Lately I've been addicted to the work of Robert Henri. He is a painter's painter just like most the artist I really admire. After hours wrestling chaotically with brushes, oil, liquin, canvas, and paint I think about his economy and that of all great painters who simply mix the right color and put it down. Well not quiet simple. It takes a mind which measures and knows the relationships of light and color. It takes patience enough to try again and again to find what feels right. It takes a level of meditative concentration which I so desperately need in order to feel well. It's always an uphill battle against a culture which praises multi-tasking over true engagement in our activities, and tragically each other. Look at how much character he captures in this child's face. How often do we really take the time to see one another?
I'd like to sit and look and feel longer tonight but I have to be up tomorrow. I have to go sell things to people and practice talking them into purchases they don't need. I don't feel sorry for myself. I'm lucky to have a job and besides, who really has it good anyways?
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im sick of crap like this being posted. from here on out i think i need to change my settings.
What a brilliant post! I agree with you completely that our society harbors incommunicable text-oriented peoples. I guess the best thing we can do is not fall into that sort of behavior and maintain deep one on one connections. I've always been bad at multitasking but I know how to listen and pay attention.( F*@! the police! ) Having a crappy job sucks but it's good to appreciate the little things we have in life, because even if we sometimes don't think so we are very privileged. What did Steve Carrel's character say in Little Miss Sunshine? Something along the lines of "Pain and suffering is what makes life so interesting and worthwhile?" I'd say revel in this uncertain time of part-time jobs so that in the future you are more resilient, and humble when things start to look better.
Hey, I started a new blog for about the fifth time. Check it out!
You have to express more your opinion to attract more readers, because just a video or plain text without any personal approach is not that valuable. But it is just form my point of view
I've never had much interest in attracting readers. I don't consider myself a writer whatsoever. I just like to get my thoughts down and enjoy hearing the feedback of some friends. If my blog drew a good deal of attention, I'd delete it.
I really like when people are expressing their opinion and thought. So I like the way you are writing
Now that I think about it, my blog does get pretty personal at times. Almost embarrassingly so. Take a closer look anonymous numero uno. You'll see some self exposure in there.
Oh wait you were referring to the formal style not the content of the blog....Oh gotcha...hmmmm...... I stand by my prior statement. Just out of curiosity, what is a valuable blog? That just seems so vague. Valuable for what? for whose purposes? and to what degree?
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