Through art and artful living, I have witnessed first-hand the power of creativity. I experienced a dead zone of creation after my son died, a part of me dying as well or merely lost, I am still not sure. Yet, in the rediscovery of my art in its many forms, if like appendages I would be an octopus, I thereby found myself again. – Alexis Marie Chute, April 16, 2012

Some thoughts for inspiration:

Art is not a thing; it is a way. ~ Elbert Hubbard

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. ~ Pablo Picasso

All art requires courage. ~ Anne Tucker

Abstracted landscape painting copyright Alexis Marie Chute