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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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16 comments:
you would be much too absorbed in watching the new entrant into the water, to think that way
ah, so if i am absorbed in what is happening, there is no room to wish life were other than it is.........
so would i rather be the ripples (effect) than the pebble (cause)?
i choose to be the pebble!
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No, i choose to remain as the ripples...creating a beautiful pattern on the pond surface with the rest of ripples ...if i am the pebble...it would mean falling lonely into the water ...and deep into the bottom ....although it is the one, that created the ripples :)....
so is the question, would i rather be that which changes or that which causes the change?
No, it should be that,that changes thus ...causing the change...sometimes only at changing ...then we know that we could help make the changes(as you trek that path before) ....strong,tough...ways maybe good (as in the pebble form)...to cause changes ....but it will remain a lonely pebble in that pond...
so, s.a., to be a change maker is to be lonely?
Perhaps, sometimes....unless ...haha...you have a group of trusted ...mentors, family and friends ...who are there for you ....and you know when is the time to really let go and relax ...not to be rigid ....Anne, what will be your answer for that question ??
i would prefer to be a catalyst......a form of change maker perhaps.
to answer your questoon, s.a., for me to be a change maker/catalyst is to experience a type of aloneness which at times can be lonely.
to continue on with your last thought.......to be able to let go and relax.......to not choose to be rigid........that is a huge lesson to learn. a form of art in an of itself, isn't it?
i wonder what kind of brush would be used to paint letting go and relaxing.....
Light,short strokes with colourful...different handling of the brush ....Anne,btw being the catalyst...just like "cat"...it is a "mystery"...what will it do in the next move :)....i always find that i am always very afraid of cats ....haha ....
s.a., i like the image you have created with your brush.
perhaps, i would draw a series of dots with ever increasing spaces between them.
if i remember biology correctly, which may not be the case, a catalyst may be instrumental is creating an effect but is not changed by it. it just goes on being itself.
as for cats, i do like the cats having nine lives aspect of things. other than that, i prefer the goofiness of some dogs, their joy at simple things. even if it involves chasing their own tails.......
Haha...silly dogs chasing their own tails ....:)...hmmm cats nine lives...but it seems that cats do nothing ...except roaming the streets (in my country)....:)
Sally, you brought up a great thought to all of this. I always wanted to be that person who makes an impact to my surroundings, I never thought about being 'lonely' or 'alone'. But you're right about one thing (pertaining to me anyway) that I'm usually alone by myself and I do feel a bit of loneliness but I wouldn't do it any other way and I'm fine being by myself, which surprisingly not a lot of people can do.
yes, aloneness can be a traveling companion of sorts.......
if you are absorbed in the present, the past and the future possibilities don't intrude
so if i soak up the present, i can't be drowned out by the past or the future...........
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