THE ARTFUL MIND
Creativity, Part III Bela Fidel I was just checking the list of books on Creativity on Amazon.com and almost fell off my chair. There are dozens of books covering what seems to be all aspects of creativity. Still, here I am, writing about it from my perspective, based on my experience as an artist, introducing…
The Artful Mind
Creativity, Part II In Part I I shared my thoughts about artists’ Creativity in general, the roller coaster it can be and the spark that can turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. In Part II we will review the various roles that creativity has in our lives as artists. Contrary to a generalized view…
CREATIVITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Does it matter? Is it important to you? What’s the difference? We, humans, have lived with the belief that creativity was one of the many characteristics that set human beings apart. For centuries creativity has been attributed to the mysterious workings of the human mind and heart but now the rapid advancements of technology and,…
Follow Your Bliss
The sinuous road to serenity and joy Follow Your Bliss is defined as using the awareness of what causes one to experience rapture as a guide for determining what constitutes authentic and proper living. From here it follows that we also might need a definition of “authentic” living and “proper” living. So, how many of…
IN PRAISE OF GRATITUDE
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is to praise and celebrate”(Oprah) We listen to news on the radio, we watch them on TV. In the best of cases, the weather is miserable in so many parts of the country. In the worst of cases, earthquakes destroy lives by the thousands…
IS AN ARTIST MADE OR BORN?
My uncle taught me to read when I was 5 or 6. I never attended kindergarten and at 7 years of age went straight to first grade. At first grade I could read as well as I read now. At age 14 my mother helped me get a library card and the library became my…
DO YOU FEEL PARCHED? IS IT BECAUSE OF SUMMER OR THE VIEW FROM YOUR WINDOW?
Since Covid’s strike I have been painting every day, as I have always done. In March I worked on a commission that took me into April. After that I took up my own regular work and started a new series in Mixed Media called “Light” – painted in dark days. Apart from the shock of…
How Honeybees changed my Art or Is agriculture the only thing honeybees pollinate?
I have been painting in oils for a few decades. My artistic life in these decades wove itself around oil tubes, oil brushes, canvases. This were not pre-historic times but I did not know much about any other medium, nor was I interested. I loved oils, I knew them well. Nothing was really missing. Until…
Light in The Time of Shadows
As many of you know, my studio is in an old, defunct school and when all schools were ordered shut by the Governor, my studio fell into the same net. I was kept away for a month and was able to return last week. So instead of carving out a little space here and there…