tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post1904893320653217437..comments2024-03-20T12:46:10.513-07:00Comments on The Colorist: Reader Traits and MatisseCasey Klahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-81965908960027897482010-05-16T15:28:28.049-07:002010-05-16T15:28:28.049-07:00Add tenacity and curiosity. Thanks, Jala and Paul...Add tenacity and curiosity. Thanks, Jala and Paula.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-36632201547094353592010-05-16T15:10:50.271-07:002010-05-16T15:10:50.271-07:00Tenacity is an artist trait. If I didn't have ...Tenacity is an artist trait. If I didn't have it I would have quit 5 years ago and I would quit every other day.Crazy RAvens Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899701743108985403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-2227556577540629342008-12-04T18:46:00.000-08:002008-12-04T18:46:00.000-08:00CURIOSITY is an essential trait.CURIOSITY is an essential trait.Jala Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186623108399217523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-41984513777083937882008-11-24T07:45:00.000-08:002008-11-24T07:45:00.000-08:00Doubt & Genius - well thought out traits. Than...Doubt & Genius - well thought out traits. Thank you, Adam.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-72668982086109561592008-11-24T00:53:00.000-08:002008-11-24T00:53:00.000-08:00well then can we say that doubt & questioning ...well then can we say that doubt & questioning is part of the mix of ingredients? <BR/><BR/>Doubting is part of the critical functioning & must work in a way that is constructive to creativity. When it works well it is analytical & opens up the artists to new opportunities. However, in my experience, the suspensions of the doubting, critical self in the beginning phases of making a painting is important, for if the artist is to dig deep within himself (herself) & tap into the authentic, the natural - 'le Propre du Soi' - then this is more of an affiramtion, a kind of YES as it feels natural & as if it always were & will be. The opposite of doubt maybe?<BR/><BR/>Do some research into the the idea of Genius as the Ancient Greeks meant it.<BR/><BR/>So my traits are doubt & genius.Adam Copehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597553517593344369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-81939513842033640682008-11-23T11:27:00.000-08:002008-11-23T11:27:00.000-08:00Yes, Adam, I am reading that he had horrible insom...Yes, Adam, I am reading that he had horrible insomnia as a result of it. His whole situation in life fed this, I think.<BR/><BR/>What a breakthrough artist he was!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-37653590606430738982008-11-23T08:34:00.000-08:002008-11-23T08:34:00.000-08:00Wasn't Matisse a terrible self-doubter?Wasn't Matisse a terrible self-doubter?Adam Copehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597553517593344369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-38326578190220607842008-11-21T08:24:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:24:00.000-08:00I was just thinking about you, Laura, as I want to...I was just thinking about you, Laura, as I want to do a post with some broad Matisse links. Your blog gave me that idea, and of course I'm going to link it, too.<BR/><BR/>I'm on the fewer posts schedule for a while, so look for it next week! Cheers!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-70139127964192639162008-11-21T08:19:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:19:00.000-08:00Me again! Casey I never knew they had so many boo...Me again! Casey I never knew they had so many books on Matisse until I did my "bookstore" with Amazon. WOW now it's hard to keep from buying them all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-84475335574971985792008-11-20T17:06:00.000-08:002008-11-20T17:06:00.000-08:00Pleased to meet another Matisse fan, Laura. I am ...Pleased to meet another Matisse fan, Laura. I am reading the 2 volume biography now. I'll be looking through your blog, too.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Anon.; thanks Miki. We are never too old to loosen up!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-30069009458029543082008-11-20T11:21:00.000-08:002008-11-20T11:21:00.000-08:00Well I'd better jump in on this one since I am suc...Well I'd better jump in on this one since I am such an admirer of Matisse. I admire that he had the ability to work outside of his box and with such great humor too. Matisse didn't always paint with vibrant yummie colors, but it seems once he started it was no going back. Thanks Casey for a wonder job on your blog. I love reading and keeping up with your posts..........<BR/>Laura.<BR/>http://www.amosaicstudio.wordpress.com- blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-75382685557714399322008-11-20T09:44:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:44:00.000-08:00The daring and audacity to share their humility an...The daring and audacity to share their humility and awe faced with this worlds' wonders and shames.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-60261360076400610112008-11-19T20:06:00.000-08:002008-11-19T20:06:00.000-08:00Authenticity is not esoteric at all, at least to m...Authenticity is not esoteric at all, at least to me. It goes to the heart of the matter for me. I want to represent what I am seeing and feeling about a subject, not just copying it. I find this a challenge sometimes as I come up against the "rules" of good painting. This may be tied to coming to painting later in life, but I am not sure.Miki Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01903615512823465964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-26919543787941174632008-11-19T13:08:00.000-08:002008-11-19T13:08:00.000-08:00Not too esoteric at all. Thought provoking is more...Not too esoteric at all. Thought provoking is more like it, Deborah.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-19256648318681278362008-11-19T11:25:00.000-08:002008-11-19T11:25:00.000-08:00Hi Casey. High on my list of traits for myself as ...Hi Casey. High on my list of traits for myself as an artist and for my work is- Authenticity. By that I mean possessing an aesthetic which is "of its own time" (reflecting both the time and place of its making)as well as one that successfully announces the unique passion of its maker. This is something I am a bit obsessed about at the moment and perhaps too esoteric for your purpose, but I thought I'd throw it out there!Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.com