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I also want to thank Richard Wilde for all of his help and insights.  We can look forward to a blog post by him in the future on this blog.

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Paul Gauguin

1848 – 1903

Please bear with me here, as life is a bit crazy at the moment – good, but crazy!

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a study piece

It has been a while since I wrote about Slow Art.  You can read that posting here.  This subject is never far from my mind and you can find some slow blogs and web sites in the list on the right column of this page. Recently, I have been thinking about the relationship of taking time to make art and taking time to view art.  Does it make a difference in one’s life?  One thing viewing art slowly does is give you time to fine the subtleties of the work, the depth of the layers and the richness created over time.  These are things that a quick glance cannot accomplish.

What does it take to create art slowly?  Slow is different if you are working with watercolors than it is if you are working with oils, it is different if you are working with clay than it is if you are working with bronze.  The materials obviously make a difference, but I am talking about something more.  Mark Rothko apparently was once asked how long it took him to create one of his color field paintings.  His quick response was, “57 years!” which was his age at the time!  He used work and life experiences to reach his goals of a single painting.  I think this was the right response.  I know I pull from a lot of experiences to create and to live.  It takes a great deal of work to “unearth” these lessons and experiences, too.  I find, reflecting is often the best way, although it takes a lot of tools to bring those reflections to the surface.

In my last post, Suki reminded me of the importance of contemplation and not to worry about if anyone else thought you were working or not, because you know the truth.  I knew she was right and was grateful for her wise words.   It takes a great deal to get to our personal truths, create a piece of art and then to expose those truths to a public who may or may not understand the meaning or take the time to slowly view what you have so laboriously created over the expanse of your life.  It seems to me, though, that with the slowness of creation the artist probably also recognizes many people cannot or are unwilling to really see.

In the presentation about Mark Rothko done by Simon Schama, I learned Rothko was also asked how far away someone should stand from one of his color field paintings and in a single breath, Rothko said, “18 inches”!  If you have ever experienced one of these paintings and stood in front of them at that distance, you will understand why he did not hesitate!  Last weekend I had the opportunity to do just that and was completely overwhelmed by the experience.  Truly, it makes all the difference and drives home the truth that it took him 57 years to paint it!

Creating Slow Art and Viewing Art Slowly seem to go hand in hand to me.  As many of you know, it takes me a long time to bring a canvas into its fullness as it has an incredible number of layers.  Some of the reason for this is because I think I gain so much in this act!  I wonder if these paintings cause people to slow down and really see any better?  Do you life your life slowly when you can?

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acrylic ink in watercolor paper sketchbook – wip

Here is the thing, today is just not a day to accomplish a lot of work.  It is one of those days when I feel like all I am doing is chasing my tail.  The last few days have kind of been like that, I work in the studio only to emerge and find there is a great deal of other work which needs to be done.  So I spend the time trying to get that all cleared up and there is work in the studio which keeps calling me!  In some cases, all I want to do is paint and create, however there is this thing called life which keeps stopping me.  I know to those who observe it must seem as though I have all the time in the world – at least they approach me in that way – yet, I am never fully realizing anything in their views.  How does one express to those who do not live this life how consuming it can be?  Maybe this cannot be expressed in a way they can hear it, so it is best not to go down that path. How do I stop going in circles today and start making a web of this thing?  Maybe I just have to get through this particular day.  My experience tells me it doesn’t last long!  Do you have these days?

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Let me see if I can get the chat to happen, here:

Now for the Twitter feed:

I sure hope I have this right.  You know how I struggle with these things.

If you want to also host this summit on your blog, please visit Doug’s posting to learn more about it.  As artists we all depend on each other and the journalists can be ever so helpful.

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I spent an entire afternoon here!

Come into my back yard today.  I bet you didn’t think a new blog format would be a part of my changes, but I wanted to provide a place where I could share information and you could find it easier.  With this blog, I can create other pages where like profiles are pulled together.  So grab a cup of tea and let’s talk about this a little.  Don’t worry, the little fawn is nestled there for a while, her mother knew we would keep a watchful eye on her, and she is really too frightened to move.  She has not learned the ways of the world yet, since she is only a day old.  On the other hand, most of us have been around the block a few times.

So things are not completely pulled together here, but I want to share with you some of my ideas.  I will be posting like this once or twice a week, but in the meantime, I will be adding content to additional pages.  If you look at the column on the left you will see a Pages listing.  Here I will be creating some, hopefully, informative pages about other artists, art materials, books I am reading or maybe even want to read, travel, photography, writing/journaling, doodling/sketching, etc.  These will be areas which inspire me and encourage my creativity.  I hope you will find them helpful and interesting.

Since this blog is connected directly to my web site, I will not be posting any of my completed paintings here.  You are always welcome to bring up the subject of any particular painting or series for discussion.  I am also very open to talking about particular topics here, so feel free to email me or send me an email.  I am always eager to hear from you.

As I get used to this new format and learn how to better manipulate it, I will be adding information and letting you know via these weekly or bi-weekly posts.  In the meantime, I hope you have a very large mug of tea so you can enjoy it while you see what I have already put in place here.  Of course, for you long time readers of my Creating Space blog, you can find all of the posts with comments here and you can also return to that blog to read them.

Welcome to my new blog home!  I am grateful for your company.

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