{"id":939,"date":"2015-08-06T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=939"},"modified":"2015-08-04T22:54:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T22:54:48","slug":"renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any time I travel I realize getting OUT of the studio is perhaps one of the most productive things I can do for coming back to it afterward.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_953\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Acadia.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-953\" class=\"wp-image-953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Acadia.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Acadia\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Acadia.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Acadia.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acadia<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s hard to beat a complete change of scenery for shaking loose new ideas. And while the same thoughts and questions may still be banging around in my head, the fresh perspective provided by time away invariably tends to refocus them in a positive way.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_952\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/JordanPond.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-952\" class=\"wp-image-952\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/JordanPond.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"JordanPond\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/JordanPond.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/JordanPond.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Pond<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Being in Maine is a tonic. Having grown up here, there&#8217;s an analgesic quality to settling into the familiar comfort of the salt air, the clear light and colors that I equate with the ocean, as well as the muted softness that accompanies a blanket of fog. It&#8217;s a worthy healing place after our loss last week. And it is giving me a chance to recharge my artistic batteries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_950\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GooseCove.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-950\" class=\"wp-image-950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GooseCove.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"GooseCove\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GooseCove.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GooseCove.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goose Cove<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What about your travels?\u00a0 How have they affected the work you are planning for this fall?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u2756<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;re looking for a thought provoking read, try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Travel-Alain-Botton\/dp\/0375725342\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1438727829&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=The+art+of+travel\" target=\"_blank\">The Art of Travel<\/a> by Alain de Botton.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any time I travel I realize getting OUT of the studio is perhaps one of the most productive things I can do for coming back to it afterward. It&#8217;s hard to beat a complete change of scenery for shaking loose new ideas. 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