tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919562061299505596.post893458412997449874..comments2022-03-30T01:58:08.300-05:00Comments on missouribendstudio: Finding Home; or A Sense of ColorMissouri Bend Paper Workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153989891514458384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919562061299505596.post-14673437645487791742017-05-07T10:48:43.181-05:002017-05-07T10:48:43.181-05:00Claire, thanks for your comment! That is a good fe...Claire, thanks for your comment! That is a good feeling, isn't it...the moment of coming home and being confident in who you are? Even if the moment is fleeting, it's like slipping into your own skin. I think that is the place where we can be the most honest and the only vantage point from which to "speak" with the voice that belongs to no one else. That being said, it doesn't mean we shouldn't always be trying to grow, learn and expand. Each new experience adds to the creation of who we are. I'm glad you like the watercolor piece! It's a fine line to walk, creating work that comes from the inner core, especially if one is trying to sell artwork. One part of me liked it....the content of the archway/threshold, but another internal battle ensued over that bright color. That's when I realized, yet again, that I should remain true to my own color sensibilities and not try to be all things to all people or make something to pitch to the marketplace. All of the questions that surround these issues are ongoing, as I'm sure you know! Happy to hear from you....take care, PattiMissouri Bend Paper Workshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153989891514458384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919562061299505596.post-10653314091371512072017-05-07T10:36:49.260-05:002017-05-07T10:36:49.260-05:00Hi Francoise....you have posed a tricky question! ...Hi Francoise....you have posed a tricky question! I have those same feelings and ask the same question, which I guess is what prompted me to branch out with that brightly colored watercolor piece at the start of my post. I have a sense that it is important in life and in the studio to keep moving forward, as if there is no evolution, things become static and wither. Maybe the secret is to find that balance between growth and change and staying true to your own compass. This is no doubt the quest in the studio as well as in the rest of our lives. Thank you so much for commenting and posing the question. Happy to carry on the conversation if you have further ideas to share here. All the best, PattiMissouri Bend Paper Workshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153989891514458384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919562061299505596.post-25589230449639297692017-05-07T00:14:25.998-05:002017-05-07T00:14:25.998-05:00Oh isn't that the truth? For me, who writes ev...Oh isn't that the truth? For me, who writes every day, sometimes I need to step way and draw and paint for a few days to then come back to my trusty pen and paper able to declare, 'Oh,THIS is who I am, this is what I love!'<br />I do love your watercolour pieces, btw, especially the door/threshold :)Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236906641354002595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919562061299505596.post-27218518533328035232017-05-06T03:41:22.521-05:002017-05-06T03:41:22.521-05:00Thank you for this thoughtful post. I often feel t...Thank you for this thoughtful post. I often feel that my work doesn't evolve, that it's always the same. Is it because I have found home? I'm going to think about it.Françoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11177778039745875900noreply@blogger.com