tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post5211951373134809442..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: Why Detours are Good for Your ArtKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-47485018020347750832012-06-26T13:37:40.563-04:002012-06-26T13:37:40.563-04:00Oil because there is more lights and texture, but ...Oil because there is more lights and texture, but I do love the acrylic as well. ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-28639933727154682402012-06-26T11:10:37.980-04:002012-06-26T11:10:37.980-04:00Mark.
Thank you! I have always thought of my muse ...Mark.<br />Thank you! I have always thought of my muse as being the source of inspiration....what it is that I am most drawn to to express in my art. Here is a definition I found online:<br />Greek Mythology. Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.<br /> muse<br /> A guiding spirit.<br /> A source of inspiration.<br /> muse A poet.<br /><br />[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin Mūsa, from Greek Mousa.]<br /><br />WORD HISTORY The Muse has inspired English poetry since Chaucer invoked her in 1374. Muse comes from Latin Mūsa, from Greek Mousa. There are Greek dialect forms mōsa and moisa, and all three come from an original *montya. As to the further origins of this form, a clue is provided by the name of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory and mother of the Muses. Her name is the Greek noun mnēmosunē "memory," which comes from *mnā-, an extended form of the Greek and Indo-European root *men-, "to think." This is the root from which we derive amnesia (from Greek), mental (from Latin), and mind (from Germanic). The reconstructed form *montya that is the ancestor of Greek Mousa could then mean something like "having mental power."<br /><br />Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/muse-1#ixzz1yucY0szcKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-42807184835864621312012-06-26T11:09:21.737-04:002012-06-26T11:09:21.737-04:00I love reading your responses! So interesting. I a...I love reading your responses! So interesting. I appreciate hearing from you!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-92148329400761669222012-06-26T11:00:11.810-04:002012-06-26T11:00:11.810-04:00Karen, my first comment on your blog which I love ...Karen, my first comment on your blog which I love reading and following your art. I love the pastel version of the flower. If you have time I'd like you to explain your "muse". thxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330572772094881777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-81601709644160551752012-06-26T10:57:15.492-04:002012-06-26T10:57:15.492-04:00Karen, ok i most liked your pastel, a medium that ...Karen, ok i most liked your pastel, a medium that you have alsolutely mastered. But I am intrigued by your use of the word MUSE. What is this?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330572772094881777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-21513880696991917452012-06-26T10:19:23.758-04:002012-06-26T10:19:23.758-04:00I really like them all but your acrylic is my favo...I really like them all but your acrylic is my favorite.Nancy Goldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957674798737272474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-15068096354059655882012-06-26T09:41:23.520-04:002012-06-26T09:41:23.520-04:00I think they are all wonderful, but my favorite is...I think they are all wonderful, but my favorite is the oil.<br />DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-26794031672816072932012-06-26T07:01:39.793-04:002012-06-26T07:01:39.793-04:00Karen, you are so right! I was feeling very low la...Karen, you are so right! I was feeling very low last week, so I did no small paintings, I decoupaged my shoes! Then I turned a half-finished painting into an abstract. My detours were good therapy.Carmen Beecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927377992707715320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-29245588739361358662012-06-26T02:15:43.571-04:002012-06-26T02:15:43.571-04:00All of them are great, my favorite is the pastel!All of them are great, my favorite is the pastel!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-44045837576234921262012-06-25T22:07:50.034-04:002012-06-25T22:07:50.034-04:00Shinhuey Thank you! It is something my friends an...Shinhuey Thank you! It is something my friends and I always try to remember especially when we have those frustrating days!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-19805089983054210942012-06-25T22:06:58.913-04:002012-06-25T22:06:58.913-04:00Thank you Jennifer! It really was a fun day and t...Thank you Jennifer! It really was a fun day and things took on a life of their own!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-54084805096873948402012-06-25T21:55:02.732-04:002012-06-25T21:55:02.732-04:00"being an artist is about the journey and not..."being an artist is about the journey and not the destination." well said!Shinhuey Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742075190504529709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-17221574927642259612012-06-25T19:39:45.087-04:002012-06-25T19:39:45.087-04:00Wow, Karen!!Your detour is just gorgeous!! They ar...Wow, Karen!!Your detour is just gorgeous!! They are each beautiful in their own right! But, if I had to choose, with this grouping, it might be the oil, the first one. Something sbout the luscious texture of it! I'd say it was a day well spent in the studio.Jennifer Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16789322600944195250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-70101448037810447762012-06-25T18:33:28.416-04:002012-06-25T18:33:28.416-04:00Thank Helen. I have to remind myself that it's...Thank Helen. I have to remind myself that it's OK...so this post is a reminder to myself as well. My favorite is also the oil!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-19581430637235969672012-06-25T18:28:30.640-04:002012-06-25T18:28:30.640-04:00Great post! I feel the same! At times you want to ...Great post! I feel the same! At times you want to /have to /need to try something different to keep fresh and stimulated. AND without the guilt!!!<br /><br /> My favourite is the oil I think.Helen Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375088525584272270noreply@blogger.com