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Sometimes you just need to paint as fast as possible and be ok with the results!

If you want to make a mark you have to take a risk ~Terrence E. Deal

This is the quote that came with the mile and I really do agree with it.  If you never take a risk how do you know if you’ve made your mark in life?

I am all about taking risk.  Don’t get me wrong [...]

All of the mile emails we get have encouragement, quotes, poems and more. Mile 5 is dealing with our primative self that we are becoming more creative. Left brain looks at this painting and says “what?!?! a 5 year old’s painting looks better than this. You are so not an artist”

Where is that right brain [...]

I’m way behind on my marathon. I think she sent Mile 8 the other day.  I did this one last weekend.

Our company just got bought by another one and the mantra is “Do the right thing”, “Do what it takes”, “Have Fun”. I have this issue with I want to make my customers happy [...]

I’m really enjoying doing these paintings.  Making myself sit down and take a few minutes for myself.   I know some people will tell me that I bring things on myself and I create my own stress.  I do have a hard time saying no especially at work.  But with my job if I don’t do [...]

Sometimes I find myself having to move away from something to figure out the best solution. Most of the time this happens while I’m driving somewhere for some reason. Is it like that for everyone?

I am doing a painting marathon hosted by Whitney Ferré at Creatively Fit. It is 26 miles long and we paint over each painting so I’ll have 25 more paintings on top of this one.

This is Mile 1 of the marathon. I’m not a great painter but I’m trying to find a way [...]