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WHEN TIME STOOD STILL: A Painting Largely in Monochrome

Can time stand still?  Often, we wish it would stand still so that we can relish a particular moment and center our emotions on, for example, the beauty surrounding us. Time does not stand still but we can slow it down for ourselves by resolving to resist the constant bombardment of the overwhelming choices available […]

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Pretzel on Prozac: The Stor...

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Have You Ever Had a Hunch? ...

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I Touched a Star in My Drea...

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The World of Glimpse

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Have You Ever Had a Hunch? by Ellen Palestrant
“When I paint, I sail through luminescent swirls and enter domains of rhythmic energy and brilliant color.”
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Have You Ever Had a Hunch? by Ellen Palestrant
“I find this creative journey wondrously mysterious and exciting. It's a journey into the unknown and into an abundance of possibilities.”
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“Language is art, language is imagery, music, rhythm, thought, responsibility and communication. With the extensive English vocabulary available to us, an abundance of words allow for precision of depiction - well almost”
Ellen Palestrant, A Fantasist & A Scientist In Conversation: Creativity, Imagination, and Scientific Verification

“Aesthetic sensibilities among creative individuals can transcend borders, language differences and varying cultural teachings.”
Ellen Palestrant, A Fantasist & A Scientist In Conversation: Creativity, Imagination, and Scientific Verification

“The ideas that linger
and don't go away,
become those stories
that have arrived to stay.”
Ellen Palestrant

“For me, and for so many of us, creativity is a direct springboard to much that is positive in life. It is the catalyst to becoming energetic, vibrant, joyful, generous individuals and contributors to society.”
Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch? The Importance of Creative Thinking

“Because our world is changing so rapidly, most of us will need to adjust periodically to new and often confusing circumstances. Our best way to plan for tomorrow is to prepare for tomorrow, and to be ready, we need to be adaptable.”
Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch? The Importance of Creative Thinking

“If I nurture my imagination,
gardens will bloom
wreathed with double rainbows,
suffused in All-flower-perfume.”
Ellen Palestrant, If You Shut Your Eyes, You'll hear Some Cosmic Verse

“Always aim high, but remember: height is not the measure of height. Aim is. So aim more. Soar more. Never be aimless. Nor more-or-less. Be more-than-before. Much more.”
Ellen Palestrant, The World of Glimpse

“Dreams have no doors.”
Ellen Palestrant, The World of Glimpse

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