Hi Margaret, I've never done any collaborative art work. I imagine with the right attitude it could be very rewarding.
Both you and Marsha seem to have submitted yourselves to working at art more than I have but I still have intentions. Sure there is an ego gratification when someone else likes your work but I also think it's important for others to see your work because art is about expression and communication. If someone doesn't like your work then something can be learned from that too. -Peter On 20/11/2007, Margaret Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > collaborative stuff! wonderful and great for ego abandonment. > I do this quite a bit with other artists in my area. > though I think with Marsha's ability to burn her journals, she > doesn't much have trouble with ego abandonment (hope you don't mind my > quick jumping in here on this, marsha...) > > Marsha - liked your observations about going off into the cave to work. > > sometimes I think that being able to create my art (paint & photograph) > is one of the only things that makes everything about my > 'sense of self and being' seem most real and at peace and at > the same time it's hard BUT so rewarding when I can REALLY get > at the truth of what I'm experiencing and represent it visually. > > I think that's all I really need to do - get at these truths for myself > only; there is an ego gratification when someone else feels > rewarded by looking at my work - which is nice AND it seems > important - in a way - to create something that not only > has communicated my own truths to myself, but also some > universal truths to other people. > > I think that learning more about a soul searching journey through the > exploration of art is important in a universal way - so to attempt > to share my work with others in an effort to communicate something > REAL is important to me. > > Doesn't the Dalai Lama say it's important to SHARE what we > know with each other - (and I know this is a very broad generalization - > we have to share what we know without being arrogant or without attempting > to provoke jealousy or over intellectualizing) it's about sharing > love and something positive about the human journey with each other > I think. > > Happy Thanksgiving to all as well! > > Margaret > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Peter Corteen > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:12 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [MD] Painting > > > > > > Marsha, > > > > you could do some cave paintings... > > > > Have you ever done any collaborative painting? That would > > need ego abandonment! In UK there are Gilbert and George, and > > I heard of a London wife and husband team producing stuff. > > > > -Peter > > > > On 20/11/2007, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > At 07:45 AM 11/20/2007, you wrote: > > > >Marsha, > > > > > > > >you bring to mind a film I saw of Willem de Kooning > > painting in very > > > >old > > > age > > > >and with Alzheimer's disease. It seemed that was the only thing he > > > >could > > > do. > > > > > > > >I hope your journey brings you joy. > > > > > > > >Regards > > > > > > > >-Peter > > > > > > Peter, > > > > > > When my husband died, "our" friends all disappeared. My > > mother wanted > > > me to take up golf. My stepfather suggested I join the > > church to find > > > a nice man. My daughter told me I should find a retired lawyer and > > > settle down. My son was busy. When I found some friends, > > they were > > > always fighting with each other. > > > > > > In India, I believe at a certain age you're entitled to go > > off into a > > > cave to search for other things. > > > > > > 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/ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.1/1141 - Release > > Date: 11/20/2007 11:34 AM > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.1/1141 - Release Date: > 11/20/2007 > 11:34 AM > > > > 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/
