Inspire Me Monday: Exquisite Detail in Iman Maleki’s Paintings

Welcome to Inspire Me Monday A place to share your creative inspirations Iman Maleki, Iranian painter, was born on 1976 in Tehran. He has  been passionate about   painting since he was a child, studying under Morteza Katouzian, (the best realist painter of Iran) by the time he was barely 15.  In 1999 he graduated in Graphic Design……

Through the Eyes of a Father: The Poignant Art of Steve Hanks

Steve Hanks is a well-known American figure painter who was born into a military family in San Diego in 1949. Just as good writers write what they know, Steve paints what he lives. When his children were born, his work was filled the intimacy between infants and parents, the  joy of toddlers, and the wonder of youngsters discovering the……

The Art of Yun Yi Illustrating Chinese Poetry

“Mountain Has Its Height, …” I found these wise words in a Chinese forum, just translated them into English: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mountain has its height, water has its depth, there is no reason to compete; Wind has its freedom, cloud has its tenderness, there is no reason to imitate; xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Search for whatever you think is joyful; dwell……

DP:The Great Canadian Novel

If you could choose to be a master (or mistress) of any skill in the world, which skill would you pick? I dream of writing and  illustrating an imaginative allegorical novel. UMMM-  Obviously I would love to write like a pro, not simply short articles like I write now but thick volumes of books that would……

Celebrating Individuality Not Conformity

  Katie had amazing concentration, even as a toddler. Our daughter, Grace became the philosopher/ artist she is today partly because I didn’t have time to try to normalize her or the money to put her in a constant cycle of sports or other after school activities. Grace was a unique child with amazing concentration.……