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sue clancy – artist

  • cephalopods and the art of small things

    April 14, 2017

    Yesterday I read an article titled “Cephalopods Adapt By Editing Their Genes” and that reminded me of the value in periodically examining our own assumptions, our own stories, our own worldview and being willing to rearrange our own mental furniture. Perhaps adapting or editing the stories you tell yourself is the human equivalent of editing…

    A Creative Life, art techniques, artistic inspirations, creative thinking, mental health, small things, Sustainable creativity, visual story, visual thinking
    art, artistic practice, cephalopods, creative thinking, Dr Bobs Emotional Repair Program First Aid Kit, mental health, small questions, small things, stories
  • art of quick coffee

    April 12, 2017

    I’ve been very busy with art commissions and upcoming art exhibit work lately – but thank goodness for my practice of making a creative appointment with myself. When I do this I set aside 5 to 15 minutes to do a “quick study” on one of my regular themes…. it’s a way to take a breather, meditate/think on…

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  • art of onions chopped

    April 8, 2017

    I finished the artwork I was working on in my last blog post! https://sueclancy.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/art-of-the-onion/ and then I applied the illustration to some things… a framed print, greeting cards and other items you can find here: https://society6.com/sueclancy

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  • art of the onion

    April 6, 2017

    About a month ago now Sweetie and I took a cooking class (www.class-cooking.com) as a “date night out”. It was fun and as usual when I do something fun I made notes in my sketchbook. Here is one of the sketchbook pages I did during cooking class with Chef Kim Mahan. Then I got very busy…

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  • what is art for and 3 ways to find out

    April 5, 2017

    Professional artist’s ask themselves “what is art for?” and answer it for themselves because that helps us know why we’re doing what they are doing. And knowing this helps you keep on course. Here’s a sketchbook page from a time when I was examining this question: For me “art is for” good mental health practice – and to provoke a smile, a…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, artistic inspirations, mental health, Sustainable creativity
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  • fine art commission Bailey At The Lake

    March 31, 2017

    Creating “Bailey At The Lake” By Sue Clancy (this art commission project was handled by the Downtown Art & Frame gallery in Oklahoma) Almost 9 years ago I did an art exhibit and someone saw it. Almost 9 years later they remembered my artwork and contacted me wanting me to do a portrait of their…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, art commissions, art gallery, art techniques, artistic inspirations, Dogs in Art
    art commission, art exhibit, chocolate labrador, dog, dog portraits, fine art, fine art commission, handmade papers, Labradors, paper collage
  • designing habits 6 ways

    March 29, 2017

    “Stay close to anything that makes you glad to be alive” – an old saying that Dr. Bob Hoke reminded me of often.  I’ve been thinking of that today – and thinking of how easy it is to form habits, how quickly these habits become the “air” we breath. This air becomes so normal that we soon think that things…

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  • celebrating local authors

    March 27, 2017

    Yesterday my sweetie and I were having a quiet morning reading our local Sunday newspaper – The Columbian – and having coffee with breakfast. Suddenly Sweetie made a pleased and surprised noise “Look!” she said passing the Life newspaper section. And there it was my book “Dogs by Sue Clancy” listed in the “local author” list! Of course our Sunday morning wasn’t…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, artistic inspirations, publications – publishing
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  • dogs in art but what about cats

    March 22, 2017

    My book “Dogs by Sue Clancy” has now been available since Feb 17 2017 – and I’ve been getting a lot of very nice feedback! Including people asking me to do a portrait of their special dog! What fun! You can get info about my book “Dogs by Sue Clancy” on Amazon or via this link: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/Dogs-By-Sue-Clancy In…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, art commissions, Cats in art, dog portrait, Dogs in Art, published art
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  • the art commission Innocent

    March 20, 2017

    A couple of clients have a Schnauzer and a Labrador retriever – they asked me (via the Caplan Art Designs gallery www.caplanartdesigns.com) to do a dual portrait while also reflecting the owners work/personal life! I have a series of questions I ask (about color preferences etc. details) – I also request photos of the dogs.…

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