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I Made This Just For You!

October 9, 2017 by linda

Quick Collage ~ Linda Hough

I don’t know about you but the many harsh and difficult events of this year were beginning to take a toll on me. The other morning I woke up keenly aware of the fragility of life. This wasn’t from watching the news and the daily reminders of how quickly life can end.

This was different.

I felt it in my cells.

The weight of the world was starting to crush me. I felt I had to come up with a guiding vision or fall prey to feelings of helplessness or worse, hopelessness.

What I came to is that I am standing on the side of the creators, not the destroyers.

In other words, I will put my energy towards creating in the world and not on those intent on destroying it.

I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with creativity.

Persistent, loud, critical inner voices and the belief that creativity was something you did AFTER you got all your work done consistently stopped me from doing what was in my heart to do. From art school to therapy to coaching, it’s been a very long road to recovering my creative confidence. Always two steps forward, one step back with an occasional detour along the way.

This inner battle caused me no end of suffering.

Finding that illusive inner peace has formed the foundation of all my work.

Quick Collage ~ Linda Hough

Imagine denying who you are at your very core.

Well, no longer.

Now I know that creativity is one, if not THE most valuable skills you can have in this lifetime.

You too may question your ability to be creative. You may have a creative project or idea that you can’t seem to get off the ground. You may let a number of obstacles stop you from creating what you want in your life or work. You may discount the importance creativity plays in your life.

Today, I’m declaring NOT ANY MORE!

Creativity is not just for artists. Your creative confidence is more important now than ever!

Quick Collage ~ Linda Hough

The ability to freely express yourself, to find your unique voice, to have fun making things, to solve problems, and to face this world of increasing uncertainty with confidence, these are some of the gifts that come from your creative intelligence.

Understanding how to access and use this intelligence in today’s world is one of the most empowering acts you can do for yourself. Liberating your creative expression brings a deep happiness that is unmatched by any poor substitute.

If you’re ready to truly express yourself, to bring your ideas out to the world, to access new resources and find new solutions, to embrace your creative powers while having fun…

If you’re ready to change your world…

find out how here.

Filed Under: Art, Classes, Creative Process, Visual Journaling

What I Love About The Desert

April 29, 2012 by linda

This is my view every morning. The towering Mt. San Jacinto set aglow with early morning sunlight. Growing up in Palm Springs, I took my environment for granted. Little did I realize how powerfully it had made its mark.

Wherever I was in the world, returning to visit my family would always be accompanied with the anticipation of knowing that soon I would be coming around Windy Point to view my mountain. Not called Windy Point for nothing, you can see one of California’s largest wind farms all along the base of the mountain.

Now, watching the desert blossom this springtime, I am home again. Whenever I relocated, I would always look for places where the flat land meets up with a great mountain. Taos is like that. I’ve wanted to live there since my first visit.

As a painter, I admire Georgia O’Keefe. Not only for her desert landscapes with clear blue sky and stark white bones. But also for the life she led. Her life too was a work of art. Living alone in the desert solitude and painting the hills around her, she created a life that reflected her sensibilities and fed her soul. Her environment was perfected suited for her purpose.

And now I’ve found that place for myself. Built in the 50’s Miracle Manor Retreat is a haven. You’ve already seen the view. This jewel of the desert landed in my lap at just the right time, giving me the best possible place to acclimate after leaving France. It fit my vision to a tee: wide open spaces, view of the mountain with the desert at my feet, peaceful and quiet.

At night, floating in the pool, staring into the vast night sky, I feel the peace I’ve been seeking. And as always, that beautiful desert glow.

This is the environment that I’ve chosen for the desert edition of Explore Your Creative Spirit 8-week workshop.

If you are a woman yearning to create, or explore your creativity, or looking for an inner adventure where you get to know yourself, join me for this series of classes.

Workshop Details:
Where: Laguna Beach CA + Palm Desert CA
When: Laguna Beach – Tuesdays beginning May 1st for 8 weeks.
Palm Desert – Thursdays beginning May 3rd for 8 weeks.
Time: 6:00 – 8:00

For our first class, we will meet at an art supply store to go over various media. You can purchase individual supplies at this time.

Please click here to register, ask questions or for more details.

If you know someone who would love to participate, please forward this information on to her.

Filed Under: Beauty, Classes, Landscape

What I Love About France

April 20, 2012 by linda

Recently, I’ve been very nostalgic about my life in France. I had the supreme delight to spend eight years living in the village of Vence, just outside Nice on the Cote d’Azur.

From my terrace, I could look out and see the chapel that Henri Matisse designed and decorated for the nuns who took care of him in his later years. All around me there was art and art history. Chagall created a mosaic for the town’s cathedral. Not far are the house where Renoir lived, the chateau where Picasso painted and a number of individual artist’s museums housing their renowned works. Nothing but inspiration all around.

What I found most enticing though was the village itself. Vence, the City of Arts, is a mecca for artists, painters, sculptors and writers of all nationalities. The town consists of the more modern part and the cité historique where medieval walls dating back to Roman times surround the cathedral and the remaining old town. Within those walls are now shops, restaurants and housing. And it is here that artists have chosen to set up their ateliers or artist’s working galleries.

As you walk along the ancient pathways, you view traditional, modern and contemporary works and often the artist him/herself. The atmosphere is immediate and intimate. You can spend hours in one gallery talking to the artist about any number of things. And when you leave, a café beckons so you wander over and have a coffee (or a beer) happy in your heart that life still exists where people take the time to savor it.

And there is the food. And the beauty of the landscape. And there is the light. Ah, the light of southern France. This is the attraction for all artists past and present. But it was my desire for personal growth that took me back home. The desert as well has its beauty and light; a softer, more serene beauty that also calls to me. It is after all where I grew up.

What I found missing in France was a certain essence that I experience in California. This sense that anything is possible, a feeling for innovation, creativity and expansion. The open spaces and glowing light of the desert welcomed me home with open arms.

Filed Under: Beauty, Classes, Landscape

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