Unlocking Creativity (a Rant About Haystacks, Cathedrals, and Water Lilies)
For the month of November I’m trying to draw, sketch, and paint 250 portraits. I’m dedicating myself to doing some truly terrible artwork...
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Noelle McManus
- Oct 4
- 2 min
Getting Inspired by Van Gogh
I have always been the kind of person that loves assignments. It’s extremely helpful for me to have a starting place for my art. I think...
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Noelle McManus
- Sep 2
- 2 min
Sunflowers
Sunflowers always make me think of Van Gogh. His painting, Sunflowers, is why. He painted multiple artworks with sunflowers as the main...
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Noelle McManus
- Aug 28
- 1 min
Get Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh with Me...
I’m starting something new to push myself creatively. I’m going to take a different artist a week, do studies of their work, and...
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Noelle McManus
- Jan 30
- 1 min
My Monday Motto
My creative affirmation for this week - I will be patient and kind with with my creativity, myself, and with others. Journaling Prompt-...
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Noelle McManus
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
Get Inspired by Monet
Claude Monet, born Oscar-Claude Monet, was one of the great French Impressionists. As one of founders of Impressionism, Monet...
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Noelle McManus
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
Mondrian and Humility
“The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.” Piet Mondrian Mondrian, like Pollock or Rothko, are artists whose...
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Noelle McManus
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
10 Things That Converted My Shed Into a Creative Space
Having a dedicated work space to my creativity isn't always something that I've allowed for myself. While working through Julia Cameron's...
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Noelle McManus
- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
Friday Artist Date Round Up
I'm going to try something new. I'm going share my Artist Dates from the past week on Fridays. I struggle to craft space in my life to...
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Noelle McManus
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Universe Is In Her Hair: The Story Behind the Piece
We moved in October of 2020 from Maryland to Texas. Not a surprise, I knew that we would move in 2020 (my husband is a Marine and his...
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Noelle McManus
- Apr 13, 2021
- 2 min
Glimpses of Grace
I started conceiving this painting series about three years ago. From 2018-2020 my husband worked on a rotating shift schedule. This...
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Noelle McManus
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
Courage and Kahlo
I love Frida Kahlo. Any who’s been to my house knows this (or seen me in my favorite t-shirt). I thought for Women’s History Month, I’d...
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Noelle McManus
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
A Snowstorm in Texas and The Power of Art
I look up from my phone and meet my husband’s glance. I nod, he doesn’t have to ask the question. I see it there, hanging between us. I...
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Noelle McManus
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
Tuning In Rather Than Tuning Out
It’s early morning, and my husband has been gone over night for duty. I roll over and look at my phone. It’s 6:30. My daughter is crying,...
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Noelle McManus
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Art Challenge 2021
I knew that I wanted to do some sort of art project to start the year off. 2020 had been a tough year, a rough year. We moved from a...
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Noelle McManus
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
Creativity Is A Spark
Creativity is a spark. Sparks are exciting. A spark is the start of a bonfire, a lit candle, a firework, a fire in a fireplace. These...
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Noelle McManus
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
I Dreamt I Saw You Again
I dreamt I saw you again last night. A dear friend from years past. I dreamt that I held your daughter, told her I loved her. Heard her...
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Noelle McManus
- Dec 16, 2020
- 9 min
20 Things I Changed About My Creative Life in 2020
I made a creative space for myself in my home. If you’ve followed me on social media, you know that I am currently the proud owner of an...
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Noelle McManus
- Dec 7, 2020
- 4 min
Do the Damn Dishes
Fun fact: The other title I thought of for this piece was: Change the Way You Think About Self-care You Giant Jerkface (side note: this...
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Noelle McManus
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
A Year of Darkness
2020. I wonder how I will remember you? Will I remember it as a year of death? Probably. It’s the year our family matrichar passed into...
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