At 06:14 PM 6/4/2007, you wrote: > [Marsha] > > It's interesting, this 'the temperment of the > > painter'. I don't > > paint to create something, I paint to experience > > something. Sure, > > it's all technical challenge, but with me, it's > > mainly about the > > painting experience. This holyman that I'm now > > working with, it's > > hard to keep my feet on the ground. He's a shape > > shifter, a wolf or > > a fox. It's like riding a bull. He doesn't trust > > me, and was angry > > that I took the photo. The music helps and it gets >good. > > > This latter, the non-technical challenge due to >"...it's mainly about the painting experience..." with >you, comes across dynamic and unavoidably "...hard to >keep [your] feet on the ground." The photo? This >person that doesn't trust you? Is a wolf a fox, and >then "...the music helps..." you... "...the >temperament of the painter..." is an ever-ongoing >effort. It never does stop. Practice must continue. >I heard yesterday a commentator as Jack Nicholas >(spelling?) the golfer, when his youth nerves subsided >and he could remain calm while playing golf. He said >when he was forty in 1997. He retired from golf in >2005, I believe. I usually don't watch golf, but this >was a personal story. It was interesting. Now, note >the announcer asked when his "youth nerves" subsided, >and at the age of 40. This guy played golf most of >his life up til now, and won many championship - and >his temperament, his youth temperament didn't calm til >then. I find a need to keep practicing zazen, but for >what end. No end, but without it I know my >temperament gets way out of control, so, I continue. > > Sounds good. > Well, the rain fell again this afternoon and the >turnips in the garden are standing tall. > >lovely sun now, >SA > >
SA, It's a strange language, I know. But I think you have misinterpreted what I was saying. No problem. Painting is calming, or exciting. Depends on the subject. I do meditate, but I still can sometimes paint with great passion. 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/
