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Perception and Understanding

Recently I ran into an unexpected experience. I wasn't prepared. I learned that some people do not like, or understand, still life images. I was shocked. I thought everyone knew that still life images contain symbolism and messages--hidden, or not so hidden. Images are never just things. They are often intense disclosures about one's life, beliefs, thoughts and feelings which materialize because they insist on being shared. Images reveal one's psyche...light and dark... things seen and unseen.

For artists: Get out of your own way...[get out of yourself]. Go with the flow...become immersed in the experience of creating. Let the unexpected happen.

Those who do not understand can go. Care about them, and... Let-em-go. Some folks get "it" and some folks don't!

P.S. A hearty thank you to the people who make me think.

SkyWatch--Magical Moment

Thank you SkyWatch team for being there. To see images from around the world, please click on the SkyWatch icon above.

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My awe continues. Amazingly, we capture beauty in an instant.

A MAGICAL MOMENT

Geranium Final

GERANIUM

Practicing and Playing

Found time today to play and practice and configure the wacom. Yea!!! Things are working.

Glorious Spring

Saw geraniums in town the other day and couldn't resist. Geraniums are so cheerful--a burst of color every day.

GERANIUM

Day Off

Am taking a rest day. Yesterday, I took several photographs to be included in a series. Will wait and work with them later.

Have been going through props and finding things I forgot about. Fun. The same thing happens when I look through images taken a few years ago. Often I run across hidden possibilties.

Rainy days offer solace... Will curl up with a good book.

Lament

LAMENT

Finale

Developing a series:

FINALE

Photograph by Elisabeth Bacn

Creativity Blockers

Ego and conceit block creativity's light. -- EB
Ego and conceit block creativity. -- EB
If you think your work is great, it probably isn't.

An observation: Self-absorbed, ego-based people are boring and obnoxious. Grateful and appreciative artist's are delightful.

Remember: Creativity is a gift. Talent may be how hard one works to hone creative propensities.

What's New?

Played with wacom today...am learning how to use pen. So....What' new?

Dancers

Beginning of an abstract. Am considering In The Light as a title. Titles are important and require much thought. A title mentioning the ballet is also a possibility.

DANCERS

Sheets

UNFURLED

Saturday Soundoff -- Kissing Is Better

"...there are only two possibilities in any moment. You can kiss, or you can fight. Kissing is better." -- Sylvia Boorstein, from her book, "Happiness Is an Inside Job."

Skywatch

To see sky images from around the world, please click on the icon above. Thanks goes out to our SkyWatch team.

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What a week! Wonderful sky shots. Was lots of fun.

PEACE

FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING
ARRIVAL OF THE BLACKBIRDS

CREATOR'S PAINTBRUSH


ON THE HILL

DAY'S END

Old Trunk in Sepia

Trunk

Have been having problems loading images this morning...sorry about that. Hope this is my final attempt.

Trunk

By Elisabeth Bacon