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@mikesthoughts

Finding the right words to write is always a challenge.

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@mikesthoughts Aug 1, 2018, 12:09 AM UTC

My creative journey - Riding the tides

Something that is becoming clearer and clearer to me is my patterns of creativity and production. Like tides in the ocean they rise and fall. Some days I'll pop out a dozen drawings, others days, may…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 31, 2018, 12:48 AM UTC

My creative journey – Moments of frustration

Lately I've been having more and more people asking me to draw stuff for them. Commissions for actual money, which is really cool. It's a great sign that I'm improving and that I have something to of…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 29, 2018, 9:57 PM UTC

My Creative Journey - Keeping it rolling

Life kept me out and about for most of yesterday but I still managed to get in a little of what I love to do and had to do. My normal art time, when I really focus on drawing and getting things done,…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 28, 2018, 8:29 PM UTC

My creative journey - Back in the hot seat here on Steemit!

A laptop that refuses to connect to the internet on a regular basis, a desktop with a busted monitor, and up until recently, an empty bank account. Definitely not a good combination of factors when t…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 14, 2018, 7:05 PM UTC

My creative journey – It's okay to fuck up

I gotta be honest right now. I'd rather be creating something. Something with paint. Something that's been nagging me for a while...but, I wanted to get to this thought because it struck me so hard t…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 11, 2018, 3:10 PM UTC

My creative journey - ink ink ink :)

I can't believe how excited I am to write this blog today...lol. Once again it's these stupid barriers we erect ourselves that stop us from doing so much. Imagine, getting out of your own way and jus…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 8, 2018, 5:06 PM UTC

My creative journey - Still steaming ahead full speed

I'm turning into the worlds worst blogger. Well, probably not the worlds worst. But it feels pretty bad not keeping things up to date. But, that's life. The important part, I feel, is that I'm still…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 4, 2018, 2:03 AM UTC

Five minute free write - state

Nothing. Pure. Black. Empty. Peaceful. Quiet. Then, a breath. Deep, long, filling my lungs. Awareness rises from the depths of unconciousness. Another. I pay attention to each moment of the in. Each…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 3, 2018, 12:31 AM UTC

My creative journey - More painting in alleys!

The hottest part of the day probably isn't the best time to be out and painting a wall in a concrete jungle, but, that's what ended up happening last Friday. It was a crazy day... I mean really crazy…

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@mikesthoughts Jul 1, 2018, 10:29 PM UTC

My creative journey - gone for a minute, but still creating like a crazy person

Sorry, been out of touch for the last week or so. I haven't stopped creating...well, for a couple days I wasn't drawing or painting but that's because I was up to my neck doing a complex photo shoot…

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