through it for you…you
are so lucky to have us to do such things on your behalf!

The good news is that we have already implemented many of these new
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Tonight is Halloween, so don’t forget that the little kiddies will be
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you’re prepared! Have a happy Halloween.

Sincerely,

Clint Watson
Software Craftsman and Art Fanatic

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A Time to Play
by Lori Woodward Simons

Dear Oil,

Today’s Post is by Lori Woodward Simons ,
Regular contributing writer for FineArtViews.

When I was just a lass of 10, I’d spend evenings listening to the radio.
Back then, the networks played the hit song, “Turn Turn Turn” by the
Byrds - a British Invasion rock group. Interestingly, the lyrics are
derived from Ecclesiastes, a Book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

My recent blogs have have been concerned with fighting distractions that
keep artists from being productive. Things like, checking email 20 times
a day, feeling compelled to clean the house, or even working in the
yard. But, before I move onto anything else, I’d like to touch upon an
important topic - one that is dear to my heart. The topic of Play.

Rest and Recreation

Play, or what we know as rest and recreation (AKA R&R) is a necessary
component of a full life. None of us needs to feel guilty about setting
aside time for enjoying ourselves or our loved ones. After all, even God
rested on the seventh day! You’ve heard the saying, all work and no play
makes “Johnny” a bore. I know this holds true for my own life. If I talk
about nothing but art, think about nothing but art and work on nothing
but art, I’ll become a raging bore - except maybe to other artists. I
might even end up boring myself and burning out on the art front. But
there’s a better way to live — by maintaining a healthy balance between
art and my other interests.

Humans are designed to work, but we also are designed to rest and enjoy
ourselves. As the song “Turn Turn Turn” says, “There is a time for every
purpose under Heaven”. I do myself no favors by avoiding playtime. So
why do I avoid it? Because I feel guilty when I’m not working! But this
is nonsense — It’s perfectly OK to play when the time is right. I
erroneously think I need to work all the time in order to be a “good
person” and gain the respect of my peers. However, this kind of thinking
becomes a problem when I neglect to reward myself with “fun”, because I
end up resolving the issue by sneaking intermittent playtime into my
worktime. Doing this waters down both experiences, making my work
inefficient and my play miserably filled with guilt.

Broccoli and Brownies

R&R, to my mind, is a lot like Dessert. By sneaking play into work time,
it’s as though I’m eating dessert at the same time as the main meal..
like taking bites of brownie in between bites of broccoli. Before I know
it, I’ll be full… half of nutrition and half of junk food… thereby
sacrificing my full enjoyment of the brownie. Ever notice how unplanned
treats (between meals) often get categorized as Junk Food, but when
sweets are designated as dessert, it’s part of a nutritious meal? Since
I’ll always want dessert, I don’t need to worry about not getting ’round
to it. However, everything will work out to my benefit, both physically
and mentally ,if I eat the nutritious stuff first and then plan to savor
my dessert later, most likely accompanied by a hot cup of decaf and good
converstation.

A “Nutritious” Daily Schedule

By scheduling in a few hours each day for doing “whatever I feel like”,
I’m setting up a work environment that includes a reward. If I have
something to look forward to, the tendency to steal “fun” during work
hours dissipates. For example, I love to go online and check out my
favorite blogs and web sites.This activity fits into my definition of
PLAY. So…if I schedule an hour or two each day to play online and
respond to email, I’ll feel light and guilt free, able to throughly
enjoy that free time. Furthermore, If I schedule work during my mentally
and physically “brightest” hours, I’ll complete my tasks faster -
leaving even more time for enjoyment. Maybe even time for watching a
movie or calling a friend!

Next time you’re tempted to goof off during your most productive hours,
remember this: Play Time is a
Nutritious and Important Part of Your Daily Schedule. It is Your Reward
For a Job Well Done.

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Copyright 2008 - Lori Woodward Simons

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Do artists need galleries anymore? (Clint Watson), Revisited

Michael Ray Bruce Wrote:

Once Again FASO/Clints article “Do WE need galleries anymore” has come
at a time where I have stood at the cross roads of “My Journey”. I have
over the past couple of weeks RE-thought the “Gallery” as a possibility
during this trying time.
Over the past several years, unknowingly so, I have been building “the
Tribe” you speak of. And although times are different as of late You
have once again reinforced my philosophy of continuing on the path I
currently travel.
My Tribe has not left… They as most of us are just lying low for a bit
waiting to see whats up w/o making too many big changes.
I have always believed in the Process & Journey aspect of Art.

My Job…
Continue to Create
Continue to watch the Process unfold
Continue to enjoy the Journey
Continue to show/be enthusiastic
Continue to build my Tribe in doing so!

Michael Ray Bruce

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Thoughts on teaching

October 31, 2008

Dear malarstwo.org,

In the incredibly dark and grubby Odessa airport, waiting for the
short flight to Kiev, I find a crumpled copy of the English-language
Herald Tribune. While most of its words appear well used by previous
travellers, there’s an interview with 76-year-old American author John
Updike. “I’ve tried to avoid teaching,” he says, “which for all its
charm takes a lot of your energy and makes you doubt yourself.”

Charming, for sure, I’m thinking. There’s that terrific feeling you
get when you see the lights come on in students’ eyes. Watching improvement
in others has to be one of the great highs. For those of us who love
to spin knowledge, preparation itself opens up exciting new directions.
Further, during delivery, the teacher finds out what she thinks by
hearing what she has to say.

But teaching takes a special kind of energy. Lots of it. Frankly, I
don’t know how they find it. Arriving home from the schoolroom, many
of my art-teacher friends have to put their feet up and debrief with
something like Vodka or the decorating of eggs. Exhausted, many have
trouble getting to the studio. Like those undersized tubes of Ukrainian
toothpaste, they are used up.

Updike’s third point–teaching makes you doubt yourself–is worrisome
and worthy of consideration. Within words themselves there resides
the potential disarmament of creative action. Art is a doing thing.
It favours self-discovery and process while eschewing words and theory.
It thrives on silence and contemplation. Some artists report that
creativity requires a sort of blind energy and focused ignorance.
The seeds of doubt may be sown by knowing too much. If this is the
“teacher-mind,” and I’m not sure it is, the antidote may be enforced
mutism. This may seem harsh in a free country, but with the mouth
closed, stuff comes out of the brush–or pen. Even those who teach
by showing and doing expend resources and might just be subconsciously
cheapening their passion.

John Updike saw teaching from both sides. He understood what he had
to do to become a creator. “Four years was enough of Harvard,” he said.
“I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion
that now I could teach myself.”

Best regards,

Robert

PS: “The artist brings something into the world that didn’t exist
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