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Are You Transitioning?
Watercolor, 7 x 10 inches“The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and the establishment of the new, constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of...
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How to make your dreams come true
dreamscape watercolor, 7 x 10 inches, $100 “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” —Mark TwainPut pen to paper. I KID YOU...
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Stroke and Flow
PURE POTENTIALBack when I first started my eZine, Stroke and Flow, in early 2011, I was recovering from a 12' fall that could easily have left me dead or paralyzed. It was nothing short of a miracle...
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See Here Now
at NOFO I just installed a show at NOFO, a fabulous gift store and café at Five Points in Raleigh. While documenting the show, I thought.... Hmmmm....something's missing. I need some human interest....
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Real Magic
This is not a loblolly pine cone. I'm giving an interactive lectureat a local venue on Saturday called "Real Magic."It's (mostly) about drawing because drawing is always about making something appear...
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What Kate Said
A friend was cleaning out her attic last month and mentioned that she'd just brought down a couple of boxes of magazines. I immediately raised my hand and offered to take them off her hands (as I use...
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How to get unconditional love
Rosemary Fogarty McDermott et moi, Petite Suzanne Where I'm coming from We're more than half-way through the maiden voyage of my Life is the First Art course and I have to tell you, it has been life...
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What Smells So Good?
Suzanne McDermott, Two Oranges, Watercolor 5.75 x 7.75, 2014My maternal grandmother wore Guerlain's perfume, L'Heure Bleue. So did my mother and her sister, Nancy. The bottle and the box that held it...
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What happens if you do what you've always done?
a fraction of quick demo piece from my final classThat's right... you'll get what you've always got! "All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind is a part of...
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Artist as Healer
Tuscan Vestige, Suzanne McDermottWatercolor, 7 x 10 in."At the deepest level, the creative process and the healing process arise from a single source. When you are an artist, you are a healer; a...
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What nobody tells you about the leap of faith
Suzanne McDermott, Die Brücke, watercolor, 5 x 7 inches Taking a leap of faith is all the rage in coaching and entrepreneurial work. But there's a rather important matter in the process that most...
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Why I Love Peppermint
Suzanne McDermott, watercolor, 5 x 7 inches Growing up, we had two universal panaceas: My father's white cotton handkerchief and the roll of Pep•O•Mint Lifesavers in my mother's purse or pocket. Ever...
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On the first day of summer
Summer Fling, Suzanne McDermott, Watercolor, 9 x 12 inches It felt like I frittered the day away. All morning was socked in by cool, grey mist. I opened the windows to let the wet air through on a...
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Back in the swim of things
Roll, Watercolor, 4 x 6 inchesI love the water. It always amazes me that I can be out of the water for over 8 months or more, then hop into a pool and swim half a mile without a pause. I am part fish....
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Why Bother?
Winds of Change, Watercolor, 8 x 8 inches "It isn't the things that happen to us in our lives that cause us to suffer, it's how we relate to the things that happen to us that causes us to suffer."—Pema...
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Goodbye Charlie
I was very sad to hear that Charlie Haden left us on Friday. I hung out with Charlie for a while in the early 80's and we'd talk long and late about all those things that we both loved—music, spirit,...
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Pucker Up
Suzanne McDermott, Watercolor, 5.75 x 7.75 inches Forget about lemonade for minute. Keep fresh lemons on hand. Squeeze one in some pure water and drink that down the hatch. Especially first thing in...
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Do Yourself A Favor
Move away from your computer... Put down your smart phone or tablet or whatever backlit screen you're looking at (after you finish reading this), pick up a pencil or pen or stick or... use your finger...
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Dig Down Deep
Radical Sidewalk, Suzanne McDermottAstrologically... I understand that this month is the time to pull together all the work we've done over the past year but haven't been able to quite get off the...
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Creative Supplements
Suzanne McDermott, Strike, as in sudden successWatercolor, 8 x 8Supplements I love A creative life requires a strong life force and healthy living. There are various components to healthy living but...
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One way to train your mind
Ice Floe, Watercolor, 6 x 6 inches, $95répétez s’il vous plaît All situations are passing memory.That's the First Absolute Bodhicitta Slogan and plenty to turn over in your consciousness for the next...
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Lavender: A Universal Panacea
Lavender Field, 5 x 7 inches, graphite + watercolor, Suzanne McDermottI cannot imagine life without Lavender By now all the Lavender in Provence has been harvested. I once visited the Lavender capital...
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The Grand Tour + Charleston Watercolors
Click here to download both for $25.Upon payment, you'll be redirected to your downloads with clear instructions.NEW eBooks!Together, these eBooks include most of the travel paintings I made throughout...
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Rosemary for Remembrance
"There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray, love, remember;"—Wm. Shakespeare, Ophelia in Hamlet, Act IV, Scene VToday is the 102nd anniversary of my mother, Rosemary Fogarty McDermott's birthday....
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In Transition
Hi there! suzannemcdermott.com is in transition. Over the next month or so, we'll be moving into new site. Meanwhile, feel free to browse through this soon to be previous site. See you on the other side!
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