by on 5/27/2010 5:55:39 AM
Hello again,
I've been remiss regarding blogging, for a good while. So many things happened, so much to do, and nowhere to buy an extra 3 hours per day... :-)
I've been working hard with the Pastel Guild of Europe, as we're test-running a new website, and it is looking great, I'm happy to say.
Ah, the 'limbo' from the title of this blogpost... I must write to an audience, to know what to say. What are you interested in reading, dear reader? How a particular painting was conceived and painted? Ruminations about art history? The trials and tribulations of painting outdoors? What is good representational art? I'd like to present some of my collegues in pastel, would you like that? Anyone waiting for me to finish the breeze through the history of still-life, the one that has been waiting for over a year...? Do tell me what you'd like to read, that would be such a nice conversation and interaction, and it would help me tremendously to not feel like I'm writing for the enraptured audience of myself (that was a bit of irony :-).
What you'll never get from me is "I just walked the dog" (have no dog), nor "today I'm washing laundry", or "having chops for dinner" (really, how fascinating-- not!).
Good news is that I'm carving out time to paint. That is, after all, what my burning desire is.
3 Responses to Blogging from Limbo -- what would you like to read here?
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Your articles on art appreciation are so useful and they help me paint better. When you do practical tips like your plein air setup article, that's wonderful. I think I'd be interested to see who you'd profile if you present your colleagues.
What makes good representational art is a fascinating subject that's of equal interest to me as collector and as artist. For one thing it makes me feel good about the other works I own, besides yours, if I loved it and then one of your articles explains why that particular little falcon in a field is so perfect.
Here's an article idea. I'm sure you own art. Write an article about a painting you own, why you bought it and what makes it good representational art. I know I've usually bought art from artists I admire, so I can only guess at the genius that adorns your walls.
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Oh, the poor Breeze through history of still-life. I have the visual, only need to get time to actually write it. OK, to be honest, it is a question of priorities. The Pastel Guild of Europe has gotten much of my attention. I do want to finish the Breeze.
"Walked the dog" as exotic. :-) One of my own experiences is from when I went to California, and people showed me the ocean. Oooo, amazing how big and vast and forceful it is! The locals said 'oh, well'. Then, where I live, Americans go nuts over the archipelago. Oooo, look at all those islands, it is like a maze! And I go "huh?", just a bunch of rocks with a couple of pines on them, what's special about that?
No walk the dog, though, as I don't have one. :-)
I'll write about other artists, there are so many good painters all over the world.
Thank you so much, Robert!
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