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Not just physical illness, but any big life change often brings with it a lull or a fallow period in even the most active and devoted artist’s practice--a big move, an emotional setback, a family crisis, a job stress can all slow or stop creative production. Just like an athlete, an artist can’t expect to perform every day at peak levels if she’s not in top condition, for whatever reason. Creative energy must be nurtured and guarded, and given time to rest when life gets in the way. [...]

The human eye can distinguish more shades of green than any other color. For artists this is a blessing and a curse. We can easily recognize when greens are ‘wrong’ in a painting in the same way that we can recognize when the human face or figure is wrong. It’s not so much that these things are harder to paint, but that we’re better at detecting when things are off. [...]