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What would you like to celebrate?

Posted on Jan 6th, 2009 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug

That's it's a rainy day Tuesday and I actually got dressed before going to work even though I dreamt I went swimming and then went to a high school I had never been to before.... More »

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How do you comfort those who are sad?

Posted on Nov 13th, 2008 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug

I'm quick to listen and slow to talk. I want to create a space that allows for grief and sadness and the comfort knowing they are not alone. Hey, it's an integral part of this... More »

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What inspires you most about the world?

Posted on Oct 13th, 2008 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug

That it is way bigger then anything I have ever imagined. It sometimes seems small when I think I know but when I let go, let the breath out, empty... like a home you are... More »

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What did you believe as a child?

Posted on Sep 3rd, 2008 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug

I believed that life was magic and that I was the hero in my own story. At some point in the story he forgets all the magic and being a hero stuff and he becomes... More »

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What do you like best about being with others?

Posted on Dec 3rd, 2007 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug

What I like best is to be totally comfortable with silence, just basking in the lovely warm presence of another and maybe our eyes meet and maybe we just stare off at the horizon together.

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Who, on the whole, do you find happier: children or adults?

Posted on Nov 16th, 2007 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug

Both when we learn how to be children, completely 100% wide open. It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child. Pablo Picasso

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What made you choose your profile picture?

Posted on Oct 25th, 2007 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug

Mine chose me and this one has stuck with me for awhile. It’s a painting of mine that I did for a friend, did for love. A friend I have never seen with these brown... More »

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What does a balanced life mean to you?

Posted on Oct 9th, 2007 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug

Riding my bicycle on the edge of the sea cliffs and not falling into the sea or to the safety of earth at my right, riding the razors edge, balanced by grace alone.

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