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Jan's avatar

I agree with quite a number of your comments, especially the pressure during our working lives to cram as much as possible into the limited time available. Having had my 'second half', and perhaps now enjoying my third, I do have a sense of 'times winged chariot' drawing near. There are many things to learn, but with art it is not just the learning of techniques etc, it's the experience and experimentation, and that takes time to marinate. I take inspiration from artists such as Francoise Gilot (who recently died at around a hundred), and Francoise Sullivan an artist from Montreal, still working at around the one hundred mark. And every year I continue to tell myself I have another twenty years.

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Mary Coffey's avatar

This is a lovely reflection and an invitation to review how we view time. Artists need time reflect and ponder and percolate new ideas, none of which looks “productive” but all of it quiet essential. We need to put down the striving energy of our past careers so we can be more present to the voice of inspiration in the here and now. I’m looking forward to your next newsletter!

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