An Artist's Date

Talane's Tip of the Week, Nov 19, 2009

An Artist's Date

My husband took me to London on Monday to see Pink Martini in concert at the Apollo Hammersmith-- and they were absolutely fabulous! Best concert I've been to since the Rolling Stones in New York City. Of course, it helps that they are my favorite band.(One of the best compliments I've ever received was when a dear friend in Portland, OR introduced me to Pink Martini's first album and told me that if I were a set of songs—this would be me. I have to agree-- a bit old-fashioned, but at the same time completely new and fresh—lots of international flavor grounded in an optimistic American base—happy, fun and upbeat with a few dashes of sadness thrown in for good measure.)

The following morning we went to the Courtauld Museum, which is rated as one of the world's finest small museums with lots of fine impressionist works. Lovely and inspiring!

I left London feeling completely inspired! One of the tips in The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron that I've always enjoyed doing is going on a weekly artist's date. This is a date that you may go on by yourself that has the sole purpose of nurturing your creative side. You can go to a museum, take a walk in nature, play with paints, take a bubble bath, see a concert—anything that you feel like doing at the time. It works! Seeing great works of art and hearing great concerts does satisfy the senses at a very deep level and it feeds your creative side. It is hard not to feel inspired to do something creative afterwards!

Take yourself ( and why not grab a friend?) out for an artist's date this week!

Enjoy!

Talane

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