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...
by Jim Welninski | Dec 27, 2017 | Black and White, From Jim, Imagination, Inspiration
We have found our way into a closed world and mistaken it for the infinite universe. We do not know our place, and we do not know our peril. – Tom Cheetham I’m going to ask for a bit more of your attention than usual. This is a little long, but I can’t say what I have...
by Jim Welninski | Nov 2, 2017 | From Jim, Inspiration
I’m just a guy with a camera and I really have no freaking idea how I do what I do. The work comes from somewhere else. It’s a gift and I’m entrusted with it. I’m a vessel, nothing more. The more I realize that the easier it is for me to deal with...
