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Another new piece. I am liking what is happening here. Getting more abstract, but still hanging on to some of the figure. Would still like to go more abstract. Its hard to take the figure out of the figurative artist. But I am loving the challenge. 12”x 9”, acrylic, charcoal, gesso, graphite and collage on wood. © 2019 David Limrite

“The creation of works of art is the creation of the world.”
Wassily Kandinsky, Artist

A Creativity Checklist

I thought I would share a list of things that keep me on track, in touch with my purpose and focused. Enjoy.

1. Choose a meaningful project, idea or subject matter to work with. One that excites you and gets your motor running.

2. Set up and maintain a regular, realistic, weekly or daily creativity schedule, and stick with it. And then begin.

3. Quiet the voices in your head.

4. Focus. It helps to keep a journal of all your thoughts, ideas and ah-ha moments.

5. Be engaged in what you are creating every step of the way. Get lost in the process.

6. Manage distractions.

7. Action quiets fear. Create as often as you can.

8. Believe that your creativity matters.

9. Be confident and courageous.

10. Create anyway. Regardless of what else is going on in your life.

11. Momentum is everything.

12. Guess and correct. Try something, asses, adjust and try something else.

13. Commit to the creative spirit.

14. Have a place (a space) that you can totally dedicate to art making. a card table, a closet, a bedroom or a garage will do. However, it must be available and ready for you 24/7. (Hint: It is not your kitchen table).

Best,

David

[WORKSHOPS: CENTRAL CALIFORNIA]

PERMISSION TO EXAGGERATE

(Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County)

For the workshops below, you may enroll in one or both days in each month.

DAY 1: Saturday, April 13

During Day 1, you will focus on creating more dynamic figure drawings by exaggerating the movement of the entire pose while capturing the movement in your drawings.
(20-minute poses from a live model)
Tuition $155, Maximum 10 Artists | 4 Spaces Remaining
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DAY 2: Sunday, April 14

Day 2 focuses on exaggerating the contours (or what I call “topography”) of the figure in a pose. You will learn how to take advantage of the curves, straights, sharp angles and round corners that present themselves.
(One-hour poses from a live model)
Tuition $155, Maximum 10 Artists | 5 Spaces Remaining
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PUSHING VALUE & PLAYING WITH COLOR

(Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County)

For the workshops below, you may enroll in one or both days in each month.

DAY 1: Saturday, June 29

During Day 1, you will explore achieving a range of values in your drawings and/or paintings. The focus will be on getting to black and preserving white. You will practice holding onto the large dark and light shapes and orchestrating the subtle values in each shape.
(One-hour poses from a live model)
Tuition $155, Maximum 10 Artists
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DAY 2: Sunday, June 30

Day 2 will be all about playing with color. You will explore taking advantage of color, value, temperature and saturation while having fun with warm & cool, complementary, bright & dull, and arbitrary color.
(One-hour poses from a live model)
Tuition $155, Maximum 10 Artists
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[WORKSHOPS: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA]