Life of a Full Time Artist

  • Week 36 - Muse

    by Sharon Cranston
    I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling. K. D. Lang Have you ever experienced a sudden surge of insp...

  • Week 35 - Puppy Love

    by Sharon Cranston
    We have a new puppy. A little girl Corgi has entered our lives. After driving 2,800 km over the past 6 days to pick Lily up, were are indeed smitte...

  • Week 34 - Workshops

    by Sharon Cranston
    I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso   Have you ever wondered if there's a finish line...

  • Week 33 - Less is More

    by Sharon Cranston
    I'm finding out this year, less is more, especially when it comes to my art. I'm paring down my palette to a limited choice of colours, I'm leavin...

  • Week 32 - Stranger in Plein Air Paradise

    by Sharon Cranston
    Jean Parker, Sharon Fox Cranston and Wendy Muise plein air painting in PEI. . Plein air is a French term that translates to "open air," and in the...

  • Week 31 - Spinning my Wheels

    by Sharon Cranston
    If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics? Marie Dressler  Busy. Busy doing nothin'. Nothing in the studio,...

  • Week 30 - Workshop Week

    by Sharon Cranston
    I touch the future. I teach. Christa McAuliffe I'm a great believer in the pursuit of lifelong learning. Whatever it is that floats your boat, se...

  • Week 29 - Getting back into the grove...

    by Sharon Cranston
    In Your Groove I sometimes get caught up in post vacation funk.  Coming home from vacation, from the adventure, newness, and constant change of tra...

  • Week 28 - Playing

    by Sharon Cranston
    I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. Eric Morecambe .  Playing  This week, I played. It was fun. I'm doing i...

  • Week 27 - A New Perspective

    by Sharon Cranston
    I've been away, travelling, expanding my horizons, and according to William Maddux and Adam Galinsky, improving my imagination and creativity as we...

  • Week 24 - Reboot - Reset

    by Sharon Cranston

    How do I reboot my artistic consciousness? By doing something just for me.

    Art has become my path in life. I guess It's my "calling". It's probably a good thing as I'm hopeless with numbers and languages. Numbers get switched up in my head. I'm ok if I can see them, but don't tell me your phone number... my brain will reel. Which leads me to a funny story of a job I once had as a 911 operator in Barrie, ON... another time perhaps. All I can say is... Barrie is a safer place now.

    Anyway, what's one of the things I do to reboot, reset?

  • Week 23 - Painting with your Head and your Heart

    by Sharon Cranston
    Your worst battle is between what you know and what you feel. Unknown What is the breakthrough point for an Artist? I guess it's different for ev...