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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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42 comments:
Not unless you looked tired
why must i look tired?
No...how about a sports car convertible?
Rosemary
well, that certainly changes things!
thanks!
Just came across this blog randomly, interesting stuff.
Either that or a talking rock.
what about a singing rock? then there could be a duet.
why would you want your stick to walk?
Lazarus Lupin
http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/
art and review
haha....you are not walking the "long and winding" road but you are singing ....so guess i gave you a stage ....would you only perform for me or for the world ??
Hi,
nice to see some extraordinary work.
news
i love it!
thank you for your kind words.
i am referring to the term "walking stick" as i am used to hearing it. and that is, as a long , sturdy stick, often carved but not necessarily that one uses on hikes or long walks. perhaps over rocky or uneven ground. it provides a sense of balance.
now that you mention it, it is a rather humorous term. i had not thought of the stick as walking before so thank you for the comment. but if i walk with it, what is the stick doing?
so, the long and winding road could also be a stage....and the question is, as you say, for whom am i performing?
"but if I walk with it, what is the stick doing?"
Obviously, it is just sticking around.
Lazarus Lupin
http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/
art and reviews
funny.....and a great question.
what is the stick doing?
is it doing or being?
being in my hand, rising as i lift it toward my next step, settling into the earth right before my foot contacts the ground...
which lead me to ask....is it dancing?
The stick is not doing anything...you don't want it to do. It's just a stick, it has no life, therefore it cannot 'be' anything else but a stick.
If you're singing on the long and winding road,perhaps, you're just performing for yourself. Must we always have an audience?
is it a need for an audience or an interest in interaction?
well now some philosphers have said, "To be is to do."
Others have said "To do is to be."
Frank Sinatra said "Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo."
There is a certain observational black hole on the question of being or doing, the two actions are inter-related and something of philosphical wave/particle. The question is: Do you want it being or doing? You here are the narrator of events giving you a certain God like quality.
In a similar vein, the very act of narration or story teller creates an audience if only a virtual one. The tale is now told floating free.
You are an interesting person, I like that since at best I am only an interesting case study.
Enjoy!
Lazarus Lupin
http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/
Art and Review
PS today's verification word was "warlegmp" which has a certain olde english feel to it.
I live all the questions and the pictures on this blog. Wonderful. Very thought-provoking.
i have been laughing and enjoying your words...lazarus lupin.
an olde english commentary on particle physics. who would have thought? maybe frank sinatra.
if i regard it as being, then that in itself is an action....
am i observing myself in the midst of a black hole?
i'm not worried since, as a story of my own telling, i am also floating free.
If I had to give, I would. God Bless you!
I would if you said you were going uphill.
I'm still stuck on the philosophical wave/particle thing...not sure exactly what's supposed to mean. The story is your to tell, so you may tell it anyway you want...Heck, the stick could even be a 'being', then it might get up and walk away, and you'd be left alone on the long and winding road...
that's entirely possible. your gift could walk away.
perhaps, lazarus lupin will return and have more to say...
To say more is sometimes
to say less
To let the dog sleep
is sometimes best
When talking of observers
and other philosophical things
just remember this
even a cat can look upon a king
Lazarus Lupin
http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/
art and review
and the cat might say.....give the king some clothes, please.....
very good
nice ,
Haha....the cat becoming the stick for the emperor ....:) just a passing thought :)
We are all on the long winding road and need help to keep us "on the straight and narrow" That is what friends are for. I am blest with them even though I live alone
Very nice piece of art,it is so in tuned to the thought as simple as it is.If the long and winding road required a walking stick then yes,but in life there are many times we must walk that winding road without a walking stick,it makes us stronger as people.
hey - i like your blog ! cool art!!
yes, there are times when we must walk the road on our own, without even a walking stick......and perhaps we see things along the way that we would not have otherwise.
no man is an island.... i read it as a friend in need is a friend indeed in the walking stick.
many a times, it was that walking stick that keeps me moving in the long and winding road.
i would hope their would be many ways to read these blogs. eliminates the right/wrong thing, hopefully. just the curiosity about where the question might take us. each person's comment, becoming like a walking stick, perhaps, as we travel along..........
so, thank you for your comment!
I'd give you a microphone.
and would you play back up?
Only you know the tune of your own song.
i agree that i am the only one who knows the tune of my song. although sometimes, it is not the easiest thing to hear it. although it is always flowing within me.
yet, i would like to think that although each of us has a song......we could become a band....the differences taking us in many directions. perhaps hearing another's song will enable me to hear a note i had missed in my own.
if i had a walking stick, could i use it to keep the beat?
The world is but a marching band, forever pushing forward and filling the air with beautiful music.
as long as i and others as well, can march to the beat of a different drummer......and i can create my own uniform....
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