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Watertown III

Mikki BriskSeptember 27, 2015Art Creativity Painting

    Last night was the Secret Art Show I was asked to join. This little painting – “Watertown III” – was one of my donations.   It’s a mere 4 X 6 inches and it’s sweet. I am happy…

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Woo-Hoo!

Mikki BriskSeptember 19, 2015Art Life Painting

    And scene.   I have put the final touches on the commissioned painting I’ve been working on. And it’s lovely.   The process has been interesting, especially the deadline part. But I rose to the occasion and produced…

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Long Live the King

Mikki BriskSeptember 18, 2015Art Creativity Painting

    For a long time now, I’ve wanted a companion piece to “God Save the Queen.” I don’t know why. It was just something lodged in my brain-hole. So you know what I did? I went and made one!…

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So, So Close

Mikki BriskSeptember 11, 2015Art Creativity Life Painting

    When working on a painting, it always amazes me how many layers one must apply to achieve a desired effect.   Part of me thinks I’ve accomplished quite enough depth on the tree portion of my current work,…

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Good Enough

Mikki BriskSeptember 1, 2015Art Creativity Life Painting

  “It is how we choose what we do, and how we approach it, that will determine whether the sum of our days adds up to a formless blur, or to something resembling a work of art.” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934…

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Slowpoke?

Mikki BriskAugust 26, 2015Art Creativity Life Painting

    I’ve shared that I’m working on a commissioned painting right now and that there is a deadline. Because I didn’t just meet me, I was able to plan accordingly when taking on this project, giving myself enough time…

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Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena

Mikki BriskAugust 25, 2015Art Creativity Los Angeles Painting Travel

    Have you ever had the privilege of standing before a work of art, a work you’ve seen a ka-jillion times in print, but never in person? I had just such an experience last week when my painting buddy…

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Mentor-Mentee

Mikki BriskAugust 14, 2015Art Creativity Life Painting

    There are experiences and situations I aspire to know in this life. Some make sense. I’d like to see Rome, Paris. I’d like to hike down the Grand Canyon. I’d like to learn to speak a foreign language…

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New Work

Mikki BriskAugust 11, 2015Art Creativity Painting

    Yesterday I got a specifically-sized canvas so that I can start a commission. It’s pretty exciting when someone trusts you enough to paint their favorite pocketbook. Or whatever. In truth, no one has ever asked me to paint…

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Magdalena

Mikki BriskJuly 12, 2015Art Creativity Painting

    I painted this portrait years ago. Only recently did I pull it from a stack of canvases that lean against a wall in our house. When I had a good look at it, I wondered why I’d put…

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