Hi Marsh, I understand and respect your point of view re these Griffing paintings and I hope I haven't upset SA's feelings with my comments. On the other hand you wouldn't expect me to lie about what I thought of the paintings.
Perhaps I could have been a bit less abrupt. If those paintings brought any joy to either the artist or his audience then I guess my comments just show a kind of jealousy in me. Regards -Peter On 19/11/2007, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/ > 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/
