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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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6 comments:
A question mark.;0)
Would it be strange that I draw virtually the same picture when I am listening to my son or the preacher at church?
creation comes from whatever someone saw. but things still happen we don't see. so there is never no absence, just times without imagination. and then clouds are not a shape but rather a gaseous, liquid mixture pouring into a bowl that can't be filled.
and the same goes for people.
sir, then is to see to imagine?
to give the blind some respect, I think it's the other way around. To imagine is to see.
Nothing's real, because our realities are all unique interpretations of the same things. It's our imagination creating stories and reasons. And we all see it.
i like that. to imagine is to see......
an interesting thing happened with me. i walked in a shopping area with a friend from out of town. she was quite focused on christmas and in fact, bought gifts while we were there. i was focused on the happiness of seeing my longtime friend. as we walked by countless christmas decorations including trees, she seemed to see every one and exclaimed over them and only then, did i see them....
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