by Douglas Paul Smith | Feb 18, 2021 | Advice for Creatives, Art as Meditation, Uncategorized
“Magic lies in the state of mind of the artist. This magic is wakeful magic. The Artist’s mind is able to tune in to a certain balance or wakefulness. We would call it Enlightenment, in fact.” – Chögyam Trungpa Meditation and Creativity For the record, I...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Sep 5, 2020 | Advice for Creatives, Uncategorized
Inspiration is a complex and beguiling subject. As an Artist for many years, I have attempted to conjure up the timeless muse in innumerable ways, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. For many creative people I know, it seems to come and go when it pleases, and...
by Douglas Paul Smith | Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Artist as Pioneer of Culture Perhaps more than any other profession at this time, the Artist (writer, dancer, painter, sculptor, etc.) helps a culture evolve by defining the cultural paradigm. That is to say, the Artist’s role, among other things, is to...
