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“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle There is a joy, a rapture, that I find in projects that are creative and for people I like. I got up at 5am this morning, and have been working on family portraits for clients (super […]
“Touch one heart, touch one soul. I know it’s cliché, but it’s seriously gold.” – Steve Pajor Today’s IQ comes from a mate of mine – Steve Pajor. An artist, a surfer, a father, a friend. The painting in the background was also done by Steve, and hangs on my living room wall. Steve and […]
“Dance with fear. Dance with done. Dance with the resistance. Dance with each other. Dance with art.” – Seth Godin Right now, in this moment, I cannot tell you how much this quote means to me. I also cannot tell you how much I am (frighteningly?) obsessed with Seth Godin. I’m becoming one of those […]
“The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.” – Jerzy Kosinski Thankyou for your kind words, thoughts, prayers, etc about my Dad. He’s still in hospital, he’s a bit up and a bit down. I’m travelling to see him when you read this. As for today’s quote, I think it’s important to pause now and […]
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.” – C. S. Lewis I’m meeting with some dear friends for brunch today, and I was reflecting on friendship when it came to writing my IQ. I followed the rabbit-hole all the […]
“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.” – Albert Camus Today is my last day of work for the year. (Probably.) Today is also the last day of new IQs for this year too. From tomorrow, I’m going to be counting down to the end of this year with a Top […]
“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. I spent this Sunday afternoon with my daughter, at a fabulous “Horrible Histories” stage performance at the Opera House in Sydney. It was our first daddy-daughter date in quite a while, and something I enjoyed immensely. It was also the first […]
Last night, Bel and I watched “Life of Pi”. Fabulous film. Challenging, tense, exciting, and visually breath-taking. The main character – Pi – spends much of his life exploring the nature of God. One scene, in particular, really stuck with me. In this scene, he says this about faith and doubt: “Doubt is useful. It keeps […]
I mentioned in a previous post about how I feel like my heart is full, and opening wider and wider. About how, inside, I feel there is an infinite amount of love, waiting to get shared with the world. The sun poking through the clouds in today’s IQ kinda illustrates this, as does today’s quote: […]
And, after that nail-biting cliffhanger yesterday, here we are with today’s beautiful quote about art and adulthood. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso This theme of art and creativity has been gently tapping me on the shoulder for months now. But […]