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30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day 3

9/3/2017

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"We Float" - ink on aquabord, 6" x 6".  Ready to frame.  Available on Artfinder.

WOMAN: Well, 'ow did you become king then?
ARTHUR: The Lady of the Lake, [angels sing] her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water signifying by Divine Providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. [singing stops] That is why I am your king!  
DENNIS: Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony
                                - from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", Scene 3


Perspective.  Quite different depending what side of it you're standing on.  I happen to like the idea of "strange women lying in ponds" and their potential impact on governmental systems. But only the idea of it.  The reality would be something else entirely, I imagine.

Art is about perspective.  Not just the process of composing a painting and its viewpoint, but the perspective of the art viewer as well.  I recently spoke to a group of college students in a gallery setting.  It was fascinating to watch them watching the art, and to see which pieces spoke to them.  As you might imagine, it was completely different for everyone.  Even the gallery curator most appreciated a piece different from those that others liked.  It was unpredictable and widely disparate.  

I love this about art.  When it comes to your perspective as a viewer, you can't get it wrong.  It just matters what you like - what calls to you and what makes you want to look again.  Even for me. I can view a hundred pieces of art and feel nothing for 99 of them.  But there will be at least one that whispers to me and stays with me after I've walked away.  Whether I like it because the Lady of the Lake told me to or because of the logical balance and composition of the piece doesn't matter.  It just matters that I like it.

Recently I began building a small collection of pieces that make my heart sing. One here, one there, completely unrelated pieces from a variety of artists.  I'm looking for the common thread running through them.  I'll let you know when I find it.   In the meantime, I'll just float along in the pond looking for swords.
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Dotty Seiter link
9/3/2017 12:28:43 pm

floating in the pond
looking for swords, my deepest
self is reflected

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powerful painting, powerful/playful post, jen : )

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jen
9/3/2017 12:48:05 pm

Your talent is limitless, dear Dotty! Love this poem! Thank you, sweet friend. You've deepened the meaning of this piece for me. :)

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Carol Edan link
9/4/2017 10:25:41 am

I wish I was more talented with my writing. This painting gives me a great calm feeling! I love how the horizontal line devides the painting! Color is magnificent!

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jen
9/4/2017 10:37:07 am

Carol! The writing is like the painting...the more we write, the easier it becomes. Your writing is fab - just go with it! And thank you - these little abstracted landscapes are like a mini-meditation. The ink is relatively uncontrollable, so it creates a "letting go" that is refreshing.

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