The Creative Life - Barbara Trovillo

Learning to "see".    Everywhere I go, I am composing. Unconsciously, I will catch myself thinking, "how would I mix that color?" or "how would I frame that scene?"   I take many photos wherever I am. Lots of photos. Even as I snap the picture, I am thinking, "how would I paint that?"   Sometimes, I am drawn to views that can be considered "weird". They are certainly unconventional.   Recently, while visiting the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, I was drawn to the dappled light on the water in the Reflecting Pool. I took many pictures of the water and of the views around the pool. I [...]

"Soporific" Do you know this word? I first read it in the Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter. It is about the time the Flopsy bunnies ate so many lettuces, they fell asleep and were put into a sack by Mr. McGregor. Apparently, lettuces make one sleepy if too many are eaten at once.  They are soporific. (As for the rest of the story,  read it for yourself. I won't ruin it by telling the end.)    Soporific. That is what January Days are to me. I am sleepy all the time! My friend who is a practitioner of Chinese Medicine says it [...]