“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” — Dr. Suess
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Making Something Your Own
Different artists can interpret the same piece of work in vastly different ways. Say for instance Bette Midler’s fabulous torch song version of “Do You Want to Dance” (featured in my show How to Draw a Nekkid Man, formerly I Will Be Good) versus the Beach Boys original upbeat dance version. Or The Beatles version of “Till There Was You” versus the Broadway version sung by Barbara Cook and the film version sung by Shirley Jones (before The Partridge Family) written by Meredith Willson for The Music Man (which, by the way, he wrote at 55).
Quote of the Week for April 1
“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” — Pablo Picasso
Making Space for the Muse
A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting at my computer, writing fitfully. I felt extremely uncomfortable, even claustrophobic. I looked around and realized that although my studio is 1,300 square feet, I was working in an area about 2 feet by 4 feet. Why? Because every other inch of space was filled with — how can I say this delicately? — every inch was filled with crap.
Quote of the Week for March 25
“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” — Henry David Thoreau