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Jann Alexander
Jul 21, 20141 min read
There Is Truth In What You Paint: Yours
#JustPaint Poster ©2014 JannAlexander.com if you’re a painter, and it’s part of your soul and the way you breathe, you know it, and...
Jann Alexander
Apr 27, 20141 min read
Use All The Colors
“Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As...
Jann Alexander
Apr 10, 20142 min read
Why Making Art Is Messy
Flower Child on the Porch by Jann Alexander © 2008 “Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived . . . Tidiness makes me think of...
Jann Alexander
Mar 12, 20142 min read
How to Deal With the Loneliness of Creativity
Why is creativity so lonely, even when we’re part of a team? Creativity is pre-destined to be lonely. We are all alone with our ideas,...
Jann Alexander
Feb 18, 20141 min read
Painting Trees: Only the Loneliest Need Apply
Trees in the Snow painted by Jann Alexander © 2014 The lonelier the trees, the better: I’m drawn to them like autumn leaves are to the...
Jann Alexander
Oct 25, 20132 min read
Expressing Yourself Is Always a Work in Progress
Is it finished? ShimmerScape by Jann Alexander © 2013 It’s often hard for a painter to know when to quit. I’m facing that question...
Jann Alexander
Oct 11, 20131 min read
It Was Beautiful That Afternoon
It Was Beautiful That Afternoon , oil on canvas by Jann Alexander © 2013 A summer cycling trip through Idaho, approaching the Grand...
Jann Alexander
Aug 2, 20133 min read
Time for Some Wine with Art
Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...
Jann Alexander
Jul 18, 20131 min read
Share Some Art That Goes With Wine
Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...
Jann Alexander
Jul 16, 20131 min read
Have Some Art with That Wine?
Wine and art make an incomparable pairing . That must be why it’s always served at art gallery openings. In fact, isn’t that why there’s...
Jann Alexander
Jun 19, 20132 min read
What’s True
From Wikipedia Commons As a child, I was either reading, writing or drawing (or some combination thereof), which is what I still mostly...
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