Category: Build habit of Creativity

• Rice Creek Trail North

  

  Found a trail that is new to me since I was last here. I was glad to have extra traction on my boots because it was icy. The oak branches are what captured my attention this time.

  Tammy Nara

  January 9, 2019

  Build habit of Creativity, Creativity, Hiking, Painting

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• Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis

  

  Today I am tethered to a hospital waiting room as a family member has a lengthy surgery. A few blocks from the hospital is a neighborhood park with a small lake, trees, hills, and paved paths. I am without hiking footwear and the paths are icy, but I made it work. It is not a […]

  Tammy Nara

  January 2, 2019

  Build habit of Creativity, Creativity, Hiking

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• Hadrian’s Wall near Hexham, UK

  

  It seems that many of the blogs I am reading lately are from the UK and Ireland. Looking at photos from a 2013 trip to the UK got me thinking about walls. Hadrian (c. 128AD) ordered a wall to be built at the northern boundary of the Roman Empire. If anyone from that area is reading this you know much more about it than I. What struck me was the passage of time.

  Tammy Nara

  December 31, 2018

  Build habit of Creativity, Creativity, Hiking, Painting

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• Vadnais-Sucker Lake Regional Park

  

  Part of the trail is on a narrow isthmus between two sections of Lake Vadnais.

  Tammy Nara

  December 26, 2018

  Build habit of Creativity, Creativity, Hiking, Painting

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• Make Time

  

  Here are some small changes I have made to increases my chances of being able hike and paint more often:

  Tammy Nara

  December 12, 2018

  Build habit of Creativity, Hiking, Painting

  art show, changes, easy set up, flat surface, Hiking, list, no studio, oil change, paint more often, Painting, positive change, set alarm, Time management

• Reboot #18

  

  Many times in my life I have decided that I would begin making art everyday. There have been many times that I wrote “Day 1” at the top of a sketchbook page. Sometimes I get up to Day 15 or 20 before the other important parts of my life require attention and the creation of art falls to the wayside.

  Tammy Nara

  December 5, 2018

  Build habit of Creativity, Creativity, Uncategorized

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