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JRCS - Artist, Author, Poet

You're Invited to have a look at how Jen keeps busy

JRCS provides free and paid resources, email and online courses as well as eBooks.

Jen ryan's caravan of creativity

Focus Rooms

Exhibitions

What's Going On

Books

What Jen's All About

Write on, she wrote

Minimalist spaces are known for balance and simplified beauty. I embrace a minimalist design for my writing.Streamlined. Space. Calm. Less of everything except emotions and action.

Inside the Art Room

Coming Soon: Orange Socks to Orange Trees

In The Van

Posts

JenMR Author

Jen Ryan’s first kids book. A story about children being brave and a bit fearless in the face of a personal struggle.

Caravan Freebies

These short and sharp tasks support JRCS’s philosophy of independence, reliability and owning your choices.

JenMR Artist

Jen Ryan first acknowledged she wanted to paint after she had stopped full time work! Now she is an adventurous artist.

@JensDens … online workshop info.ABSTRACT FACES scheduled for early August. 20 only attendees. 2 x 1 hour sessions $100. BOOK HERE

JRCS provides free and paid resources, email and online courses as well as ebooks.

Why the Caravan? An old concept for new times … a collective of like minded people ‘on THE highway’.

DUMBING DOWN

THE ISSUES

1. Being happy to be unskilled and unaware.

2. Never balance experience and confidence.

3. Bypass wisdom in favour of action.

This term keeps popping up in my readings. This week “New Scientist” referred to it.

The Dunning–Kruger effect.

Remind you of anyone.

People over estimate their ability, usually because they think they’re superior.

Self awareness is a skill they have yet to master.

I googled it. Think about this …

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF SAYING THESE THINGS … STOP. JUST STOP

I saw a documentary the other day. You need to know this ….

There was a post on Facebook, I think you should change …

It’s not that complicated. Just look at what I’ve done

You can do this. I did. (not everyone has the same level of ability)

COMFORT ZONES CAN 'SUCK'!

cHOCKtOBER

Have the confidence in yourself to take risks, be prepared to have to learn more. And, understand who you are is not limited to this minute. Being perfect is not at issue. Being confident enough to trust yourself is. Confidence opens the doors of opportunity.

CONFIDENCE

Important Musings – a bit philosophical
Having Confidence: Is it something you grow up with, or something you grow into?

Do you get it, or give it?

If you’ve got, it is a permanent thing?

Or do you need to get your confidence checked up from time to time?

Newest course – creating Abstract Portraits. Methods. Techniques. Suitable for novie and experienced artists. Minimal resources needed

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CONFIDENCE & DECISIONS

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL

MEANINGFUL or MEANINGLESS

Have your eyes on the prize. Rephrased as ‘know what you want and make decisions that can make dreams true’.

Only look backward to check you’re still on the right track. Meaning, changes in philosophy and direction must be supported by actions; if specific goals are to be achieved.

Be nice. In other words, don’t play games, value the people around you. Especially those supporting and guiding you – even when the lessons are difficult.

WEBINAR

July Webinar: Minimalism. A guide to essential understandings; Identification of Minimalist’s favourite activities; Asking 5 Why questions to clarify.