More sites and blogs that I found today. Enjoy!

http://alteredbits.com/free_art.php Free Stuff

I must go!

1. http://www.artnewsblog.com/ – some fun quotes and excuses for not blogging.
2. http://www.artcalendar.com/CoverContest2010/ Self portrait contest – win prizes from Dick Blick
3. http://cluelesscrafter.blogspot.com/ – a Knitting blogger – Who is going to have  S.E.X. = Stash Enhancing eXpedition, such a titillating acronym  -Hmmm?
4. http://blog.absolutearts.com/ – good article on 5 mistakes we artists make
5. http://chilliesandchocolate.blogspot.com/ – fun illustrations
6. http://artseenasheville.blogspot.com/ Asheville NC art happenings
7. http://www.artsjournal.com/ lots of art news
8. http://hazeldooney.blogspot.com/ – Self v. Self title attracted me
9. http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/ – 5 things to be thankful for
10. http://ursulagullow.blogspot.com/ – how to paint – beginners tips
11. http://new-art.blogspot.com/ – notes on new art
12. http://www.curatedmag.com/ – daily art news
13. http://blog.opus-art.com/ – buy art online
14. http://artlife.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-have-already-won.html – how to win an art contest
15. http://blog.art21.org/ – art in the 21st century
16. http://artfoundout.blogspot.com/ – artists who are informed by the world around them or driven by a highly personal artistic vision.
17. http://joannemattera.blogspot.com/ – great info
18. http://artinthestudio.blogspot.com/ – a post about New England Wax
19. http://creativemapping.blogspot.com/ – maps in art
20. http://www.landlines.org/ – drawing maps with GPS and mobile phone
21. http://www.northhousegallery.co.uk/exhibitiondetail.asp?exID=27 – artists inspired by maps
22. http://www.thurle.com/ Thurle Wright She transforms pages from books, atlases, dictionaries, and newspapers into small, fragile units and reconstructs them into structures and patterns, creating entirely new meaning.

Brevity is the sister of talent. (Anton Chekhov)

I like this statement. Sometimes a piece just quickly and easily falls in to place, and yet I don’t trust that it is done and I keep going  to the point of ruining it.  Hmm? Enjoy! http://linda-germain.com/

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. ~Twyla Tharp

I wanted to run away  this weekend and had to stay with the family.  I ran away to my studio several times and they kept following me.  I finally have the place to myself for a while. Now I know how important it is for me to take this time to run away and find my home.  Make sense?