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Life’s Erasures

Life’s Erasures

18/10/2015
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Behaviour, Life

Annulments could be considered erasures for a marital mistakes. Golf has it’s ‘mulligans’. Baseball and hockey have their video reviews. We’ve all had times in…

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Swiss Cheese as Time Management

Swiss Cheese as Time Management

16/08/2015
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Creativity, Writing

Last week I wrote about shortcuts and whether or not they are worth it.  Shortcuts, and anything to save time is on my mind these…

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Learning from Andy Warhol

Learning from Andy Warhol

12/07/2015
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Creativity

Pittsburgh is home to the Andy Warhol Museum, http://www.warhol.org.  I recently spent an afternoon touring the museum and learned a thing or two.  I thought…

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Gaining Perspective

Gaining Perspective

28/06/2015
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Creativity, Writing

Learning to draw in perspective has been a challenge for me.  I think I need a grade nine drafting class.  One point, two point, and…

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Good Enough

Good Enough

21/06/2015
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Behaviour, Creativity

Is being a perfectionist a virtue?  I don’t think so.  It is one thing to work at a project or task to the best of…

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The Blank Page

The Blank Page

31/05/2015
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Creativity, Writing

For me, one of the hardest things about creating these comics pages is starting the pages.  That blank piece of paper.   I always know…

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And Then One Day They are Artists

And Then One Day They are Artists

26/04/2015
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Creativity

All kids draw. Most stop.  The reasons why they stop may vary, but the common understanding is that they realize that what they are drawing…

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Draw Like No One is Going To See It

Draw Like No One is Going To See It

05/04/2015
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Behaviour, Creativity, Writing

My favourite definition of charisma is “the ability to be yourself regardless of who is in the room.”  As a definition, it captures that essence…

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The View From a Plateau

The View From a Plateau

29/03/2015
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Creativity, Writing

Learning curves are always a challenge, but like life, they rarely  happen in a smooth upward glide.  There are plateaus along the way.  Little oases…

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Keeping it Raw

Keeping it Raw

22/03/2015
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Creativity, Writing

Just so you know, there is no photoshopping going on here, these pages are scanned directly onto the web site without any alterations.  I could…

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