Day 254

Asking for Presence Watercolor and graphite on paper This week, inspiration led me to Maria Popova twice. Her work on The Marginalian has nourished me, intellectually and creatively, for many years. While I was reviewing articles and inspirations from years past, I came across the Marginalian article “9 Learnings from 9 Years of Brain Pickings”…

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Day 242

Languid Default: Inspired by Shrinking Cells and the Brain at Rest: Contemplate This Part 2* Acrylic and gouache on paper Dr. Barbara Oakley‘s book A Mind for Numbers expresses the importance of the brain at rest, “During sleep, your cells shrink, causing a striking increase in the space between your cells. This is equivalent to…

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