tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post2635701634280672061..comments2024-03-20T01:03:09.526-07:00Comments on phantsythat: balancing actsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-25127352769851672912009-02-01T21:11:00.000-08:002009-02-01T21:11:00.000-08:00steve - You're right about that. Paintings are muc...steve - You're right about that. Paintings are much more creatively demanding. To tell you the truth I'm not painting so much lately simply because I can't focus for long enough periods. The silks and jewelry pieces can be safely returned to after an absence. <BR/><BR/>The funny thing about finding myself alone with the Slaves was knowing immediately who made them in spite of there being no signs on them. I've read the only work he ever signed was the Pieta and he was annoyed at himself for that. It was a unique experience and a memory I treasure.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-51624421659691252102009-02-01T18:11:00.000-08:002009-02-01T18:11:00.000-08:00Goodness - I forgot to comment on the Michelangelo...Goodness - I forgot to comment on the Michelangelo slaves! I do know of these pieces, though only from photos and Art History classes. I think they are pieces he always had in mind and only got to late in his life... They are startlingly modern, and unlike anything else. I was deeply moved by even the photos of them (when I was a teenager) - I can't imagine being in front of the originals and alone, and in such an underground kind of place. It gives me goosebumps imagining it.<BR/><BR/>He was an unusual genius. I can see why some say he has no equal in the history of art.Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-75979895708473666402009-02-01T16:59:00.000-08:002009-02-01T16:59:00.000-08:00I admire and enjoy your silks - the glimpses you'v...I admire and enjoy your silks - the glimpses you've given us of them (and others have, as well, when they've received them as gifts) - but I did get the sense that the work there is more decorative. The images are adorning the finished piece, rather than being a finished piece in their own right. So they haven't got the same depth and breadth as the paintings. That all seemed right to me - in proportion.Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-63814945532452931592009-02-01T16:03:00.000-08:002009-02-01T16:03:00.000-08:00steve - I'm glad you found the post too ,although,...steve - I'm glad you found the post too ,although, considering my infrequent new ones, it's likely to have stayed visible for a while. <BR/><BR/>It's funny but I don't go through the supercharged imaginary visuals nearly so much with the silks or anything else as I do with the paintings. That landscape must be on an altogether different track.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-41001225691245904872009-02-01T15:06:00.000-08:002009-02-01T15:06:00.000-08:00You know, it's a good thing, when I get behind on ...You know, it's a good thing, when I get behind on my blog reading, that I go back and read all the way to the last post I read the last time I was there. Otherwise I might have missed this, and that would have been a shame. I'm grateful my comment inspired a post. <BR/><BR/>And I'm with Randal - that quote he plucked out of the post is EXACTLY the one that seemed to be in red letters to me, too. It's about what's next, and painting is how we go there. And the more we make, the more there is to make. The countryside of the artistic heart just gets larger and more varied the farther in you go.<BR/><BR/>I've collected this painting now, too, in my growing "Susan" folder. I love the way the silky drapery augments the beauty of her breasts, without hiding a thing. And I LOVE the warm shadow in the crook of her right arm, and the shadows that define her knees and the long bones of her legs.<BR/><BR/>I'm with Linda, too, the sky is wonderful, and I also shook my head thinking how tough it is to keep it all wet long enough to get the effect you want AND make the edges perfect.Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-63645039576608539672009-01-28T16:04:00.000-08:002009-01-28T16:04:00.000-08:00I'm sure Crow and I were acquainted in another lif...I'm sure Crow and I were acquainted in another life. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296223961815248113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-27751603461870099392009-01-28T11:56:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:56:00.000-08:00pagan - That's funny. Cherries are my favorite fru...pagan - That's funny. Cherries are my favorite fruit as well. I know Crow has a thing for you too so I try not to be jealous :-)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-73314533205872903722009-01-28T11:38:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:38:00.000-08:00Yes. As Linda said your borders are so lovely. She...Yes. As Linda said your borders are so lovely. <BR/><BR/>She looks so happy in her skin...and silks. :-)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I love the adorable little crow with the cherries in its mouth. I adore cherries. My favorite fruit. And, of course, I have a thing for crows. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296223961815248113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-36399586510688326232009-01-28T07:25:00.000-08:002009-01-28T07:25:00.000-08:00gary - Nice to see your feet again. I hope you're ...gary - Nice to see your feet again. I hope you're someplace warmer and drier than this place :-)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-13615650584462525732009-01-28T01:02:00.000-08:002009-01-28T01:02:00.000-08:00Great post Susan - I love the 'bush' story.Great post Susan - I love the 'bush' story.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148485566444804108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-849519851068431322009-01-27T18:58:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:58:00.000-08:00lindsay - The Good Samaritan story is is an excell...lindsay - The Good Samaritan story is is an excellent example of the well intentioned capitalist. It's a famous bible story because such a person was rare a couple of thousand years ago too. Not that there aren't good people around now but they're not running the show.<BR/><BR/>randal - It's true that the reward must be part of the process. That's why I'm always more interested in the next thing.<BR/><BR/>mezamashii - I'll come by for a chat about your experience.<BR/><BR/>belette - Now you know it's a Rudi Hurzlmeier I neglected to identify. She's way too cute for me to have invented :-)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-57790705962342713552009-01-27T13:44:00.000-08:002009-01-27T13:44:00.000-08:00Last time I was here the baby crow, Beatrice, pict...Last time I was here the baby crow, Beatrice, picture did not post. So now that I have seen it I have to ask:<BR/>1. Did you paint that?<BR/>2. Is it for sale?<BR/>3. How much?La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-32824972898561706842009-01-27T13:38:00.000-08:002009-01-27T13:38:00.000-08:00What a beautiful piece! We moved back to Canada i...What a beautiful piece! We moved back to Canada in 2007- I love it.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204458409586217628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-29347423286711816072009-01-27T10:12:00.000-08:002009-01-27T10:12:00.000-08:00I need to paint because the process engenders more...<EM>I need to paint because the process engenders more internal images than I can possibly capture but I see that as a gift and not an ego enhancement.</EM><BR/><BR/>Exactly. Whatever we create is merely a snapsnot of the neverending process.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-46340271765215559792009-01-26T20:07:00.000-08:002009-01-26T20:07:00.000-08:00How do you have Capitalism without capital? By C...How do you have Capitalism without capital? By Capitalism I take it one accepts the definition of capitalism as a system in which private capital or wealth is used in the production or distribution of goods and services; private owners of production for profit. Capital then is the net savings and investments that make it possible so you can’t have sustainable capitalism without capital unless you borrow more and more which places that debt and interest burden on future generations.<BR/><BR/>I am reminded of the story of the Good Samaritan who was obviously a capitalist rich enough to pay for the hotel costs of the unfortunate beaten traveler who was left for dead but rescued by the Good Samaritan. The Good Samaritan’s credit Rating was also well established in that “On the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to The host, and said unto him, “Take care of him: and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee”. <BR/> <BR/>Best wisheslindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-33977364293247878502009-01-26T20:02:00.000-08:002009-01-26T20:02:00.000-08:00sera - You Costa Rican zip-line trip reminded me o...sera - You Costa Rican zip-line trip reminded me of her so I took a picture.<BR/><BR/>Oh dear, recapitalization.. I'm very concerned about the CDS's that are still proliferating. Too much of the money is still being used to pay off the people betting against the banks.<BR/><BR/>belette - What a very sweet thing to say. It never occurred to me to see it that way but what you say is true - everything does have to be in its place. I just don't use logic to do so.<BR/><BR/>lib - You're right about that but I have to keep the tiny bit I do have carefully fed just so I don't melt away :-)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-91609612361458586972009-01-26T13:48:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:48:00.000-08:00I'm cool with the yin--the world has too much yang...I'm cool with the yin--the world has too much yang if you ask me!Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-70398981159183574422009-01-26T11:54:00.000-08:002009-01-26T11:54:00.000-08:00The person who asked the question about the brush ...The person who asked the question about the brush was not REALLY listening to your answer. 'It's the only thing that would fit." That tells us so much about how carefully you consider and listen yourself about what is right for you and for the work. I hear an artist who is absolutely authentic and sensitive to her impulses.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-20727758934710308022009-01-26T10:58:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:58:00.000-08:00i love balancing act. it's a beautful strong drawi...i love balancing act. it's a beautful strong drawing. it's awesome, and i feel privileged to be able to see it.<BR/>capitalism, of course, isn't dead. the world is in recapitalization mode from the debt "excesses" of the past. there's capital out there, but people/companies/banks are hoarding it instead of spending, investing or loaning it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-45126738498138728292009-01-26T09:14:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:14:00.000-08:00nunly - They're leaning on the shaky rail of convi...nunly - They're leaning on the shaky rail of conviction that just because the us dollar is the world's reserve currency, the countries who own dollars won't dump them. Things are bad when that's the only plan.<BR/><BR/>The naked guy answer would have been a good one. Too late now.<BR/><BR/>cdp - She is :-)<BR/><BR/>utah - I'm convinced it's a bit different with books, although still not easy, once a publisher or even a good literary agent are ready to take on your novel. I think you'll do fine.<BR/><BR/>lol - I've slowed down the pace but will never stop the process. I just don't work to some arbitrary goal.<BR/><BR/>lib - Definitely too much yin.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-5003841467271727852009-01-25T23:04:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:04:00.000-08:00lots of yin and yang--but mostly yin to my way of ...lots of yin and yang--but mostly yin to my way of thinking.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-77484557465034714742009-01-25T22:38:00.000-08:002009-01-25T22:38:00.000-08:00I have always admired anyone with artistic talent,...I have always admired anyone with artistic talent, since I have zero. I love good artwork and have several pieces that mean a lot to me. Your border on this painting is beautiful, as is the painting itself. Don't let difficult people keep you from doing what is obviously a gift.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-12325197306895506262009-01-25T20:14:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:14:00.000-08:00That Steve is one hell of a fine commenter. I hat...That Steve is one hell of a fine commenter. <BR/><BR/>I hate hearing how hard it is to deal with the commercial aspect of living by one's art, because I'm trying to sell mine.<BR/><BR/>I did have a couple of small shows when I was painting and I do remember getting asked to paint this particular subject in these colors to fit into someone's newly redecorated foyer. Nice that you can say, I'm sorry it's a one of a kind piece. Deal or no deal.<BR/><BR/>I do like the answer to the what's behind the bush. A naked man of course.<BR/>It does kind of make you want to do a little therapy for the idiot who asks the question.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-31981996717583866592009-01-25T18:44:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:44:00.000-08:00Beatrice is adorable.Beatrice is adorable.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956997477396182396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-35303932488081846712009-01-25T18:01:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:01:00.000-08:00Well, Beatrice, you just borrow money from another...Well, Beatrice, you just borrow money from another country and hope they don't want it back if you fail. At least that's how it's been done in the last eight years. <BR/><BR/>Regarding the question about what's behind the bush, I would have told her there was a naked guy and if she looked really really close, you could see him through the leaves. And when she got real close to the canvas to look, I'd call her a pervert.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.com