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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
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Friday, April 10, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Don't forget to fuck it all up.
Reminder to self:
When painting - never be afraid to get frustrated and take a risk that could fuck it up - chances are equally good that whatever you do could fix it or make it better than it was before. Sometimes the reason you're frustrated is that your painting sucks and that risk was required to make it interesting.
Candy Colors
As a person who wears mostly black and prefers to use mostly pure, saturated jewel hues in her paintings...when candy colors like lavender or pastel pink show up on my pallette I can't help but feel that something is terribly wrong, that I've taken a wrong turn in life, or that I'm somehow being punished for something.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Too Great to Erase
A thought I enjoyed: With the trend of women and their contributions being erased from history those that did make the books and remain in our hearts and minds - they are there not out of the privilege that earned their many of their male counterparts a place in the books - they are there because they were too effing epic to erase. They were too badass and too amazing to be tucked away or be a part of the usual disappearing act, they were too great to disappear.
If anyone else is like me they have their historical heroines, women that came before you whose names and faces and stories taught you that despite all the Kings and Presidents and beards on the money, that you were capable of doing something important. That you could refuse to give up your seat on a bus for example, and change a nation. Try finding a picture or a portrait of your historical heroine, if one doesn't exist then just hold her in your head the way you imagine her, and just think, "You were too great to erase."
That thought just makes them even more amazing to me so I thought I'd share.
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“I may not be a lion,but I am lions cub and I have lion's heart”
- Elizabeth I Tudor
"Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind."
- Elizabeth I Tudor
"I will have here but one mistress and no master."
- Elizabeth I Tudor (to Robert Dudley)
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If anyone else is like me they have their historical heroines, women that came before you whose names and faces and stories taught you that despite all the Kings and Presidents and beards on the money, that you were capable of doing something important. That you could refuse to give up your seat on a bus for example, and change a nation. Try finding a picture or a portrait of your historical heroine, if one doesn't exist then just hold her in your head the way you imagine her, and just think, "You were too great to erase."
That thought just makes them even more amazing to me so I thought I'd share.
~
“I may not be a lion,but I am lions cub and I have lion's heart”
- Elizabeth I Tudor
"Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind."
- Elizabeth I Tudor
"I will have here but one mistress and no master."
- Elizabeth I Tudor (to Robert Dudley)
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Saturday, April 4, 2015
Next layer, before blending and smoothing #art #artistatwork #artinprogress #artist #painting #oilpainting #moon #blue #instablog
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Considerations
"I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what's said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference." - Lincoln
Anyone truly striving to be a good and kind person must have the willingness to consider that they might not be succeeding, they must be willing to consider carefully the criticism they receive. The unwillingness to question yourself in this manner is always an indicator that something is amiss. Be willing to question yourself.
That said, If you can not find any truth or sense in the criticism, be willing to consider that it has no merit, regardless of the source. Consult those in your life, the people you respect and observe to be honest, kind, patient, intelligent, empathetic, and wise. The people who treat others the way you would wish to be treated. If they can see only lies in what has been spoken against you, despite your pleas for brutal honesty, you must be willing to discard what was said as hateful bullshit and move on with your life.
No one gets out of here alive, and no one who did anything worthwhile got out without someone hating them. Even H. H. the 14th Dalai Lama is hated by a government superpower. Not everyone is going to like you. Not everyone is going to see you for who you really are. Not everyone is going to accept your intention as pure, or see your words and actions as honest. But do those same people treat others as you would wish to be treated? Are they honest? Kind? How much do they seem to value the feelings and experiences of others? Are they willing to admit when they are wrong? Are they willing to see when they have caused harm, to take responsibility and make amends? Do they care as much for others as they do for themselves? Do they learn from their mistakes? If the answer isn't a consistent and confident "yes!" then ask yourself how much power you are going to allow their words to have on you. Consider the very real possibility that you are hated by an asshole. There's nothing wrong with that. Look around. If the only people that hate you appear to be assholes - you must be doing something right.
The people you have in your life should be trying to lift you up, not trying to tear you down all the time. The people you keep in your life should be people you're proud to have by your side, and who you trust to have at your back. The people you keep in your life should inspire you, you should be a better person for knowing them.
Your enemies are your greatest teachers. Without them you have no opportunity to fully practice, nurture, or experience the qualities you are trying to instill in yourself. You cannot be forgiving if you are never given the opportunity to forgive. Thank those who treat you poorly, thank them for the gift of their cruelty. Then, without hate or malice in your heart - tell them to fuck off. They may be your greatest teachers but you don't have to hang out.
In closing - Thank you to all the wonderful people in my life, I'm so honored to know so many amazing individuals. I love you all very much, it just might not be obvious because I don't do hugs.
~
Anyone truly striving to be a good and kind person must have the willingness to consider that they might not be succeeding, they must be willing to consider carefully the criticism they receive. The unwillingness to question yourself in this manner is always an indicator that something is amiss. Be willing to question yourself.
That said, If you can not find any truth or sense in the criticism, be willing to consider that it has no merit, regardless of the source. Consult those in your life, the people you respect and observe to be honest, kind, patient, intelligent, empathetic, and wise. The people who treat others the way you would wish to be treated. If they can see only lies in what has been spoken against you, despite your pleas for brutal honesty, you must be willing to discard what was said as hateful bullshit and move on with your life.
No one gets out of here alive, and no one who did anything worthwhile got out without someone hating them. Even H. H. the 14th Dalai Lama is hated by a government superpower. Not everyone is going to like you. Not everyone is going to see you for who you really are. Not everyone is going to accept your intention as pure, or see your words and actions as honest. But do those same people treat others as you would wish to be treated? Are they honest? Kind? How much do they seem to value the feelings and experiences of others? Are they willing to admit when they are wrong? Are they willing to see when they have caused harm, to take responsibility and make amends? Do they care as much for others as they do for themselves? Do they learn from their mistakes? If the answer isn't a consistent and confident "yes!" then ask yourself how much power you are going to allow their words to have on you. Consider the very real possibility that you are hated by an asshole. There's nothing wrong with that. Look around. If the only people that hate you appear to be assholes - you must be doing something right.
The people you have in your life should be trying to lift you up, not trying to tear you down all the time. The people you keep in your life should be people you're proud to have by your side, and who you trust to have at your back. The people you keep in your life should inspire you, you should be a better person for knowing them.
Your enemies are your greatest teachers. Without them you have no opportunity to fully practice, nurture, or experience the qualities you are trying to instill in yourself. You cannot be forgiving if you are never given the opportunity to forgive. Thank those who treat you poorly, thank them for the gift of their cruelty. Then, without hate or malice in your heart - tell them to fuck off. They may be your greatest teachers but you don't have to hang out.
In closing - Thank you to all the wonderful people in my life, I'm so honored to know so many amazing individuals. I love you all very much, it just might not be obvious because I don't do hugs.
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