tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post5487441465423220915..comments2023-10-24T02:36:22.217-07:00Comments on Painting What Feels Right: "Floe"Connie Kleinjanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10078134310874123528noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-92219677684057941752009-09-15T18:29:04.600-07:002009-09-15T18:29:04.600-07:00Hi Latifah. Wow, you leave a comment and suddenly ...Hi Latifah. Wow, you leave a comment and suddenly I'm revisiting the whys and wherefores of painting, both in the comments on my blog and on your blog. I love that excerpt from Cay Lang that you posted! That's what's happening with me! I'll be spending some more time on your blog. Also, triplets! My my. I just have a Jack Russell Terrier.Connie Kleinjanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078134310874123528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-51994786037720816792009-09-15T17:04:30.339-07:002009-09-15T17:04:30.339-07:00Hi Connie,
I found you on Twitter, liked your prof...Hi Connie,<br />I found you on Twitter, liked your profile pic and followed you here. I like your style. I like this painting a lot. I do abstract art as well. It's nice to find someone who does similar (sort of) work that I like. :) Look forward to following your tweets & blogs... <br />xo LatifahLatifah Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485522227282141873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-5331878389623387242009-02-20T01:59:00.000-08:002009-02-20T01:59:00.000-08:00Kim, isn't it funny about battling a painting! Thi...Kim, isn't it funny about battling a painting! This one wasn't a battle at all, while the last one went through layer after layer. Sometimes the battle shows and the painting looks forced, but sometimes it works. This painting life is a funny thing.Connie Kleinjanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078134310874123528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-9842535014350600602009-02-20T01:57:00.000-08:002009-02-20T01:57:00.000-08:00Jeannette, thanks for visiting and for your kind c...Jeannette, thanks for visiting and for your kind comment. I've noticed I'm doing more dark things recently, which is strange for someone who likes Hawaiian shirts (I grew up there). And, yes, I come from Dutch stock on both sides, although I don't speak the language. And I've noticed that Kim's last name is looks Dutch, too. :)Connie Kleinjanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078134310874123528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-73658283346226846362009-02-19T19:13:00.000-08:002009-02-19T19:13:00.000-08:00Wonderful description of the painting process! All...Wonderful description of the painting process! All the push pull, yes no of it. I've thought the same thing, "if only I could paint more," but then sometimes I find that I am battling the painting and more frustrated than ever. And yet, I still love it and couldn't imagine not painting.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful colors in this one!Kim VanDerHoekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887812083449239276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-83990193309080101262009-02-19T11:27:00.000-08:002009-02-19T11:27:00.000-08:00I forgot to mention in my comment that I see your ...I forgot to mention in my comment that I see your name is Dutch, I am Dutch, but took my mother's maiden name as my artist name.<BR/>cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-1521702146906924392009-02-19T11:25:00.000-08:002009-02-19T11:25:00.000-08:00I love the colors in your latest painting Floe. Gl...I love the colors in your latest painting Floe. Glad I found you - I seldomly go myself to abstraction, but I love to look at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-89472269168458222612009-02-18T23:41:00.000-08:002009-02-18T23:41:00.000-08:00Dori, it might be interesting to see what came out...Dori, it might be interesting to see what came out if you didn't paint for a week or two. I know that for years I got that expression in theater and a bunch of random places. You probably couldn't paint as much when you were chid-raising.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm seeing creativity in more places around me, from how a teacher crafts a class, to how my husband creates software. But, yeah, painting for painting's sake is different, and we'd do it even if we weren't being paid.Connie Kleinjanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078134310874123528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-10760397288879665112009-02-18T23:36:00.000-08:002009-02-18T23:36:00.000-08:00Silvi, that's really interesting -- and spot on! -...Silvi, that's really interesting -- and spot on! -- about how you perceived my energy. I'm noticing that how I feel *while* painting is important, not just the outcome. Painting abstracts does indeed let me express that sense of energy. I'm also intrigued by the give-and-take as I build the composition, and sometimes even change it almost completely. It feels very right. This week, at least. :)Connie Kleinjanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078134310874123528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-30394859891985385302009-02-18T19:45:00.000-08:002009-02-18T19:45:00.000-08:00It must be, because we keep doing it. Doesn't wor...It must be, because we keep doing it. Doesn't work to stop so I must be getting something out of it. So maybe it gives my life, my existence meaning. I have thought lately what it would mean if I did not have the time to paint after all of this. Would I be okay. I am working on a number of things. So thanks for talking these things out.Dewberry Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515382463230939951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-59379594033104068252009-02-18T19:17:00.000-08:002009-02-18T19:17:00.000-08:00I'm speechless. Wow! I'm so exited that I get to w...I'm speechless. Wow! I'm so exited that I get to witness this wonderful breakthrough of yours.<BR/>What an exhilarating departure from small representational works. Love your abstracts! <BR/><BR/>This really feels like you. The you I remember from that night of pizza and wine at my house. You had this great sense of passion inside you wanting to burst out, but you hadn't found expression for it yet. Though you did know it was in painting. BAM! Here it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-79862940413403483992009-02-18T08:02:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:02:00.000-08:00Dori, I've been up for less than an hour, started ...Dori, I've been up for less than an hour, started my morning routine, and still found myself reading your words a few times, then reading my post and re-reading your words.<BR/><BR/>So why create? And I don't want the brain answer! I actually don't know! But, for me, if I'm not painting, then I find myself doing visually creative *things*, be they setting up bodacious table decorations for a party, or comparing my nail polish color to an eggplant while making dinner, or seeing the purple in the tree bark while hiking.<BR/><BR/>Painting feels truer to that urge. More pure. But not simply joyful, I'm finding. So I love that you said "meaning," since I want meaning in what I invest in. And I love the combination of "freeing and open and a struggle." Maybe the meaning makes the struggle worth it. <BR/><BR/>I hope I can remember that when I'm in the middle of the struggle. That's when it gets tough.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Connie Kleinjanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078134310874123528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545708127121757749.post-59222241827752419012009-02-18T06:53:00.000-08:002009-02-18T06:53:00.000-08:00Oh Wow, your words are so powerful. They just hit...Oh Wow, your words are so powerful. They just hit home and the quote seems to explain the feelings. Connie these abstracts are like a motion. Each one being part of a much bigger movement. They stand on their own and they are all part of your (mine too) growth as an artist. The meaning of all of that is so freeing and open and a struggle. We are in constant motion. It goes beyond art as a thing we do and maybe more of who we are and what we have inside to express.Dewberry Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515382463230939951noreply@blogger.com