I spent last night and tonight creating a vision board by going through Google and saving the exact images I wanted to focus on and putting them into a file. I got pictures of places I wanted to travel to, the pictures of the exact … Read More →
Author Archives: Samith
4 Stages of Competency
Reading GuruBob’s blog I re-discovered the 4 Stages of Competency. It seems that as we go through life and learn new skills we go through these four stages/ phases of competencies. Everyone goes through them and we can actually be really competent in some areas … Read More →
Opportunist VS Strategy
On Monday I stayed up till 3am to listen to a webinar by Rich Schrefen, on buisness mindset. It’s really got me thinking. The main thesis of his argument was that many entrepreneurs (espeically onlne) are opportunist, learning heaps and chasing after the latest shiny … Read More →
Rejuvenated
Read a fantastic article on ambition by the late Jim Rohn: What is the origin of true ambition? There exists really only one place to find true ambition and that is within you—in every thought, in every movement, in every motivation. Your ambition is an … Read More →
Suits & Chicken
Things I like: Pork buns from little Asian groceries on Saturday mornings Groomsmen in spiffy looking suits Small children working hard on maths problems Moet & Chandon champagne because of the bubbles Enjoying a feast of apricot chicken and veges on rice with lots of … Read More →
How to write a short Artist Statement
An artist's bio begins with the past and works it's way up to the present. An artist statement starts with the present in mind and looks towards the future. And a 'short' artist bio is probably no more than 1 paragraph in length, it's what marketers would class as their 'elevator pitch'.
13 Steps to an Art Exhibition Opening
Ever wanted to know what it takes to create an Art exhibition? Follow me on my blog as I take the 13 steps towards my next solo exhibition 'The Flight of Icarus' in June.
Countdown towards my next Solo Art Exhibition begins…
I'm announcing that I will be presenting a new body of work for my next solo art exhibition titled 'The Flight of Icarus' to be held on the 3 June - 28 June 2010 at Ellis House Community Art Centre in Bayswater.
Love Painting for the Wifey before Valentines Day
I got some roses for the wifey. But then I got inspired. So this is what greeted her when she walked through the door lol.
No crap & Personal Leadership
At the place I work which is the Swan Youth Program in Cyril Jackson where I work as a classroom teacher for disengaged, disadvantaged youth we have a ‘No Crap’ Policy. Rather than a punitive policy it actually a program that rewards positive behaviour under … Read More →