The Creative Life A thru Z ~ F is for Fun

The Creative Life A thru Z

 Week Seven

F is for FUN!!
~
Yes, Fun!, Of course it could be for Films, Foreign Languages, Food, Future, or even Five minute vacations.  
Let's shift our mind set to fun first. 
What is fun?
 Some people think fun is reading, being outside,
 or cooking in the kitchen. 
It's a very specific activity to you. 
What you think is fun someone else may not. 
I think anything that makes time go by quickly,
 something you are enjoying, you are having fun at. 

I like process. 
I believe my purpose is creating processes to get to destinations. 
In that thinking I like lists. 
I find lists help me be proactive, not reactive in my life. 
Life is suppose to be enjoyed, fun, and filled with love. 
I do activities which help me reach those goals. 

Benjamin Franklin said, and I quote,
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." 

 In the pursuit of fun, wonder, and play. 
Let's get started.

Gypsy Women  (~jean)

"I'm see a fun activity coming your way."

Journal Writing Assignment: 
What will you do today that will make you happy in your tomorrow life?
The Future is in Your Hands
1. Write 8 questions about your life? 
 Relationships, passions, health, prosperity, desires,adventure, lifestyle, spiritual life. 

2. Make a paper " Fortune Teller", if you don't remember how to make these from your childhood, here is a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4SnzwjriGg

3. Decorate your Fortune Teller, place numbers on the outside tabs, 
on the inside choices use shapes and colors. 
On the hidden inside, write your questions. 

4. Play the game. Pick your squares. 
Now take a few minutes to sit still and meditate on this question. 
After you have meditated write down your thoughts about your future. 
Knowing full well that you are planning your future your way. 

I know that being in nature helps clear your mind and heal your body,
 sit in nature and meditate. 
Two Minutes in Nature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXI8pDK22wA

5. Is there a active step you can take today for your life tomorrow? 

Five minute Vacations. 
Do you want more adventures in your life? More travel? 
I can't always go where my imagination takes me. But, since YouTube is only a few keystrokes away, 
I can go all over the world in minutes. 
I look up places in the world I would like to visit and watch these videos. 
Just watching them transports me to new places. 
It really feels like I have taken a five minute vacation and then I'm ready to get back to work. 
Let your imagination take you away!!

Art Assignment:
FABLES!
If you haven't yet read a fable, google one up. There are lot's to read and they are usually only a few paragraphs, and they all have a moral lesson. 
They are fun!!
1. Read a fable, and draw a picture of it. 

Jax Cat, thinks your doing well. 
As always, Have FUN  with this. 
Like, leave a comment, share. 

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How do you like your regular coffee?

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Doodle Cup by Jean Hart 

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New York City,

smart games

Question

When New Yorkers order a regular coffee, they want it:

A. Black 

B. Black with sugar

C. with milk and sugar 

D. With milk, no sugar

Answer C.

With milk and sugar 

Regular coffee ordered not from a barista but "to go" from a harried waiter in a New York coffee shop, means with milk and sugar. This can be quite confusing to tourists from Chicago, where regular means black and Boston, where regular connotes, "milk, no sugar." But toss in a "poppy with shmear", (a poppy seed bagel with cream cheeses) and you've got a nice little New Your breakfast .

Wow, I never knew there was so many ways to order a regular coffee. Which is what I say when I want a black cup of coffee. 

However, a little "shmear" of cream cheese is always a good idea on any type of bagel. 

How do you order your coffee? 

To start again

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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein

Oh, that painting did work out, or the project that looked so good in your head didn't exactly turn out. 

It happens.

But don't give up.

I paint more paintings that no ones sees then the paintings that I put out here.

Every painting is a learning experience.

Keep the things that did turn out right, and lose the technique that didn't.

No, it's not fun, but it is the process.

It's never too late to start again.

Be Inspired,

~jean

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Perfectionism for an Artist

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Perfectionism:

Just writing the word has made me shiver. 

While trying to be perfect with my art these are the things I have perfected.;

increased stress, decreased productivity, irritation with co artists, never ask for input, stress-related physical disorders, high b/p, loss of hair, weight gain, over confidence, and competition of spirit, 

and yet I still felt my perfectionism was paying off. 

CRASH!!!

Pen and Ink Elephant, Jean Hart Artwork 

Creativity and perfection go together like fire and water.

They just don't mix.

I can not remember when I started to think that my art needed to step up.

It may have come when I was showing my artwork in solo shows and just about had a break down.

But, when I look back at it. I believe it was when I first entered my first acrylic painting into the county fair and won the largest and prestigious La Vern Hunt award. 

Where do you go from there!!! 

I thought," can I keep that kind of standard up?" 

Being creative when you are first starting out. Especially, when you are showing your work publicly requires a certain amount of risk, taking leaps of faith. 

When you are first learning a new technique, it just can't be perfect. You will make mistakes. 

Make a wish, digital, Jean Hart Artwork 

Perfection is such a sabotager. It's very nature asks you not to take risks, leaps, or even be curious. 

You become stuck in painting the same things because , people liked that, after all you won an award for that tree. 

The worst part of perfectionism is that it makes you not want to go into the studio.

I spent many hours just reading books on art, watching videos and organizing my art supplies. 

Did I paint during this time. NO WAY!! 

Let me just say now that thank goodness this perfectionism state did not last long. 

I look at art everyday. Everyday I am amazed at the artwork 

I see in museums, magazines, and on the Internet.  

It's just a good lesson for any artists to understand that there will always be someone better then you.

Someone who writes better, draws better, paints better. 

But they are not you. They do not have your ideas, your life experiences, or your talent. 

I believe, while my artwork might not be perfect, it is the best I can do at the time I painted it.

Here is a little story:

I have painted in many styles. 

I am always surprised what sells. I have painted pieces that took me months to create and thinking this is the best piece of art I have ever created, and it never sold. 

I painted a little abstract and the crowd went crazy!!!

So calm down. If we knew what people wanted, we would paint that. 

The trouble is they don't know what they want until they see it. 

So, paint. Paint what you like, what you connect to, and it will turn out to be creative and as perfect as a living piece of artwork can be. 

Be Inspired, 

~jean 

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Working with the 

Artists Muse collections of cards. 

Creating your masterpiece! 

Today I pulled three cards from the deck. 

If you have ever thought I just don't know what to paint. 

This cards are a great way to jump start your creativity. 

You can do one card or two or mix all three together. It's all up to you.

Circles of Growth: Use one fully saturated color, one dull color (neutralized with black or the color's complement) and one pale color. 

Windows of opportunity: Place an assortment of found objects on the surface of your paper. Use rice, metal rings, keys, spaghetti, any interesting shapes. Spray around these objects gesso watered down to the consistency of skim milk. Let dry. Use this as the surface for your painting. 

Doors of Awareness: Do a totally nonobjective painting use only geometric shapes. If you wish, add numbers. 

This is going to be very interesting when it is completed. 

Be Inspired,

~jean 

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