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one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons
celebrating the art of paradox
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delving into the wisdom of absurdity in whimsical way
this blog is about paradox.
through my questions, i hope to encounter the paradox within belief, that place where there is not one answer but many contradictory ones.
each question, each drawing is an invitation to join me in allowing what appears absurd to take us to a wisdom beyond linear thinking.
as long as we question, we are free. free to see, to feel and to express who we are. and to connect collaboratively with one another.
About Me
- anne artist
- i am a painter who began my career as a child coloring outside the lines of my coloring books. i am a writer who started out by composing adventure stories while riding my stick horse around the backyard. as a child, i got in trouble for asking too many questions...i question that.
you can find my cartoons in this online magazine!
http://thoughtsonsale.com/
here is the link to my photography blog about simplicity:
on a clear day she could see forever
one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons
"the emperor's new clothes" by hans christian andersen
this fairy tale has been a companion to me as i have traveled through my life.
briefly, it is about an emperor who was deceived by two tailors who said they were making a set of clothing out of a "dream" fabric. in reality, they used no fabric at all. to make their scam complete, they announced that only those who were wise enough would be able to see the beautiful clothing. and so, no one, not even the emperor, admitted to being unable to see it.
wearing his new "clothing", the emperor paraded through his kingdom. no one questioned his appearance; no one wished to appear less than wise.
until a small child asked, "why is the emperor not wearing any clothes?"
so it is that i ask, if i question rather than believe i am wise, what will i see?
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- if i am a flame, will i light my way?
- if i am stardust, am i a constellation?
- if i were the wind, would i be a hurricane?
- if i were a rock, would i be made of stone?
- if i am a high wire act in a circus, does it follo...
- if i race my self to the finish line, who will win?
- is a pregnant pause the birth of movement?
- what do i see when i look with my eyes closed?
- war? killing for peace?
- am i all there is?
- if i look at you, do i see me?
- if i take a small step, do i begin a journey?
- is greed self-feeding?
- i speak in a whisper so i can be heard
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13 comments:
it depends on where you live
and if it did reopen, i wonder if i might drive by it one day and not notice it was there.
or what if you forgot the lesson?
then would the store have ever opened or closed and would the crossroads be a winding road?
and what if it was a cloverleaf that never ended, and you forgot what you came for, and all of the stores were opening and closing at the same time
and then you heard the bell that never rang and the highway patrol pulled you over for thinking out loud
but it was actually on a Thursday and it was only a dream within a dream and tho you wanted to go back to sleep, the sun began to sing and you remembered what you came for and you found THE exit that had everything you wanted and your credit was good and MOTHER was behind the counter and the black crow winked at you and your heart grew wings and flew you HOME and you never had to flag a ride and oh joy upon joy forever and ever.
Final answer.
quite extraordinary. i am glad i asked the question.
i am wondering if there is such a thing as a final answer.
What if the final answer IS a question!!!
so....in the beginning, there was a question.....
is an answer anything but a question with a period rather than a question mark? and if so, where does a period really take us?
what if we're LIVING the question..
are WE the answer AND the question?
I mean right NOW!!!!!!
Final question???
if we are the question and the answer are we also neither the question nor the answer? and by the way, what is a question?
a question is;
a bumblebee in a field of tulips, whispering to each one;
your pinky, when it is pricked and bleeding from the thorn on the rose that your lover gave to you;
a book of poetry that never ends;
a buzzard flying over your house on the day your child is born;
a photograph in your drawer, and you don't know who it is;
a child that calls you "mama", and you have never seen this child before;
paintbrushes that know what to do;
a tune you can't quite remember;
your body, moving in rhythm to the sun and moon;
knowing that is here, then gone, then here, then gone;
those spots when you close your eyes that move away when you try to see them;
the bird sees you, but you don't see the bird;
your laughter at a funeral;
crying in the grocery over something you can't put your finger on;
soup, bread, wine
someone that loves you and you don't care why;
the glass that can't be filled or drained;
old shoes
clouds
just do it, Anne Artist, just BE
right now;
perfection
forgiveness
love
you are
the answer
when
you are
the question
yes.
yes
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