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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Noelle McManus
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Climbing Daringly, Creating Daringly
It’s terrifying being a mother. Let me rephrase. It’s terrifying mothering MY child. Joy is a suspiciously easy child. Don’t get me...
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Noelle McManus
- Nov 2, 2020
- 4 min
Dancing Terrified
I remember being a teenager, preparing with the rest of my family for my eldest sister’s wedding. She was marrying her highschool...
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Noelle McManus
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Finding Comfort
These are uncomfortable times. I think we all can agree on at least that right? The whole world seems to be upended. The things that we...
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Noelle McManus
- Sep 16, 2020
- 4 min
Stolen Moments and Past Wars
We resorted to stealing again this weekend. We’ve been doing it our whole relationship. My husband and I recently traveled to Gettysburg....
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