You are right, it is silly to think this is NEW. It is a lack of common sense … right back to the lack of that balanced education, right? And poorer critical thinking skills.

I am glad you liked the CBC sight…it is really wonderful, I agree. You might also like the BBC web site which has a lot about art and literature.

Thanks Suki, you know I adore your insights.

I love this CBC site with all the arts articles. I skimmed the one of Deepa Mehta’s new film. I have watched all her films I think.

Yes, I think it is pretty well known the relationship between music and math. I also think it is well documented the positive effects of the arts on education in general. The biggest problem is that, in many cases, it is not acted upon. There is a great deal in education which is not acted upon, though, isn’t it?

What a great story about your painting being sold after the fair was over. It is another wonderful example of how art is an individual thing and how there is something out there which speaks to each person…if they are given a chance to see.

And maybe that is one of the things with art and education…it is an individual thing. So many times now individuality is taken out of education, so maybe art helps put it back in among other things.

Thanks Cris!

I remember a painting of some pretty pink spoonbill and white Egret birds taking off in a grassy field I did some years ago. Some were peeking their heads up out of the grass getting ready to fly. I put a high price on it in a Fair in CA. I ended up selling it after the fair was over. Not because it was a pretty picture but because she saw all this symbolism in the birds peeking up and the flight pattern. She asked me if I did that on purpose. Thinking fast for the right answer, and it ended up being true, I said I paint things hoping others can put themselves in it and that the meaning of an art piece is what the person personally feels and sees when viewing it. We had our photos taken with the painting and she said she was going to have it insured. I was speachless over that one. )

Thanks you so much! You know the term, “corner of shame” came from Jess over at MessyJessie. She has a great sense of humor.

You know Babs tells some similar stories about overhearing people looking at her art. My experiences are mainly with individuals, so I get these now and then comments. Although I do hear things other people (who own some of my stuff) overhear. It is amazing what appeals to some. I can imagine it is great to be able to sell items you are not crazy about. I do not normally have a huge connection to my work once it is finished.

I agree with you, medicine is a lot of art. As you will see in the article, it is also a lot of observation and thinking out of the box…art can be very helpful with that, too.

Thanks Suki!

You know when I used to “do” craft fairs, I just brought everything I had made even though often there were things I just loved and things I disliked. It was interesting to see/hear the shoppers comments. Any number of times they bought the things I didnt like. It just shows up that judging mind I guess. Of course it is much harder for me to part with the things I like than the things I dont like. But nevertheless, I was continually being suprised and delighted often by shoppers reactions.

Re: education. When I went to college that’s what I intended–to attain a well-rounded education (minus math). to become a woman for all seasons. A dibble of this, a dibble of that. Actually, I believe medicine is an art. I think that;s where we go wrong, we think it is a science like math and adding one and one to get two. No no no. and the art of medicine is getting drowned in all the insurance stuff and business stuff. Underneath it is the art and the intuition of it that truly matters. I too could go on bloglength about medicine and doctors. Yikes. Havent read the link but will. thanks kim. And glad your white heart is seeing the delight of day. Banish that corner of shame.

“…all our paintings in our corner of shame can come out one day!”

Thanks Andrea!

Thanks Paula!

I am always most amazed at what the viewer sees in a painting. I’m especially amazed at the things that people see in my work that I never saw for myself !

Perception is everything.