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Marti Lay Art
Painting Pandas
I’m painting pandas because they teach me about playfulness and resiliency and they’re so darn cute. Read more about it.
In Art, I Throw Down the Gauntlet
I throw down the gauntlet. In art it’s the point where I say “F—- It!” My precious piece has gone vanilla, gotten stuck, and I can’t think my way out of it, so I make a physical change. Let me tell you a story of two elephants that I transformed when I threw down the gauntlet.
Getting Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable At 60
….life is full of change, pain, challenges, and, well, discomfort. Every growth spurt, every new act, every changing season in our lives can feel uncomfortable. Painting helps teach me this, again and again.
Trip to Salamanca’s Art Nouveau Museum
Wandering the wide stone streets, moving in and out of cathedrals, climbing towers, and soaking in the sights, it was as if I was refilled and rested. I really believe art is food for the soul…The museum is home to decorative art dating from the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. It contains almost 2,500 pieces,