tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post3453169489392591618..comments2023-10-17T05:41:41.681-04:00Comments on Katharine A. Cartwright Studio: Magic & ExpectationsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-41606771231220925162010-05-16T18:10:52.402-04:002010-05-16T18:10:52.402-04:00Hi Eva - I think you're correct. This is a lif...Hi Eva - I think you're correct. This is a lifelong struggle and I admire anyone who sticks with it! Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-65567517609394984682010-05-16T15:03:50.739-04:002010-05-16T15:03:50.739-04:00If any artist at one time or another having has no...If any artist at one time or another having has not experienced self doubts or dry spells, they haven't been painting long enough or in denial. The more one learns, usually, the more one realize how far they have to go. I think you stagnate if you become too satisfied.I've been painting for almost 50 years, most of them as a professional and I'm still learning and fighting all of the above. The day I'm completely satisfied, I'm through! Nothing else to challenge me.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566258201228886795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-14940218489106107782010-05-15T05:33:25.599-04:002010-05-15T05:33:25.599-04:00Hi Dan - that's a good analogy, and what you w...Hi Dan - that's a good analogy, and what you wrote makes a lot of sense. Isn't it interesting that we don't always use good sense??<br /><br />Hi Hallie - thanks!<br /><br />Hi Don - the day you quit we'll all know it because the Earth will stop rotating on its axis :-)<br /><br />Hi Celeste - like you, I'm not plagued by self-doubts at this time, but you never know what's around the corner. I'd like to think that I'll never succumb to them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-33934201881429089092010-05-15T02:36:42.398-04:002010-05-15T02:36:42.398-04:00I like peanut butter.
j/k
I can't id...I like peanut butter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />j/k<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I can't identify with much about this at my stage. I may get into yet another stage just around the corner..but right now--I apparently don't have this fear thing AT ALL. Confession: I can sometimes feel irked with the super fearful people. I mean. What is there to be so fearful about? It is paint. only paint. it is not Viet Nam or cancer. <br />I am glad you are reviewing the book---because I don't "need" it right now. Never say never--perhaps I'll go fearful down the road...but for right now....nope!Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-9946570076385315562010-05-15T01:49:51.125-04:002010-05-15T01:49:51.125-04:00What? There is no Elysium?!?!?! That's IT! I q...What? There is no Elysium?!?!?! That's IT! I quit.<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-2445500506790106672010-05-14T23:38:14.532-04:002010-05-14T23:38:14.532-04:00I will say "Me, too" to Dan's commen...I will say "Me, too" to Dan's comment. I'm following. Look forward to Chapter 4.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-54782078711241398722010-05-14T18:12:52.887-04:002010-05-14T18:12:52.887-04:00To me the idea of "magic" in art, is jus...To me the idea of "magic" in art, is just like the idea of "talent" and (I hope I'm not skipping ahead) the idea of "artist's block" (that the muse leaves you dry). I think it may be because so much of the subconscious is involved in art making. It's all effort - the book says somewhere that an accountant does not decide he can't do his work because he lacks that special something - he just plods along.<br /><br />Still, the practitioner's art probably seems close to magic to the potential purchaser too, and that's a good thing.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-29220899848586039042010-05-14T16:07:17.176-04:002010-05-14T16:07:17.176-04:00Hi Sharmon - it's a great coincidence! And, I ...Hi Sharmon - it's a great coincidence! And, I also think that we artists think about these things fairly regularly. It's not easy being an artist and we have a lot of psychological battles all the time. Thanks so much for your generous comments about my work. I like melding together my two passions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-60198696553098108672010-05-14T15:22:53.757-04:002010-05-14T15:22:53.757-04:00p.s. BTW, I've been meaning to tell you how m...p.s. BTW, I've been meaning to tell you how much I love your "Laws of Nature" series; the meshing of science and art is one of my favorite topics! These pieces are elegantly complex and gorgeous!Sharmon Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222935617263973858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324184304367023797.post-56394340770696811372010-05-14T15:18:14.875-04:002010-05-14T15:18:14.875-04:00Kathy,
It's a strange coincidence (or is it? l...Kathy,<br />It's a strange coincidence (or is it? lol!) that I have just finished a post about expectations. I read Art & Fear many years ago, and found it to ring true in almost every instance. I have just observed firsthand how destructive negative expectations can be for an artist. I had been out of the "art world" for several years, and expected that it would be impossible to get back in. I let my fears discourage me from even trying, in some cases. This book sheds a lot of light on how attitudes can alter our reality; it really is "all in how you look at it." Thanks for reminding me!Sharmon Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222935617263973858noreply@blogger.com