[MD] the intellect and tarot

[MarshaV]

At 06:33 PM 8/19/2008, you wrote:


>Marsha:
> >   p.s.  Regardless what I have around me, I love hearing
> > you talk about the woods.
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>SA:  Thank you.  I love hearing about your painting.  Haven't heard 
>about it for awhile.  Do you paint more in the colder season?  By 
>the way, I have an artwork that is pretty much finished.  Waiting on 
>my brother who works for weeks on the railroad in different states 
>to come back and finish up his end of the project.  Next, finding a 
>way to share in a more proper fashion this artwork of mine.  I think 
>it is good.  The sharing is something that will complete this 
>endeavor.  It doesn't matter how good.  It does matter for me that I 
>can share this.  Something I wrote off-list to you about.  It would 
>be better to finish this project than to discuss it any further, but 
>it is finished and even if it stays in the family, it will help the 
>family see how those before them thought, felt, and handled life spiritually.

SA,

Your project sounds wonderful.  When I first joined this forum 
someone mentioned life as art.  I think that is how I want to 
experience it.  I'm sure your project is wonderful from the way to 
talk about it.  It's all about how you give it life.

I had been very productive, and needed some time away painting.  The 
summer will soon end and things will get quiet again, then I will 
start painting.  Plus, I'm going to take a class with my favorite 
instructor, Robert Baxter.  His class is called Painting the Figure 
in the Interior in Oils.  I can hardly wait to paint directly from 
models again, and he sets up great poses with interesting 
accessories.  He's an older guy, very, very cool and knows ZMM very 
well.  His paintings are wonderful.  He had a career as graphic 
designer in NYC.  You can see its influence and how he's translated 
it to art (rather than for clients).  He also works beautifully with 
patterns.  There is always some exotic pattern to keep your eye 
forever interested.  Sort of like Matisse.  I'm very excited to start 
this class.  I've worked hard for the past few years, but it's time 
to add something new.  I'm sure this class will be 
inspirational.  I'm get excited just thinking about it.

I had an older woman I met, via the Registrar of Voting, offer to 
model for me.  She's a nice, beautiful and an interesting woman.  It 
would be fun.  I also have the cute, young tree cutter, but I'm too 
afraid.  I took lots of photos of him from a roof when he chopped 
down the dead Ash tree.  I think I'm going to ask him to take some 
photos from the canopy.  In his case, it would be better to work from 
the photos.  He's too adorable.

I love to paint, and paint to love.


Marsha








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