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Africa to Los Angeles with Tim Campbell

January 11, 2012
On the 20th of December 2011, I spent a great 4 hours shopping with a dear friend from Los Angeles.  I met Tim during a short period working at a wildlife reserve in South Africa.  It was one of those meetings between initial strangers, whereby after a conversation you felt you knew the person from some place, space or time.  I respect Tim not only as an incredibly talented designer, but as a person with a warm and generous heart.  On the 27th of January Tim will be hosting a Taste Makers sale on One Kings Lane (www.onekingslane.com)  In this sale some of the items we shopped for that day will be hosted.  I am looking very forward!!  Tim has also afforded me the opportunity to support a cause I am passionate about - Drakenstein Lion Park.  This sanctuary homes captive born predators (lions) which have been rescued from abusive situations globally (www.lionrescue.org.za)  Thank you Tim for your inspiration, vision, warm heart, positive energy and friendship.  (www.studiotimcampbell.com)

 


 

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In-Spirit-ation

October 4, 2011
"There is not something you're supposed to do. There's not something that you should do. There is only that which you are inspired to do. And how do you get inspired except by the contrast? It's the life experience that gives you the idea of the desire, and then as you focus upon the desire, the Energy flows."  Abraham

Recently I have been contemplating the meaning of Inspiration.  Words such as stimulate, energize, galvanize, spark, inspirit.. are listed as synonyms.. Ahh.. that word - inspir...
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Welcome to my world

September 26, 2011
I have been asked - what inspires you when you paint"?  Do you use pictures, or do you paint from your imagination.  I use both.  However, what I have experienced is that the painting takes on a life of its own and that soon you are following the brush strokes, rather than creating them.  This is the dance of art.. this is the place where creation flows through you, where time flies and yet stands still at the same time.

With this painting - Fields of Abundance I used a photograph for the shap...
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