Comments on: IT STARTED OFF WITH A BLOG… http://newbloodart.com/blog/it-started-off-with-a-blog%e2%80%a6/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:17:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Frances http://newbloodart.com/blog/it-started-off-with-a-blog%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Frances Mon, 03 May 2010 13:55:35 +0000 http://newbloodart.com/blog/?p=219#comment-201 Hi Lorna, Thanks for your note. I'm thrilled that you find Drawn to Antarctica helpful in your exploration of landscape. The first chapter, 'Anticipation', was particularly rich for me. I 'travelled' far further in anticipation than I expected to do and now understand the importance of the time before we go anywhere. Have a wonderful trip to Kenya but be sure to give time to anticipating your visit and see where it leads you! Hi Lorna,
Thanks for your note. I’m thrilled that you find Drawn to Antarctica helpful in your exploration of landscape. The first chapter, ‘Anticipation’, was particularly rich for me. I ‘travelled’ far further in anticipation than I expected to do and now understand the importance of the time before we go anywhere. Have a wonderful trip to Kenya but be sure to give time to anticipating your visit and see where it leads you!

]]> By: lorna doyle http://newbloodart.com/blog/it-started-off-with-a-blog%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-76 lorna doyle Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:10:16 +0000 http://newbloodart.com/blog/?p=219#comment-76 Just to say to Frances that as a 2nd year FdA art student trying to find my way, I leapt on your book Drawn to Antarctica as hidden treasure. It showed me many waysI'd like to approach landscape work - pity I( didn't see it before I went to Galapagos lst Nov! However, am going to Kenya in August so who knows..... Thanks for your lovely work and thoughts Just to say to Frances that as a 2nd year FdA art student trying to find my way, I leapt on your book Drawn to Antarctica as hidden treasure. It showed me many waysI’d like to approach landscape work – pity I( didn’t see it before I went to Galapagos lst
Nov! However, am going to Kenya in August so who knows….. Thanks for your lovely work and thoughts

]]> By: Sarah http://newbloodart.com/blog/it-started-off-with-a-blog%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Sarah Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:15:35 +0000 http://newbloodart.com/blog/?p=219#comment-40 This post sparked lots of thoughts for me - thank you. I'm interested by the idea that the more we see of a subject the better we understand it... perhaps familiarity helps us to see the beauty in life - maybe especially so with people. Like with the fisherman you took the time to really look at and really 'see' - reminded me how important it is just to pause... For me in the past (sort of ironically) I've felt like I've seen the world most clearly when it's a 'fresh' subject. Returning to England after 2 years living overseas in Botswana I saw the world I'd grown up in, as if for the first time and with utter clarity. I guess this slightly contradicts the idea of looking over and over at things to understand them deeply. Although - was the pizza guy saying that by researching the subject widely he got to understand the subject area intimately.... or became more knowledgeable/discerning - I guess I'd agree with that. Perhaps this just illustrates that our perspective - whatever it may be - directly informs how we portray whatever subject we are observing - our work simply reflects something of us....? It's always good to hear your thoughts Frances - thank you for them. This post sparked lots of thoughts for me – thank you.

I’m interested by the idea that the more we see of a subject the better we understand it… perhaps familiarity helps us to see the beauty in life – maybe especially so with people. Like with the fisherman you took the time to really look at and really ’see’ – reminded me how important it is just to pause…

For me in the past (sort of ironically) I’ve felt like I’ve seen the world most clearly when it’s a ‘fresh’ subject. Returning to England after 2 years living overseas in Botswana I saw the world I’d grown up in, as if for the first time and with utter clarity. I guess this slightly contradicts the idea of looking over and over at things to understand them deeply. Although – was the pizza guy saying that by researching the subject widely he got to understand the subject area intimately…. or became more knowledgeable/discerning – I guess I’d agree with that.

Perhaps this just illustrates that our perspective – whatever it may be – directly informs how we portray whatever subject we are observing – our work simply reflects something of us….?

It’s always good to hear your thoughts Frances – thank you for them.

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