Tag Archives: problem solving

Einstein and Vermeer on Making Problems

Posted on February 1, 2010 by davidslonim

“The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old questions from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advances… ” – Einstein (The Evolution of Physics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative process, Quotes | Tagged painting, problem solving, Vermeer, visual music, what to paint |

Sorolla and Hierarchy

Posted on October 7, 2009 by davidslonim

Why would a master artist paint the same subject several times? Here are three versions of Sorolla’s “The Return From Fishing,” painted in 1893, 1894, and 1903. Why did he repaint it 10 years after his first attempt? I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in A Work In Progress Blog, Influences, Oil Paintings | Tagged hierarchy, problem solving, Sorolla |

Winter Solstice

Posted on September 22, 2009 by davidslonim

A few years ago at an opening reception I noticed a woman staring at a little painting of a coffee shop in the rain. I asked her what she was thinking. In broken English she said, ” I left my … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative process, Oil Paintings | Tagged C.S. Lewis, paintings, problem solving, subject, what to paint |

Problem Solving

Posted on September 1, 2009 by davidslonim

Creativity thrives within constraints. Which means– If you are not solving a problem, you are not making art. So in order to become better artists, we need to become better at creating problems to solve. A great question to ask … Continue reading →