tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post1658658690259793980..comments2023-10-17T05:41:41.681-04:00Comments on Katharine A. Cartwright Studio: Adversity and great artAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-38175425687997167242011-03-29T08:24:19.225-04:002011-03-29T08:24:19.225-04:00In time, all electronic adversities will be righte...In time, all electronic adversities will be righted. Never so in the studio where adversity lives in our heads. Our aim for perfection is the adversity we face everyday. Give that up, we'd have more fun.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-69105152735036788852011-03-29T07:25:44.675-04:002011-03-29T07:25:44.675-04:00Enjoy the Maine air, and freedom that comes with i...Enjoy the Maine air, and freedom that comes with it, even if that means no high speed internet! (although I do miss your regular posts). Lately I have been feeling angry at all the technology and constant accessible networking available and I don't think it's good for stimulating the creative muses.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473234128433916311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-14320442418483236852011-03-28T15:06:04.380-04:002011-03-28T15:06:04.380-04:00I suppose you can't learn by succeeding. When ...I suppose you can't learn by succeeding. When I like one of my paintings I make sure to find as many flaws as I can possibly imagine! Three cheers to adversity, so often all in the mind, and -usually- a positive thing.Mark Sheekyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710485457283053795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-55322437182308822192011-03-28T12:46:26.219-04:002011-03-28T12:46:26.219-04:00Hi Kathy--Still here too. Good luck cranking out a...Hi Kathy--Still here too. Good luck cranking out all that art. I'm sure it will be great.William Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286221149980028093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-72521470692452566402011-03-28T05:07:56.082-04:002011-03-28T05:07:56.082-04:00Kathy, I'm glad you're getting settled in....Kathy, I'm glad you're getting settled in. I've missed your presence tremendously, but I can't say that I've been very 'present' myself of late...<br /><br />Adversity... that ugly beast. I don't know that it makes my art better, but I know that art makes me better during adversity. Art is my asylum, my refuge, my port in every storm. Adversity can kiss my hind end.<br /><br />Now, short deadlines is another beast. I find that they inspire me. The fear of missing a deadline has always been a driving force to me. I'm in the middle of a ginormous (PAMO's word) project with a short turnaround and find the rush of trepidation very exhilarating. Good luck meeting yours. I have every confidence that you will.<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-8857267811817535522011-03-27T18:31:29.820-04:002011-03-27T18:31:29.820-04:00Congrats on the move to such a beautiful area. I ...Congrats on the move to such a beautiful area. I suggest you call your cell phone provider and see if they can tether your wireless service through your cell phone. I don't understand the process but know people who use it. It will be faster than dial up and as long as you have cell service your would have wireless internet. <br />Love your work and your blog. Good luck with the show and getting faster internet service!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086909400487979073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-59213219882775485922011-03-27T01:36:14.226-04:002011-03-27T01:36:14.226-04:00I wonder if I weren't on the internet as often...I wonder if I weren't on the internet as often as I am...if I would create more..(logically....I would). So, I bet you will have those 10 paintings done in no time. (Congratulations!)<br />I guess the big gap that sometimes exists between what one wants to create and what actually happens is "adversity". It's all good, because we have to have a downside in order to have an upside. Fact.Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-10509906732204397382011-03-26T18:48:33.705-04:002011-03-26T18:48:33.705-04:00Glad all this adversity has been good for you!! ;)...Glad all this adversity has been good for you!! ;)<br /><br />If I hadn't felt so constrained by everything else in my life, and so short of time, I doubt that I would have acquired the discipline that enables me to produce and that I hope will serve me well in the long run. Free time did not serve me well when I was younger. I had fun, I relaxed a lot doing things I enjoyed, but I did not create as much. I am not totally sure why. Now I want more time, because I know I will use it well.<br />Adversity has also made me more empathetic, which I hope is/will be an important quality in my art.<br /><br />I hope you get wifi soon!! (he says, desperately, in the throes of art philosophy withdrawal..)Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-47600181525598773012011-03-26T15:42:09.135-04:002011-03-26T15:42:09.135-04:00We also live in a semi remote area but somehow we ...We also live in a semi remote area but somehow we got hi speed access a couple of years ago which was a wonderful break from the unreliable dial up service we had previously. It did make for more time in the studio and less time online though:-) Hope you enjoy your new digs!Karen Martin Sampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180294856179918446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-42637200919213699982011-03-26T14:00:34.701-04:002011-03-26T14:00:34.701-04:00I've always felt adversity is necessary to mak...I've always felt adversity is necessary to make art--great or not. Easy is not where it's at.<br /><br />Northern Exposure was one of my favorite tv shows.<br /><br />My thoughts were with you during the move but, for a while, I couldn't post comments. It's great to have you back and I know you'll be ready for the May show.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-78670140312969474142011-03-26T11:51:50.497-04:002011-03-26T11:51:50.497-04:00My adversity is missing your blog. But, I also ha...My adversity is missing your blog. But, I also half envy you the great isolation you will be having.<br /><br />Paint well!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-32777787673685758882011-03-26T11:10:45.840-04:002011-03-26T11:10:45.840-04:00I feel your dial up pain and I too have to go to t...I feel your dial up pain and I too have to go to the next community in the summer to access anything that moves beyond snail pace. As for adversity, it sharpens our focus, helps us to put things in perspective, and encourages deeper thinking which always leads to better art.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726740154167156916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-39021651921040549322011-03-26T10:39:54.055-04:002011-03-26T10:39:54.055-04:00if adversity is "good" for an artist, I ...if adversity is "good" for an artist, I should be booming. I must say, that my technique has sharpened up. And I love northern Exposure!!!Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-71238226354380479442011-03-26T09:50:45.614-04:002011-03-26T09:50:45.614-04:00Hi Kathy, "Occam's Razor" seems to b...Hi Kathy, "Occam's Razor" seems to be everywhere recently, TV shows and movies. I am most eager to see how you interpret the principle.<br /><br />One thing I like about adversity is that I have to think a little harder about what really matters to me. If things were always easy, they probably would mean less. Odd I think.<br /><br />Happy adjusting to your new home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-5187423546026012402011-03-26T07:30:13.850-04:002011-03-26T07:30:13.850-04:00I guess this is why they call Maine "life in ...I guess this is why they call Maine "life in the slow lane". lol Getting connected is easier inland, though I do have a friend living in the same town as I, on a main drag, and they cannot get wires run to their house either... Go figure! Congrats on the new exhibit. Where will it be? All this non-connected will help you find more time to produce what you love to do. It's how it was on the artists retreat I recently returned from. Eventually your body will slow down to the pace and you'll come to embrace it. Again, welcome!Susan Rouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811139850899265798noreply@blogger.com