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By Me
October 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
What Inspires Me...
Sometimes I like to sit back and spend time recognizing in my life those things and people that inspire me in my photography and artwork.
Since blogs are designed to record our thoughts at a given moment in time I'd like to take this opportunity to go ahead and put down some thoughts on "Inspiration" and what I have found has helped me in my artistic endeavors.
First of all I would have to give credit to my Mom and Dad. My mother passed away in May 2000 from lung cancer. She had always been an artist. The painting and drawing she did came later in her life, but she always found art in other areas - singing (she sang beautifully!), playing the harp and the guitar, gardening, and making a lovely, serene, and comfortable home for family, friends, pets and anyone else who was lucky enough to stop by...
My Dad has always encouraged me to be creative. Whether he was taking me to ballet lessons on snowy Saturday mornings in St. Louis when I was little, buying me a flute and then providing me with lessons so I could actually learn to play the thing, or - more recently - visiting galleries and attending art classes, going "art store" shopping, reading art books, and simply just "talking art" - together.
When I think of my childhood - and even into adulthood - I remember a home based on love, where music was always playing, Mom was always singing, or cooking, or gardening (sometimes she'd even do all three at the same time - amazing!), and Dad was taking pictures and collecting closets full of antique cameras...I know I was blessed.
I truly hope that I will be able to inspire my children in such a way. That they will know "no fear" when it comes to expressing their creativity and individuality. And that I will be able to watch them grow into whatever God has planned for them to be. Artistic expression comes from the heart - every once in the while it's nice to let the heart have it's say.
Since blogs are designed to record our thoughts at a given moment in time I'd like to take this opportunity to go ahead and put down some thoughts on "Inspiration" and what I have found has helped me in my artistic endeavors.
First of all I would have to give credit to my Mom and Dad. My mother passed away in May 2000 from lung cancer. She had always been an artist. The painting and drawing she did came later in her life, but she always found art in other areas - singing (she sang beautifully!), playing the harp and the guitar, gardening, and making a lovely, serene, and comfortable home for family, friends, pets and anyone else who was lucky enough to stop by...
My Dad has always encouraged me to be creative. Whether he was taking me to ballet lessons on snowy Saturday mornings in St. Louis when I was little, buying me a flute and then providing me with lessons so I could actually learn to play the thing, or - more recently - visiting galleries and attending art classes, going "art store" shopping, reading art books, and simply just "talking art" - together.
When I think of my childhood - and even into adulthood - I remember a home based on love, where music was always playing, Mom was always singing, or cooking, or gardening (sometimes she'd even do all three at the same time - amazing!), and Dad was taking pictures and collecting closets full of antique cameras...I know I was blessed.
I truly hope that I will be able to inspire my children in such a way. That they will know "no fear" when it comes to expressing their creativity and individuality. And that I will be able to watch them grow into whatever God has planned for them to be. Artistic expression comes from the heart - every once in the while it's nice to let the heart have it's say.
Bougainvillea
Well, I don't know about anybody else, but in my opinion the color of these flowers is just heavenly (they didn't even need any touch-up with PaintShop - cool!) ...
By Me
October 2005
Playdate
The little guy on the right greeted me at the gate to the playground & told me all about his "playdate" today with the little girl in orange. Unfortunately, I couldn't understand a lot of what he was saying but his enthusiasm & friendliness were truly enchanting... =)
By Me
Today
Fall Break in SV
Well, summer break wasn't long enough I guess, so now we have fall break too - nothing like another vacation LOL
James
By Me
October 2005
Monday, October 10, 2005
Twisted and Tangled
Just a tree...in the backyard. Still, I kind of liked the composition of the branches, leaves & sky.
By Me
October 2005
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Friday, September 30, 2005
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
"Burned" CDs - Abstract
Not to worry - I didn't literally burn them...just used Paint Shop Pro 9 to give them this weird effect.
Photo By Me
September 2005
Monday, September 26, 2005
Pastel
My Mom was an excellent artist - she loved painting, reading about art and artists, and spending time in her studio. I'm glad both she and my Dad instilled a love of the arts in their kids - what a wonderful gift...
By Carol Meyer
Late 1990's
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