At 04:12 AM 11/18/2007, you wrote: >Great craftsmanship and patience clearly. > >Lacking in courage and imagination though. > >They are just like snapshots. > >$ what was on his mind. > >-Peter
Hi Peter, What appeals to me in art is magic. I use the word magic because I journeyed into the pagan world for a couple of years. I was on a pattern-busting mission. I haven't yet found a better word for what I found than magic. Magic to me is dynamic quality. It's personal. So choosing to turn my back on both the art market, the history of art and art as decoration, I appreciate art that moves me and stimulates my imagination. I try to paint my magic. And yes, yes, yes, it's about me, me, me. I stripped naked, prostrated myself before the full moon and begged for the privilege. I appreciate people who make "art" for whatever reason that drives them to do it, whether it is "good" or "bad". If they make money, lucky them! I love them all! But I guess everybody is different. I like these three Griffing paintings because they represent the kind of man who is at home with Mother Earth, at least in my imagination. Thinking never brought me anything but more thoughts, and unanswerable questions. I really like magic. But then I am quite mad. Marsha Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
