Have a decent ego; cultivate self-esteem and individualism.
Keep an open mind; there's more than one way to do things.
Focus on your processes; that's where the joy comes in.
Be kind; it never hurts to give to others, even praise.
Be innocent; have a childlike--not childish--approach.
Be thankful, even for the smallest of blessings.
Be a perpetual student--be curious and seeking.
Filter your priorities--and don't suffer fools.
Be creative. It's the highest form of life.
Honour and respect time; it's the main gift.
Be optimistic; the opposite holds no charms.
Develop good habits--they will develop you.
Be thrifty--waste not, want not.
Work to please yourself.
Be hard to please.

Robert Genn
http://www.robertgenn.com/

Spring has Sprung

Libri Artefatti: books as sketchbooks

 http://www.urbansketchers.com/2010/02/libri-artefatti-books-as-sketchbooks.html

Beautiful.

I don't know the name of this image but I found it here.

It's by a friend of a friend of my mother's.

I really love this painting that was on Urban Sketchers today. Here's a link to her page.

Taking down the Christmas tree

Zendoodle

Found something cool on the blog Searching for Art in life called zendoodle. There was a link to ArtPlay with Milliande's How to create a zendoodle. You can see all four doodles here.