really, what made me think i would be painting today? as fast as i could go all day long and in the end i am at the beginning. well, anyway, tomorrow is another day. i even got my laundry done at the same time… but the place looked like four hurricanes hit it for a while… :faint:
what's ironic is that i finally got my bedroom and living room looking almost normal… and now. well, you can see.
it's like a puzzle… you have to move everything around…
hurricane aftermath: living room.
finally dug out the paints
preparing panels: so much to do…. why can't i just paint?
oh well, rome wasn't built in a day either…
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Scott, I love it when there is this electrical surge of mental and physical energy. I try to get as much done as possible because I know it won't last. The mental energy will keep going but the old bones will not. My body has to rest….but the mind keeps racing. Sometimes I meditate to calm the mind. I am finally back in my studio painting. It took me two years to sort out the studio and the crap in my head. Soon, I'll be posting the painting I've been working on, plus the new custom shelves I had built which were a Godsend. They cost a pretty penny but I just got some retirement money and knew I needed them desparately.
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A messy desktop suggests a messy mind.An empty desktop suggests an…
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better prepare a nice place to live than let things to do after… trust me. when you see all in their right place, organized and cleaned is a mix of peace and relief… so, inspiration comes easier!
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:lol:we are talking about organization here , right ?? :lol:i am glad you got it right away! I love you Pam :heart:
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OMG, Angeliki, that video was…..:eyes: Now THAT takes organization and they are so calm and non-chalant. God forbid the train be off schedule!:yikes: But I guess they'd hear it coming.
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:lol:exactly Rome wasn't build in one day!!!I am glad you ate well last night!at least you used your lunch time productively ! :cheers: to canvas preparation! always half of the job done!to take your mind from a busy day,here it is my gift to you :)(i think it is interesting …)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuYVV3-00QwThe train comes through eight times a day. The merchants have an ingenious way of handling this. Their stalls easily roll up out of the way. Any goods left out are small enough to pass under the train. And as soon as a train passes, it’s back to business.:heart:
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PS the place is Thailand.
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Funny… I'm just the other way around. When everything around me is a mess, my mind will find its own order and my thoughts will be clear and acurate. But if I find my self in well-ordered environments my mind will get messy and dizzy and I will find no inspiration.
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Aqualion, this is funny indeed! 🙂 When I'm in a mess, I'm completely confused and lost! 😆 But great for you that you found your way! 🙂
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pam,we will be anxious to see what you do next, now that you are fully shelved and primed to go. :heart:meli,how do you find these things… that was nothing short of piquant. :heart: it was kind of funny too. so matter of fact. i do hope somebody knows the schedule of trains by heart. :heart: :heart: :heart: who has a desktop anymore martin? :lol:the truth is that i have about ten surfaces… and i am constantly cluttering them up as i go through a day… it takes more time to undo everything than it takes to do it.b. i am always inspired, mess or no mess. my problem is that i am too inspired. when you have a fertile imagination and a plethora of plans, you have to hit the deck running everyday. but i counteract that with 'sitting' in the morning. for the last forty five years i begin every day by stopping. :happy:organize the inside and the outside has no chance to derail me. 😎
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😆 why can't we simply just paint… :whistle: i ask that myself, everytime, I pull out my paints, my brushes, my canvases and set up to paint… i'll tell you why we can't simply paint… we don't have willing muses/servants to set out everything when inspiration strikes. And what simply annoys me, is that just when you have set up and are ready to go, something ALWAYS comes up to blast the inspiration to oblivion which is already hanging by a thread, by the time you start to set up to paint… :whistle: yeah, being a mom is tough sometimes… :faint: ommmm ommmm ommmmm
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"meli,how do you find these things…"some are pure luck :)others I look for one thing and I end up watching another! :lol:Isn't technology amazing??:heart:today I posted a video inspired by 60-40 :heart:
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This is amazing so! I almost envy you! :p If I'm in a place that I don't feel comfortable, it's terrible. Maybe I'm an addicted for organization :DI'm glad for you that you are so self inspired! 🙂 That's why we always see nice stuff from you, your art! 🙂
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My GOD Scott. You have to get organized :eyes: Your energy must be canalized :PBut I´m happy for you…having the creative boost 😀
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isabel, ommmm ommmm ommmmmand you put it so succinctly. when i was raising kids who ran through shoes and food like locusts i just stopped painting altogether for 12 years. except for half an hour late at night after stories or songs and tucking in. but, it was hard. gauguin had his own solution which i didn't like. he just abandoned his family to live the life of an artist. the problem is you never know how much time you have.another problem is food and shelter. :lol:if you can go on even when you have no roof over your head you have passed the test. then the universe protects us from interruptions when we are ready to work. does that make any sense at all?back to work. i just dropped in to see if anyone commented. i will be back. my new motto. well, resurrected from the dust bin… "first work, then play." :happy:
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(ABC book from the early 30 's 🙂 )
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then we party!!!!!! :cheers: heartily, because we work hard to play even harder! i think that creating is actually playing — maybe i'm twisted that way? i love the view scott. my chair was lost to the dogs and my couch could use a good cover — maybe a blue one. :happy:
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Aren't artist studios supposed to be a mess? :p
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:Djust a brief information… my normal blog seems to have crashed… no idea why… so, i'll be posting from this little corner of my universe… for the time being.@ Scott, so true. my girlfriend has now been able to dedicate herself more to her art and exploring new styles, since her son turned 12… that was 4 years ago. I still have a few more years to go and even then I have my doubts… oh hum… :heart:
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Linda writes:
Hey Scott, back from your holiday I see, hope it was fun!I'll send you Belgian news soon, starting with telling about our own official city poet (yes, we really have one!)Meanwhile, I will read your poems, with the help of my dictionary offcourse :-).Hope your empty panels will soon be filled with beautiful art!Well, it was nice visiting here for a change!Love, Linda X
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four days four paintings… so far so good.isabel, i can answer that about the mess… it has to do with the energy. it seems too much to clean up… even brushes after painting for a while. but i am experimenting. changing nothing.. still eat sleep and watch television. just insist on finishing one painting a day. so i just have to do everything else a little faster. my place is still organized… food production continues, getting enough sleep. it a minor miracle. hi, linda,thanks for stopping by and for commenting. i look forward to our continued aquaintance/friendship.babs,i feel for you. the space problem is awfully irritating. keep trying, just keep trying. one step at a time, you know. start with small things.
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As much as I try, I cannot get organized, so I gave up. I blame it on too little storage space, and too much stuff that I would hate to part with! 😆 I just want space where I can set out my large collection of beads so that when the urge to create comes over me, I can sit down and work play instead of having to drag everything in and out of where I keep them!
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"just insist on finishing one painting a day. so i just have to do everything else a little faster"I am a proud Opera friend!!I feel the same way about posting one post every day! :lol:I love you meli,I know you do like Greek Mythology and I just finished a very short but sweet entry!get some rest,tomorrow it is another day!!!:heart:
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"start with small things.":lol: Scott, I should take photos of the inside of the house – you'd see what I have to put up with! :faint:
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"too little storage space, and too much stuff that I would hate to part with!" That's me exactly. Paying someone to build those shelves in my studio saved the room and ME. I had to take everything out of the room for the guy to work….which took me about a day….but I could hardly walk through my livingroom. The shelves were done in three days but it took me three weeks or more to move everything back in the room. I did manage to throw out some stuff, newsprint drawings that were yellow and fraying on the ends. dried up paint tubes, etc. Pam
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I always believed we have way too much stuff that we do not really need.I also believe we do it because we don't want to loose our control over things.we loose control over our lives and we trying to fill the gap with material things,every time I am having a not so easy time i store,if my life goes in a better direction I find myself donating things that I did not touch for over 6 months,I love the meaning of the word "balance" I just have to let that meaning sink in me, then the plastic buckets at Target will not be so popular in my shopping list 😀
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babs,i could show you a photo of where i was living before this apartment. 9×7 feet. of course i had a storage bin for my tools and books. that's all i owned then.pam,you will get there bit by bit… just keep plugging away.meli, you have to wake up at the 'point of purchase'. i'll wager you have not one, but two irons. i have the makings of a packrat myself but i resist it courageously. (courage is the 'cumming' family motto) but i am soft on shoes. (probably because i once had 'no shoes'} i have four pairs of shoes… two pair are old and broken but they would do if i lost the newer ones. so, i keep 'em.i also have dried up tubes of caseins, but i tell myself i will recondition them if i run out of a certain color. i have to sell some paintings because that's the main clutter now.one tip i can offer is throw out all the empty jars under the sink. there will always be new ones. then you can find the 'comet' more quickly. :smile:my dream house is japanese… with shogi screens. everything is out of sight except a few perfect statues and a daily flower arrangement.clutter is tiring to the soul. :cool::heart: :heart: :heart: :love: to you all.
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My stuff/clutter is 60% artwork including supplies, 20% papers, 10% found junk for future art projects and 10% necessities. I now have a small wastebasket by my front door so I can throw out junk mail BEFORE it gets into my house. My computer room (which is the 2nd bedroom) is next on the list for organization. I take one small section at a time. I would eventually like to put a spare bed in here.
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no empty bottles , no double irons but103284746464738389393 books,9048473736372920920 LP's904746362829002938477484 photosOMGI am out of numbers! :lol:I only have two pair of shoes,ha! for a woman I am really good!oh93736736526782829394 of night gowns too, that I never need! :lol:I love you back meli, :heart:
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Scott, those screens sound like a grand idea. I have a four section one that I pulled out of a dumpster at the apartment complex where I once lived. It was in good condition except for a few squares broken out of it. It eventually will be one of my art projects and will soon be in my 'junk' post inspired by Ed Piercy.
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Sort of interesting doing some Studio Comparison with Pam's studio that she posted lately. I see more similarities than differences. Whatever that might suggest.
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ahhh meli, don't despair… someday you will have a need of those nightgowns. and never throw away books, pictures or music.pam,but shogi screens are whole walls… the effect is different.you are going to need a round 'tuit' for your rescued screen. 🙂
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Yep, I got lots of those round 'tuit' things. 😀
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meli,it is too hot in the apartment …:lol: I am glad to know there is still hope
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meli,is it that hot there? i always remember september as getting a wee bit brisk. well, it's cool here. must be the jetstream trying to adjust to all the hurricanes. ed,i guess that people who are always doing things have strewn objects everywhere.
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meli it is in the 70's today, lovely out side but our apartments are always warm/hot,I do not own a single blanket, just to give you an idea and clothing indoors are optional.when I visit Michael's niece in West Chester Pa for Thanksgiving it is an experience all of it's own, I have to adjust to temperatures indoors that I am not used to,you can tell i am spoiled but I am worth it :lol:I don't see me enjoying retirement in the East Coast as much as I claim to in numerous entries,I will fly in the warm countries , that's what I see in my far future :heart:
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I've always wanted to live in a space like that SoHo space, or at least I did when I was younger. These days I prefer comfy couches with doilies. Kinda. That Rodin certainly could crank it out, couldn't he?
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is that really mademoiselle claudet? thanks for the picture ed. saving it.i once had a loft in new yorks soho district before they called it "soho" it was so big i had to ride a dolly down to the bathroom. the whole top floor. yes it was a mess too. :lol:but i could do drawings eight feet tall.
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Perhaps. I would think artists (painters, sculptors) have a particular problem with stuff all over the place due to it being larger than most — I just need a desk, for example. Camille in Rodin's studio slash factory.
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awwww… to have such a big room to store all my art stuff… 😥
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Inspiring look into your personal workspace. I like what I see.
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meli,i didn't know you could see into the future. as an armenian fortune teller at coney island told me once… when i asked her "how did you do that?" {she had rattled off ten things which were absolutely true about me.) her wizened face illuminated, she answered, "it's a gift."yes, isabel, it is priceless. lea smiling. just listening and looking so cool.thanks allan for commenting. 🙂 yep, it functions. what i like is that it can be so chaotic but i can put it back to order pretty quickly. and it's a good size for one person. just right. :cool:now i can work without outside hindrances. that' been my aim for eight years. to get to this 'freedom' :happy:
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Statement:Order is the most primitive of all sorts of aesthetics.
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very good. i like that. it reminds me of ogotemmeli's story of how the original people learned to house themselves and create storerooms.by observing the activities of ants. 🙂
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:lol:my face illuminates too every time I think of the sun kissing my butt in a warm climate than walking in a pile of snow and falling on my butt … :lol:I guess my imagination can be considered a great "gift " too !! 😀
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Scott, when I was traveling, everything I owned was kept packed and neatly labeled so I could find it. Since settling, I've relaxed so much that I just stack stuff – I can tell you where everything is until my mother pays a visit and offers to "help"! :faint: Lost a receipt I needed to return an appliance that didn't work because of her, and I could have used the cash! :irked: I'm now giving furniture to my brother who lost his stuff in a fire last week just so I can have some room – I don't want to get rid of it, mind you, but I need some space in my house. It is cramped! :faint:
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There's a method to our stacking stuff that others just can't fathom. What they see as a mess is a type of organization. Who cares if the edges aren't exactly even – at least we know where to find what we're looking for! :lol:Now, if only I could find the – oh, yeah, it's in the other room. 😀
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ahhh meli, you're welcome at my house in belize if i ever get there… i've been on my way for about ten years. but i'll get there eventually. then you can tan your butt to your heart's content. :smile:babs, i know exactly what you mean… they may be piles but i know where everything is. also piles are a kind of time system. if it was a few months ago, look near the bottom of the pile. if it was recently it'll be near the top of the pile of this which are similar. 😆
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😆 The only think in my 'fridge is salsa, pickles, eggs, and yogurt. Everything else goes from freezer to stove or microwave. Milk is powdered because I don't use that much and it's cheaper to keep it in the pantry. I've never been a fan of leftovers – unless it's my mother's sweet potato souffle or blackberry cobbler.
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exactly; and those uneven edges make it easier to slide things out of the stack. the refrigeraqtor is the same way here… i know exactly how far back the stack of cheeses lives. eggs are always ready to hand without any manoeuvers. all those containers of special concoctions are crowding the middle shelf. these must all be removed to find the one i'm looking for. but that's o.k. :happy:and the baklava is always gone.
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you know scott, from the time i became an adult; i became a dis-organized person. i've got stuff and i know where most of it is and when it was put there. i also have 'sometimers' — sometimes, it takes something to make me remember where, when, and what it is that i needed to remember to find and organize. my mother would be lost in my stuff and i wonder what would happen if she tackled the job of organizing me? i did it to her twice now, and she still jokes about the 'stuff' i discarded that she might have needed today.i guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
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babs,i don't like leftovers either but it's practical. i just make something new that overcomes whatever it was before.i don't like to waste food. anyway, most of what i store is mixtures like sesame paste and miso, sour cream and cucumber, homemade cocktail sauce… that kind of stuff. good tale deborah… thanks for sharing that. i guess we all know what the stuff we save means to us… subjective importance. 🙂
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meli,I have some amazing stories to tell you about Belize ! Funny too!:lol:there is a great Greek community there, I was amazed to find withing the first hour of my first visit Greek spoken people in the street …I will most definitely visit! :)of course if you promise to visit my Greek House too!the smell of the roses during the night in the garden it is an experience of it's own! :)swimming in the Mediterranean sea and taking a nap under the olive trees it is another 🙂 I never waste food, a fritata can handle many left overs and it is good for my budget too. Did I hear the "baklava is always gone"??well then allow me :
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a fish has no worries around a Taurus,the deep steamy breathing with provide for both! :lol:wrong direction again ! :doh: I hope you always dilly dallying, that's what makes you an artist! :heart:PS I kiss EarthStrong big time! 🙂
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it's o.k. earthstrong brought a plate full of baklava to the castle yesterday… there's plenty for everyone.oh meli meli meli, you sure got me with the night air and the roses, the clear water and the nap under the olive trees… now that's a good way to live forever. also, as you probably know, i am a fish. sometimes browsing around the reef i forgot i had to go up for air.:heart: i also think it's a good sign that there is a greek community in belize. greeks understand the power of beauty. :happy:back to work… i can't be dilly dallying… :run:
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I could like on Baklava alone – Truly Food fit for a god – or, a goddess. 😀
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daily dilly dallyingslowly shilly shallyingdreamily bali hi-ingnothing to showmight as well go.back to the drawing board. 😎 well, in this case the easel. 🙂 :heart: today we are painting to shubert: piano quintet opus 114. not my favorite composer but stimulating. :up:
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Like my father used to say:"Sit on your hands boy…NOW"! 😀
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Sounds great Scottie. gogogo :happy:
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go slowly Scott,go slowly! 😆
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i started two for the first time today and then spent three hours watering as a gardener… came home and prepared four panels… oops. didn't realize how tired i would be when i got home… well, tomorrow is another chance. to finish both and catch up with my aim. 😎 early to bed anyway, that will help. :heartzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
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:zzz:sweet dreams :heart:
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thats the worst thing of not having a conventional job…. you never know when inspiragion hits…. when im writing my book a chapter can just spring to mind or ill be sitting at my desk for hours thinking.
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@ Conor. Thinking is good.
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i know. Im just trying to get across the point that you cant choose when inspiration comes to you
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