\r\nArt is not a thing. It is a way.<\/p>\r\nElbert Hubbard, writer, artist, and philosopher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDuring my long career as a corporate communicator, I wrote handbooks and flyers, and articles about business initiatives and achievements. Corporate communications foster a collective culture, and for that reason, I enjoyed it. It fed my creative hunger, but only to a point. Now retired, I still need to fuel my creative drive. Works of art fill me with joy, whether I\u2019m viewing someone else\u2019s work or creating my own.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
What makes something a work of art? Is it words on a page? Is it a well-designed interior or a painting? Is it a cottage garden? Is it the way light filters through a tree and makes patterns on a lawn? Art is all that and more. It\u2019s nature and nurture. It\u2019s what you see. It\u2019s what you get. It\u2019s what you love.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
I live in Portland, Oregon. When I\u2019m not being artful, I enjoy outdoor activities on our beautiful coastline, our green interior, or our spectacular mountains. With camera in hand, the photos I take are fodder for beautiful, amusing, or thought-provoking images on my Instagram page.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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