encouragement – Christina Cobb Art

25 Jun

The Journey to Your Dream

I believe I was born dreaming. There hasn’t been a time I did not believe I was Artist. My experience of the world is beautiful to me; captivating. Every color, every sound and every smell was and is emotionally...

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09 May

Don’t Let the Thoughts Come Slithering In

It is easy when we are tired or busy or both. It is easy when we feel a lacking or a restlessness. It is easy when we are planning for tomorrow. It is easy when we are not 100%...

07 May

I Come Here to Think

It’s been awhile. Since I painted and didn’t feel frustrated or bored. I needed a break and I took one to think, process, give myself some loving kindness because that is the only place true and good creation can...

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22 Apr

All is Well and All Will Be Well

He is constantly making all things new within and without. I see His wonder working power breathing everything into life and I celebrate. Creating comes from our emotional state always no matter how little or how much thought you...

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07 Feb

Grapefruit Skies

I decide to work within limits that will allow me to be kind to myself, giving grace where needed and avoiding a voice that pushes beyond this place that honors me because I’d not only like to work from...

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05 Feb

Bare Winter Trees

When the leaves of Summer’s fullness and warmth, chatter and connection have fallen away, we are left with our bare Winter souls. Exposed our core stands tall amidst the Winter winds that whip knowing as we look down at...

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28 Jan

The Relief of Solitude

We are challenged as artist to maintain and nourish our creative health in a world where we have constant input and stimulation pulling our attention and mental energy in scattered directions. During all of these moments our creative minds are...

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28 Jan

The Broken Whole

Art for me has been an enormously therapeutic journey as it has allowed my broken parts to come together and discover what whole not only looks like but more importantly feels like. There have been many other catalyst for...

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31 Dec

Pen, Paintbrush and Paper

I can’t seem to separate them anymore. The more I practice each the more they become my mixed language; my Spanglish but I will call it “Penbrush.” It does seem with the frequent use of a language, a mode...

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22 Dec

The Strokes that Layer

Our lives, just like our canvases are a compilation, a collection of the strokes laid down from every moment since it’s inception. We move. We think. We express. We make mistakes. We grow. We learn and we love. I...

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