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May 15, 2016 by Cynthia Morris 1 Comment

Sunday in my Paris art studio

Some bright sunlight today and my Paris art studio. It’s been a lovely Sunday working on paintings and illustrations and gathering ideas on paper. I hope Sunday is bright with your creativity too!
Some bright sunlight today and my Paris art studio. It's been a lovely Sunday working on paintings and illustrations and gathering ideas on paper. I hope Sunday is bright with your creativity too!
Photo taken at: Paris, France
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Filed Under: Creativity Tagged With: art, artistsofinstagram, atelier, Creativity, handbook, illustration, illustrator, illustratorsofinstagram, Moleskine, notebook, painting, paper, Paris, portrait, sketchbook, startwithart, studio, watercolor

February 28, 2013 by Cynthia Morris 19 Comments

Confessing My Notebook Obsession

I’m here to confess: I’m a notebook geek. In this video I dish on my obsession, letting you into the pages of the various notebooks I use. I also share some great resources for journal lovers and at the end of this long-ish video, something unexpected and funny happens.
 

If you’d like to be this geekish with notebooks, join me in filling your pages on a daily basis. In my popular Free Write Fling class, we write every day for at least 15 minutes. This is guaranteed to get you past the fear of the blank page and help you overcome that tendency to fill only the first few pages of a notebook.
Join us now to write every day in March.

Filed Under: Video, Your Writing Life Tagged With: art, art journal, journal, Moleskine, notebook, writing

February 24, 2010 by Cynthia Morris 2 Comments

Your Journal Can Help You Stay Sane at Work

If you’re like me, you use notebooks as a way to order your to-do list, process your inner world, and develop your creative projects.

You may be missing an opportunity to use your journal to help you deal with challenges at work. An illustrated journal can be just the ally you need to help cope with workplace issues.

I asked a friend to share the things that bother her at work. For each of her challenges, I’ve offered ways that both travel and journal keeping can help you respond more powerfully.
[Read more…] about Your Journal Can Help You Stay Sane at Work

Filed Under: Creativity Tagged With: Creativity, journal, Moleskine, notebook, travel, workplace

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