Calling forth creativity

I just read an very interesting review about a new book on creativity, called Imagine by Jonah Lehrer.  http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2012/4/17/lifebookshelf/11100560&sec=lifebookshelf

It affirms that our creative abilities originate in the right side of the brain, come to light when we are "at rest" or relaxing but are birthed with a great deal of effort.  Which does make sense to me.

This might be an interesting read but I'll just stay with the reviews for the moment as I already have a painting waiting for the 'hard work" on the easel and a stack of 8 books on my desk to peruse and a lot of mulling over to do for my next writing....:)

I like this quote in the review: ‘A good poem is never easy. It must be pulled out of us, like a splinter.’  Might need to think about the splinter part... I believe that creativity is somehow within us and even as we mull things over and over, eventually something calls it forth to be seen, heard, felt, and yes, well perhaps even sniffed.

But...  now for some hard work...