The Creative Life - Barbara Trovillo

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and talk; Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." Winston Churchill   Today I would like to talk about a pivotal experience I had recently.   Going through my studio, I decided to discard some paintings I felt just did not measure up. No need to waste the canvases. Instead of disposing of the works, I decided to paint out the previous work and begin again. I did not cover up all the under painting. At the end of the session, I had a painting with which I was quite pleased. It was [...]

      "The Difference between Ordinary and Extraordinary is Practice"     Vladimir Horowitz     About a year ago, I attended a workshop given by Mary Bentz Gilkerson. She is a very talented painter and an excellent coach.  Mary is a contemporary painter of the Low Country in South Carolina.  She paints beautiful landscapes of the marsh and the surrounding area. She has an impressive portfolio.  You can find her at https://www.(marygilkerson.com/)    One of the things she teaches is the need to find your "niche" and then, market that work to those looking for that particular subject or style. Of course, artists are always taught to develop [...]