Aug

15

"The world looks after artists"

August 15, 2007 | 2 Comments

[-painting, process, interview-] Interview with artist, Donna Marsh by Nancy Waldman let’s get lost; oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches; © 2007 donna marsh, all rights reserved Do you paint from photos? what’s in front of you? memory? imagination? I paint from photos and from what’s in front of me. I’m interested in painting [...]

Feb

12

Growing Inspiration

February 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-inspiration, practices-] While we all love the feeling of being suddenly and unexpectedly filled with inspiration, people working in creative fields, can’t wait around for those moments. There’s too much work to be done. Luckily, there are ways of cultivating inspiration. To grow inspiration you need to: Clear a plot – make a special space [...]

Feb

5

Mind the Zwischenraum

February 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-essay-] by Nancy S.M. Waldman This German word – zwischenraum – comes back to me from the past. I first heard it over 25 years ago soon after the funeral of my father. Grief is one of those painful but natural and necessary pauses in our lives. The kind of “time-out” that our minds tend [...]