tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post2081175807097243749..comments2022-11-07T01:28:53.887-08:00Comments on Blog by Joan Gold: About the Artist's Unexceptional LifeJoan Goldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150492576818497449noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-49129952378756677882011-08-24T10:14:06.454-07:002011-08-24T10:14:06.454-07:00Hi Kelly, Well, you know, people do wear clothes m...Hi Kelly, Well, you know, people do wear clothes made of paper. It would be fun to dress you in a cloak of many colors.<br />JoanJoan Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150492576818497449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-32147996291573109182011-08-24T09:58:08.177-07:002011-08-24T09:58:08.177-07:00Hi Rebecca, No, not the flip side, same side with ...Hi Rebecca, No, not the flip side, same side with slight variation. Human life seems very precious to me in all its guises. And the effort we make to live it well seems a common thread for those of us who are fortunate enough to not have to struggle to survive. Or for those who do not value their lives at all.<br />JoanJoan Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150492576818497449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-30195584075486299822011-08-24T08:28:35.687-07:002011-08-24T08:28:35.687-07:00It's wonderful, as always, to see your work in...It's wonderful, as always, to see your work in progress, Joan. I'd like to wrap myself up in a cloak your colors.Kelly Mathsonhttp://www.agirlintheredwoods.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-9523450150253661802011-08-23T10:14:33.876-07:002011-08-23T10:14:33.876-07:00Joan,
This is an important post. How it lands for ...Joan,<br />This is an important post. How it lands for me is that creativity comes in infinite forms and ways and does not need "specialness" applied to painting or a particular type of expression. <br /><br />If one is living deeply and expressing deeply in any aspect of life, then the Genn type superlatives will apply (and won't be necessary), and it doesn't require ever having lifted a brush. <br /><br />This may be the flip side of what you were speaking about, but it's what resonates for me.<br /><br />I'm currently influenced by the first chapter of "The Seven Life Lessons of Chaos" - a light but poetic discussion of Chaos Theory.<br /><br />Best,<br />RebeccaRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024633076605059543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-24460673067400216192011-08-20T10:02:04.831-07:002011-08-20T10:02:04.831-07:00Thank you, Linda. It's nice to know I'm no...Thank you, Linda. It's nice to know I'm not alone as I think aloud.Joan Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150492576818497449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-81100784464415955422011-08-20T10:00:24.793-07:002011-08-20T10:00:24.793-07:00Yup. It's the best.Yup. It's the best.Joan Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150492576818497449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-75616833836081160572011-08-20T08:19:10.320-07:002011-08-20T08:19:10.320-07:00Your words, as always, resonate with me. I have th...Your words, as always, resonate with me. I have these same thoughts on a routine basis. My life as a working artist is as ordinary as any other life, and I don't consider the work I do more important or "higher" than the work of anyone else. I feel blessed, but not necessarily special. Just an ordinary woman, finding as much joy in my children and grandchildren and friends as I do in the fat, juicy tubes of oil paint in my studio...Linda Mitchellhttp://lindamitchellart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-21700947730903911282011-08-20T06:57:32.379-07:002011-08-20T06:57:32.379-07:00A simple and ordinary life allows the artist full ...A simple and ordinary life allows the artist full rein to create because nothing gets in the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-16419396823063694172011-08-19T16:52:55.358-07:002011-08-19T16:52:55.358-07:00I usually turn off the sound. It's the shortes...I usually turn off the sound. It's the shortest workout and the easiest that I could find.<br />J.Joan Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150492576818497449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363007945636462774.post-87385840791571927762011-08-19T16:08:19.566-07:002011-08-19T16:08:19.566-07:00Yes, rain must fall into every life, but not perha...Yes, rain must fall into every life, but not perhaps Jane Fonda.Gordon Inkeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457336314246344460noreply@blogger.com