Thursday, August 19, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Making An Impression: Henri Rousseau
Henri Rousseau, Sleeping Gypsy 1897
Did you know Henri Rousseau was not liked by his contemporaries and scoffed at for being an amateur? He was indeed self-taught, a man who worked as a toll collector and quit his job at age 41 to pursue painting against the criticism of many. He was so determined, in fact worked incessantly towards the improvement of his skill and style. It was his childish ambition and direct approach that allowed him to be free with his imagination and created vivid, primitive, fresh and enchanting perspectives on his subjects. His work was considered more poetry than it was technically aesthetic.
As I sat and read about Rousseau yesterday, I was most struck by his passion and determination to continue against the biggest critics of his time. By not giving up, he now has become one of the cherished impressionist painters because of his style hailed, "painted poetry," by Jean Cocteau.
I would like to think I am like Rousseau, working every day with passion and determination to create fresh, new designs for my clients and be inspired to come up with work that is outside the norm not just for the furtherance of my client's business, but for the sake of my profession as an art, because deep inside, I am truly an artist.
How do others in your field inspire you? What makes you passionate about your work? Would you give up your career to follow a dream as Rosseau did?
Make an impression at work today!
Yours,
the Cat
Latest Summer News from Fat Cat
Hi Everyone,
It's the perfect summer day in the studio! I am sitting at the beach watching my daughter play and I am catching up on some business reading and writing.... It's all about balance! The studio has been busy this summer with a wide variety of projects. Check out the list of some of the projects in this newsletter I have been working on. Maybe one of them was yours! Coming up this year is my 5-year mark in business! I am so excited to be able to celebrate with you. Watch for my first CATBLAST coming to you soon with a contest to win a $100 gift certificate to Best Buy! Send me an email, I'd love to hear from you.
Warm Regards, Lisa 
Can you believe we close to wrapping up another summer? I hope you
have enjoyed it as much as I have. I started out my summer
in one of my all-time favorite places - Lutsen, Minnesota along the beautiful north shore of Lake Superior. We rode the alpine slide,
looked for rocks along the shore and took some great photographs to bring home.
In the studio, I have added a couple new tricks to my magic hat! I am
now an authorized promotions dealer with Kaeser and Blair. This means
I can help you with your additional marketing items as well as with
all your other regular print and design needs. I will be announcing
another new partnership soon offering a customized web solution.
Contact Lisa at 763-498-1282 or lisa@fatcatartstudio.com.
Work in the Studio....• NORC: Retractable Banners• NORC, EKP, AdSights: Logo design• Waymouth Farms: Food Labels• Wagners: Weekly newsprint ads• Castle: Ads, Mini-Billboards• EKP: Capabilities Brochure• Johnson Consulting: Whitepaper• Gateway Funding: Bus Cards, Promo item, Office design• AdSights: Website creative design, Bus Cards
Go to www.kbwindjammer.com see the best prices on the planet
for advertising specialties.
Tel: (763) 498-1282 to reach the cat!
Email: lisa@fatcatartstudio.com - info@company.com
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