Donna Zagotta's blog is about her watermedia paintings, the artistic journey, art resources, art history, book and exhibition reviews, insights, ideas, information, inspiration, tips for making better paintings and being a better artist . . . and a whole lot of other good stuff.

Blog I am excited to announce that my DVD, The You Factor: Powerful, Personal Design in Opaque Watercolor, filmed for Creative Catalyst Productions, is currently available! To see a sneak preview and a 4-part interview I did with CCP, click HERE

I Love This!

I Love This!

I love this, as it relates to my last post:
The implicit memory in the human brain, intuition, is the result of millions of unconscious experiences that are carefully wired into your feeling brain to provide you with a wealth of information. But to access intuition, we must feel. Laurel Mellin
Happy Painting!

I Love This!

I Love This!

To make a sensitive drawing of an apple, a landscape, or a figure one must fall in love with it. This does not mean being captivated by the thing itself but with some aspect of it that finds a resonance in the spirit – the mistiness or ruggedness of a landscape; the apple in a certain light [...]

Be a “10″!

Be a “10″!

 
I love this! It’s from the book The Backdoor to Enlightenment, by Rinpoche and Nebelsieck:
“For every nine people who denounce innovation, only one will encourage it….For every nine people who do things the way they have always been done, only one will ever wonder if there is a better way. For every nine people who stand [...]

I am excited to announce that my DVD, The You Factor: Powerful, Personal Design in Opaque Watercolor, filmed for Creative Catalyst Productions, will be out very soon! To see a sneak preview, click HERE