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give the emperor some clothes, please

celebrating the art of paradox

Sunday, December 29, 2013

If I were a reed, how would I feel about the basket made of them?


Posted by anne artist at 10:20 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, December 15, 2013

If i were a beam of light, how would I feel about the darkness?


Posted by anne artist at 8:16 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, December 8, 2013

If I were knowledge, how would I feel about mystery?


Posted by anne artist at 8:26 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor., paradox, psychology, webcomic

Sunday, December 1, 2013

If I dreamed I was in a foreign country, would you tell me I was never there?


Posted by anne artist at 10:33 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, November 24, 2013

If I stood on the beach and stared at the ocean, would I rather be a tree?


Posted by anne artist at 6:36 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, November 17, 2013

if I were a flying carpet, would I rather be a bird?


Posted by anne artist at 8:14 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Saturday, November 9, 2013

If I were a drawing, would I rather be a film?


Posted by anne artist at 2:25 PM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, November 3, 2013

If I were the ruler of the earth, how would I measure my life?


Posted by anne artist at 8:38 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Is it better to hope for the best or worse to anticipate the worst?


Posted by anne artist at 11:30 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Is the myth of reality...Reality?


Posted by anne artist at 9:00 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, October 13, 2013

If I were laughter, would I understand sadness?


Posted by anne artist at 6:26 AM 6 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, October 6, 2013

If the next best thing is right around the corner, will I be going in circles?


Posted by anne artist at 7:16 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing., humor, paradox, psychology, webcomic

Sunday, September 29, 2013

If I were balanced on one foot, would I meet myself coming and going?


Posted by anne artist at 7:52 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, September 22, 2013

If I live for today, will yesterday become tomorrow?


Posted by anne artist at 7:26 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon. webcomic, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

If I am being silly, is that because it is silly to be?


Posted by anne artist at 11:38 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, September 8, 2013

If I look at life close-up, will distance be only a distant memory?


Posted by anne artist at 7:59 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., web cartoon

Sunday, September 1, 2013

If life seems like a fishbowl, who will change the water?


Posted by anne artist at 9:14 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

If i look at you from the corner of my eye, will you be the intersection of all i see?


Posted by anne artist at 9:26 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, philosophy, psychology, questioning., webcomic

Sunday, August 25, 2013

If i were reality, would i be someone's imagination?


Posted by anne artist at 7:49 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, philosophy., psychology, web cartoon

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

If i were lonely, would i wish for solitude?


Posted by anne artist at 7:38 AM 6 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary, webcomic.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

If i were a glass of water, how would i feel about the rain?


Posted by anne artist at 7:32 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon., drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary, webcomic

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

If i were a waterfall, would i rather be a lake?


Posted by anne artist at 7:51 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary, webcomic

Sunday, August 11, 2013

If i were laughter, how would i feel about tears?


Posted by anne artist at 8:01 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary., webcomic

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

If a heart is like the sun, what is like the moon?


Posted by anne artist at 9:02 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Sunday, August 4, 2013

If I were a blade of grass, would I rather be a feather?


Posted by anne artist at 9:29 AM No comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

If I were a whisper, would I hear myself loudly?


Posted by anne artist at 7:00 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

If i were the second hand of a clock, how would I regard time?


Posted by anne artist at 8:11 AM 6 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

If I were the first word in the dictionary, would I rather be a sentence?


Posted by anne artist at 7:13 AM 6 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor., paradox, psychology, webcomic.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

If I told you I did not have time, what would you give me?


Posted by anne artist at 7:17 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., webcomic.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

If silence is golden, what color is song?


Posted by anne artist at 7:32 AM 9 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

If I were a parachute, would I rather be a hot air balloon?


Posted by anne artist at 7:57 AM 6 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

If life were the blink of an eye, what would the eyelashes be?


Posted by anne artist at 6:47 PM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

If I were a one sided coin, what would my value be?


Posted by anne artist at 8:08 AM 8 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

If life were a salad, what would the dressing be?


Posted by anne artist at 1:39 PM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

If I were a pillow, would I rather be a shoe?


Posted by anne artist at 1:38 PM 8 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

If life were a movie, what would the popcorn be?


Posted by anne artist at 1:37 PM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

If I were the wind, would I rather be a mountain?


Posted by anne artist at 1:35 PM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

If my head is in the clouds, will my thoughts become rain?


Posted by anne artist at 7:44 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology., social commentary

Sunday, June 16, 2013

If my world is upside down, will i lose my balance if i stand up?


Posted by anne artist at 7:02 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

When i am sad, am i the tears? When i am happy, am i the laughter?


Posted by anne artist at 7:33 AM 6 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

If i am rooted in fear, will i flower in dread?


Posted by anne artist at 6:30 AM 10 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

If i travel to the ends of the earth, will i be at its beginning?


Posted by anne artist at 7:13 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

If i write you a letter, am i the paper or the pen?


Posted by anne artist at 9:46 AM 6 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

If i count to ten when I am angry, when do I subtract?


Posted by anne artist at 8:05 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

If I sit behind a wall, how will I see ahead?


Posted by anne artist at 8:23 AM 6 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

If i wear a mask, will i become a costume?


Posted by anne artist at 8:02 AM 1 comment:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

if i say it is not enough, will i believe i know how to measure?


Posted by anne artist at 8:00 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing., humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Must life be good in order to be better?


Posted by anne artist at 7:53 AM 8 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

If i dream i am asleep, am i awake?


Posted by anne artist at 8:16 AM 2 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology, social commentary.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

If i stood apart from the crowd, would the crowd think i was coming apart?


Posted by anne artist at 7:52 AM 4 comments:
Labels: art, cartoon, drawing, humor, paradox, psychology. social commentary.
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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

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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.
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you can find my cartoons in this online magazine!

http://thoughtsonsale.com/

here is the link to my photography blog about simplicity:

  • before leaving the house

on a clear day she could see forever

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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