Month: February 2018

Abstract Expressionism, art, painting

Downtime – Good for the Artist’s Soul

“Straight, No Chaser,” ©2018, Molly Larson Cook Acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 36″ An artist’s life is a busy life.  And conventional wisdom has it that any creative life should be a busy life.  After all, what with the many things to think about, there’s no time to dawdle.  The White Rabbit’s lament from Alice in Wonderland is quite apt — “I’m late! I’m late!” … Continue reading Downtime – Good for the Artist’s Soul

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The Poetry and Jazz of Painting

“Birdland,”  © 2018, Molly Larson Cook 22″ x 28,” acrylic “An artist’s warehouse, full of experience, is not a store of successful phrases ready for use, but is a store of raw material. The successful phrases are there, but they have been broken down to be made over into new form. Those who have the will to create do not care to use old phrases. … Continue reading The Poetry and Jazz of Painting

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