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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 were pepper, how would i feel about salt?
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- if i were a daydream, would i rather be a tv show?
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- if i were a candle, would i rather be a fireplace?
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Memories!
Rosemary
good to hear from you again, s.a.!
and if i move toward memories, what will happen if i stand still?
The foundation :)....if you stand still....then you won't be building upwards ...nor going anywhere...you remain at your base ;)
i do like a reason to stand still....i like your image.......
i wonder if when we are standing still, if we are not absorbing what was and opening to what will be. even though we are still.....if stillness is an avenue to those experiences.......
Stillness...gives me the idea of a cool night scene at the seaside ...with the stars and the sounds of sea waves ....:)...although stars are twliggling and the waves are making sounds ...but yes ...is still :)
so if i am walking backward, might i be moving toward stillness?
sorry, s.a., i lost your comment so here it is cut and pasted....
:)...like that image of yours :)
maybe i am always moving toard stillness but i forget i am..
If you are walking backward, you are moving toward the same location as the starting point.
so, a., does the starting point become the destination?
"so, a., does the starting point become the destination?"
You might want to test that one. Be sure to stop walking at some point though :-)
if i did not stop walking, would walking itself become the destination?
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