Linda Marie Marten

Category: Creativity

  • A living room moment

    Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? I try to do art &/or writing “dailyish.” It nurtures my soul like a walk in Nature. This morning I got out my compact watercolors & painted the picture. Fun & nurtured my mind, heart, & soul. It’s amazing what happens…

  • With My Eyes Closed 👀

    One day I found myself reaching for whimsical ways of learning a new skill, creating art. I’ve been recovering from perfectionism most of my adult life. It helped me be a good student, but at age 16 it almost gave me a painful ulcer in my stomach. Thank goodness a doctor taught me a technique…

  • How to Live a More Creative Life

    Dear Readers, I just listened to this interesting podcast about being creative. It’s a short podcast that helped me see how everyone can be creative in smalls ways and sometimes big ways. It turns out it’s not a character trait that only a few lucky people possess. It’s actually a choice to be creative. Listen…

  • Crack the Door Open

    Just a little … It seems when considering any possible change or unknown adventure, if I just crack the door open a little, amazing things start to happen. This evening before dinner, instead of putting it off again, I allowed myself an hour to do some art. I was amazed what flowed out onto the…

  • Leap of Faith Linda

    Dear Readers, Have you ever tried to do something new and fear gets in your way? Me too. I want to illustrate a children’s story I wrote because I know it will help kids in Los Angeles who lost their homes in those horrific fires in January. I used to live in LA, so the…