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Open House/Art Show: November 10-11, 2012
Please Join Us for a Weekend of Art, Friends and Fun The open house is at the art studio/home of Marianneb van der Haar. Meet the artists, and enjoy a glass of wine and light food while shopping for a...
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Shifting from Scared Sharing to Sacred Sharing
Recently I read an article suggesting heart-centered entrepreneurs who struggle with marketing themselves think of it as sacred sharing. I nodded yes in my heart, and wrote the phrase down on a...
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Are We There Yet? Learning to Savor the Moment of Now
Are we there yet? One of the cruelest questions to ever ask. Just ask a parent. Yet, we ask this question all the time. Some day, in some future, something will happen that has not happened yet. And...
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My Love Affair with Water
It started in the beginning, which is always a good place to start. when I was very young, my mother used to have to check to see if there were any impending puddles or sprinklers on before she got me...
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A Road Trip Adventure to Expanding My Comfort Zone
Along the way of finding my visual voice, and creating my art, I finally started to share my art with the world, instead of hiding it in my house and only showing it to a select few. What I learned...
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My first imperfect video! Okay, while I have A LOT to learn, it was fun creating this, and learning as I went. Here’s a quick, whimsical video on one of my paintings, Food Head Fruita. Enjoy. And let...
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Attending the American Watercolor Society Awards Dinner
There are things in life we aspire to experience. For me, earning my signature membership with the American Watercolor Society is something I aspire to experience. The American Watercolor Society is...
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And the Beets Go On – Taking the Beets Challenge
And the Beets Go On, 16 x 20, Fluid Acrylic, ©2013 Elaine Callahan Here’s my newly finished painting, And the Beets Go On. The title’s a play on the song title of Sony and Cher’s, The Beat Goes On,...
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Painting the Soul of My Art
Recently I was working on a painting (detail above). I was getting close to finishing it, yet it wasn’t close to being complete for me. In that moment I wondered to myself, why do I paint the way I...
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Impressions on the Bathroom Wall
Art and design in our environment impacts us. I can clearly remember the first time I noticed art and design, and how it impacted me. I was a young child, and the art was the wallpaper in our...
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Weeding the Garden of My Mind
I have a flower garden by the edge of the road. It’s the only truly sunny spot in my yard. While beautiful flowers do grow there, over time I got so busy with work, art and life, I let it go a bit. By...
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A Lesson Learned from A Leaf
“Don’t push the river; it flows by itself.” There is a park near my house I like to walk in. It has a stream in it, and when I need to feel connected to water, I go sit on “my rock” in the middle of...
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Finding Courage of the Heart Through Art
Lately I’ve been working on a big art project. It’s a personal project that is near and dear to my heart – full of so much potential that I can’t wait to share it with you. For now, however, it...
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What’s News in My World
I’ve been busy working on a special project I’ve been working on for quite some time now. It’s still under wraps. But, I will share what it involves. Fun. Food. Kids. Creativity. And Food Head Fred....
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The Power of a Business Card – Revisited
Recently I have been thinking about how we inspire each other every day without even knowing about it. I wrote about this experience a couple years ago but wanted to revisit it and go deeper. Many...
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Introducing Fun Foodie Friends
I am over-the-moon delighted to share with you the project that I have been keeping undercover these past few months. Ready? Drum roll please. Introducing Fun Foodie Friends – a cookbook and art book...
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And the Earth Moved
Recently I was gardening, digging around pulling the weeds out before I planted new things in my garden. That experience reminded me what a wise teacher nature truly is. Everyone knows that for...
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Looking for Magic and Miracles
Before I left for the airport last Friday, I read my email from TUT – A Note from the Universe for that day. It read: “You really don’t have to try so hard, Elaine. That’s why there’s magic and...
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My Art Year in Review: The Gift of a Near-Death Experience
I recently read a blog post by Art Biz Coach Alyson Stanfield suggesting doing a review of your art for 2015. I laughed. Not because it’s not a good idea, it is, but because my list of new paintings...
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