As many of you may have noticed, I am advocate for personal expression & creativity. Just a few days ago, one of my favorite thought leaders & bloggers,Seth Godin shared this post about art: Seths’ definition of art contains three elements:

1. Art is made by a human being.
2. Art is created to have an impact, to change someone else.
3. Art is a gift. You can sell the souvenir, the canvas, the recording… but the idea itself is free, and the generosity is a critical part of making art.

By Seth’s definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we’re doing when we do our best work.

I agree and believe now more the time is ripe for creativity and innovation. How might you “gift” the world today with your strengths, talents & expertise?

In the spirit of the topic of creativity,I’ve recently taken up painting with acrylics, honoring a long time burning desire… My first go-round at this has been a rather large undertaking… to paint an abstract painting to go into our living room. What can I say, I am an overachiever )

As with anything we experience in life, there are always insights along the way.

A huge blank canvas is definately a bit intimatidating, similiar to any big project that scares the socks right off of us. But once you get past the initial fear and dive in, progress is made, step by step, brush stroke after brush stroke.

Here’s a quick peek on the progress of my painting:

A Start

More Color

Taking Shape w more to add! More pics coming soon