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BLUEBIRD ART HOUSE AND ART&ARTISTS LA are pleased to announce the 1st INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION 2009. Open to all artists in all fine arts media we seek to recognize outstanding quality and diversity in the arts. The 2009 IJC is open to all artists worldwide, age 18 and older. All works must be original. Entries in the following medias will be accepted: Painting, Drawing, Mixed media, Printmaking, Watercolor, Ceramics, Sculpture, and Photography. Entry Deadline February 15th 2009

I understand your personal space,, I feel isolated even in a crowd,,why is that? Anyway ,, I work alone,, always, working on a commission for someone, ANd hateing it,, I put on some music, Irish, Italian, Sara Brightman is wonderful, and then I paint, sometimes all night, with endless cups of coffee ,, to keep me awake,,,I can never consentrate when people are calling me ,, so I either turn off my phone or ignore it,,,sometimes hear people yelling at me from the answering machine"WHere are you!" But I need my space too....

Diana

Hi Katherine,

here are some more points on isolation. It's natural. It is even needed. However going in to isolation to question what one does is like cooking something that has already being cooked.

I am fascinated by processes hence why I am responding. My observation is that the most intreaguing artists out there seek isolation - but only after getting feedback from a friend or colleague. Example: sketch > cafe or studio > discussion with colleague > panning out ideas/inspirations/motifs/significances/directions/visions > isolation > paint/make/sculpt > present in public or gathering or event > feeback and discuss > repeat.

This is one of hundreds of very real permutations that bring about a lot of exciting and refreshing painting sessions. So the isolation has a strong purpose but not if it is done for the sake of isolation itself. Like my friend said to me (a very mind boggling succesful photographer 'art is utilitarian - we do it knowing the end result is a utilitarian object - but an object that creates change and has value - and so the isolation is really just a utilitarian duty like cleaning a kitchen - we do it to get it out of the way like we paint to get the painting out of the way and ready to hang on the wall and create new life'.

Questioning in public is great - in an empty room.......... wasted time that could be spent painting. :)

Hi Katherine,

thank you for your comments. Appreciated.

I looked at some of your stuff and what you wrote. As for reclusion and isolation. It is dangerous. The best stuff people do is in their heads when they are talking to people they have just shown something (cafe, gallery, anywhere).

I think you have already become a part of the 'commercial' or 'public' market by simply painting large format pieces and posting them here on this magazine. It's pretty bold. I certainly couldn't imagine a hobby painter doing that. So it is a given that your stuff is public.

Maybe all that is needed is the time for hundreds of people to see your stuff.

As for processes. As you can see my work is quite abstract and mostly based on trial and error, about music, experiments. Not so refined. There are other people up here who have a really fine tuned process. Look forward to hear and see more.

Best from Luke in Bath :)

Hi Katherine. Hello from regional Far North Qld, Australia.
Glad to meet you and read that you have taken your art to that deep 'personal attachment' human level. This spiritual journey is very rewarding, healing and enriching in so many ways. Once touched at this level your art/creative work can only exude originality and the dynamics of your passion/spirit/soul which will be read by and deeply impact your viewers. And yes as sensitive artists with creative passion, we need to nuture our creative lives carefully.
Love and best of wishes, Kerryn.

Hi Katherine
We are a small world. And such platform only help us to get connected and express our reaction/response to each other's creative expressions. You feel a sense of belonging to your own community - th eworld beautiful !
Lots of love & good wishes
Prem xxx

Cheers - thanks for your kindness -where exactly is Nantwich?

Hi Katherine,
I like your work specially the abstract.