by Jim Welninski | Jun 20, 2020 | Artistic Vision, From Jim, Imagination, Inspiration
Calling All Artists! How many times have you been told… – that your art isn’t “necessary”, – that it’s just a hobby and you should treat it like one, – that you’re “a little bit off”, – that you...
by Jim Welninski | Feb 5, 2020 | Artistic Vision, From Jim, Inspiration
Please read the post first! If you only watch the video, it’s like crashing a party where everyone speaks a different language. It’s still a party, but it would be so much better if you could actually talk to someone. Don’t say I didn’t warn...
by Jim Welninski | Mar 12, 2019 | Artistic Vision, From Jim, Imagination, Inspiration
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to translate all the things I’ve learned about the creative process into a pathway that you can use to find your inner artist. I almost wrote method, but I think pathway is more appropriate.A pathway is a route or a course that you...
by Jim Welninski | Nov 27, 2018 | Artistic Vision, From Jim, Inspiration
A long time ago, my karate instructor told me this story. A young man was looking for a martial arts instructor and so he visited every dojo he could find. One day, he visited the dojo of a renowned master. He knew this master by reputation and wanted to study with...
by Jim Welninski | Aug 9, 2018 | Artistic Vision, Black and White, From Jim, Imagination, Inspiration
James Hillman draws our attention to an idea from Jewish mysticism: “tsim tsum” (retreat, withdrawal): “Since God is everywhere, the existence of the universe is made possible by a process of shrinking in God… God crowds out all other kinds of...
by Jim Welninski | Mar 9, 2018 | Artistic Vision, Black and White, From Jim, Imagination, Inspiration
On Being A Photographic Artist “Work of the eyes is done, begin heartwork now on those images in you, those captive ones; for you conquered them: but you still don’t know them.” -Rainer Maria Rilke I’ve been told more times than I can count that...