Fear of Failure

Fear of Failure

by Mark J Ratcliffe Fear of Failure When we paint or we want to explore our creativity even more and expand on our own knowledge and skills what is the one thing that really stops you from doing that? Just going ahead and trying something new! I’ve been thinking about...
Why do we Paint?

Why do we Paint?

by Mark J Ratcliffe Why Do We Paint   I often wonder why I started to paint in my 40’s, and why I was drawn to paint now. For those of you who know me, you know that I reignited my passion to paint five years ago and took that one step further and created a...
Art and Creativity Can Change Your Life

Art and Creativity Can Change Your Life

by Mark J Ratcliffe Art and Creativity can Change Lives In life, we face many hurdles and each one helps us grow as a person. Emotions, thoughts and feelings really impact how we perform or decide to live our everyday life. In my online course, Mindfully Creative, I...
The Art of Color

The Art of Color

by Mark J Ratcliffe The Art of Color If you look online, there are so many different variations on a definition of “What is Color?” Color and light go hand in hand because it’s actually light reflected by an object that creates color. Have you seen some of the...