tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post4392775000532517248..comments2024-03-23T23:28:16.736+00:00Comments on Megan Chapman's Studio Blog: Inspirations: There is no end to this...Megan Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-41408059144491724802008-12-24T14:11:00.000+00:002008-12-24T14:11:00.000+00:00Maralena- Thanks for popping into visit. I wish yo...Maralena- Thanks for popping into visit. I wish you a happy holiday and new year as well. It is always good to hear that people enjoy or have missed my blog. Thanks for finding me this past year and reading! All the best.<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays to all my dear readers...Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-10579835915905040012008-12-24T14:00:00.000+00:002008-12-24T14:00:00.000+00:00Very thoughtful post. Inspirational to see others...Very thoughtful post. Inspirational to see others favs. I need to revisit my own... especially the music.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Years to you and yours. I've missed reading your blog. ~mcdc3s/Maralenamcdc3shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799353073149416373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-65474679322316289172008-12-22T13:56:00.000+00:002008-12-22T13:56:00.000+00:00Mr. Supervisor-Thank you for being a regular on al...Mr. Supervisor-<BR/><BR/>Thank you for being a regular on all sides of the coin.<BR/><BR/>Super-Super.Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-21450452717465111242008-12-22T13:22:00.000+00:002008-12-22T13:22:00.000+00:00Well, I've been supplementaly sidetracked and forg...Well, I've been supplementaly sidetracked and forgetful of this side of the coin..<BR/>It has been a year of good books and music, and you have an impressive list..<BR/>Hopefully the following year will bring more all night coffee bars, girls who sleep forever, talking cats, maybe a 'glove pond' sequel? and be even more 'fun and interesting'<BR/>good good.<BR/>super. brilliant.Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577064936439534851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-36053746736803573302008-12-21T14:33:00.000+00:002008-12-21T14:33:00.000+00:00Thanks for being a regular Michele!Music is an ama...Thanks for being a regular Michele!<BR/><BR/>Music is an amazing force.<BR/>Like you said, that book is so eerie, but so amazing- almost unbelievable, but the colors are incredible and you can feel the stillness and yet the rush from when the people had to leave. I could spend hours looking at that book.Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-77601552834794674382008-12-20T17:34:00.000+00:002008-12-20T17:34:00.000+00:00We have very similar inspirations Megan!You know m...We have very similar inspirations Megan!<BR/><BR/>You know music is a huge inspiration for me as well, and I love love love to watch movies.<BR/><BR/>People always ask me who my favorite artists are, or who inspires my work, and honestly music is more of an inspiration for me than anything else.<BR/><BR/>I love listening to lyrics in a song, and then taking that imagery and turning it into a painting...<BR/><BR/>I found the Zones of Exclusion book a couple of years ago at a bookstore. I remember looking through it and thinking about how eerie the images are...but so beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, great blog post! I always love to see what inspires other artists!Michele Maulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366692397354728890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-49472749594802421402008-12-20T15:17:00.000+00:002008-12-20T15:17:00.000+00:00Debs- Thanks for the link I will check it out..Tim...Debs- Thanks for the link I will check it out..<BR/><BR/>Tim- thank you again for visiting, "comment splicing"- everything you do...:) I am so happy that you painted until 5am- that is so great! I hope your group painting on Sunday goes well- I haven't painted in a group since school. I miss it a little. I miss the social aspects of it and trading information and inspiration. <BR/><BR/>Tim, you inspired me a lot in 2008 and motivated me to promote my work on MySpace, you gave me that interview last December etc. You know as soon as I friended you there, I took a page out of your book!! Runs both ways my friend. Thank you.Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-56954244270863811432008-12-20T13:23:00.000+00:002008-12-20T13:23:00.000+00:00timl said...nice post i have been searching for th...timl said...<BR/>nice post i have been searching for that spark lately i spoke with my old mentor he said the same thing music listen to it loud and listen to the things that stir you up he also said as a joke take lots of drugs hmm naw<BR/>the last couple of nights i have wanted to paint then i get up in the morning the day has something else planned for me but saturday paint is going to be laid down<BR/><BR/>December 20, 2008 5:10 AM<BR/><BR/> Megan Chapman said...<BR/>Tim, <BR/><BR/>Thank you for visiting my blog, I am always happy when you stop by. <BR/>I understand looking for the elusive "spark"...The day always has something in store for us, and it is so easy to let the painting slide.. I hope you are able to paint Saturday as planned. It always feels so good once you get there- good luck and happy painting.<BR/><BR/><BR/>i had to paint i painted till 5:00 am it got really cold but it was nice i have a group of painters i paint with every sunday its really a different vibe painting with other artist not sure how i feel about it i am always buzzing around the room chatting bu makes me paint that i nice i went on a woodblock printing run for a few months <BR/><BR/>thank your post always get me movingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-70990127502003238442008-12-20T13:16:00.000+00:002008-12-20T13:16:00.000+00:00Intrigued by the Chernobyl photo and the blog ment...Intrigued by the Chernobyl photo and the blog mentioned above by Ashley, I went to youtube. I found a really good documentary in 8 parts (9mins each) here's the link to part 1 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bSRC1_OZPIg I found it quite moving. I remember seeing it before on the tv, but watching it again was just as thought provoking.Debs Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406632002072454371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-5391517831559041032008-12-20T10:41:00.000+00:002008-12-20T10:41:00.000+00:00Brittany- I am so glad you have found my blog and ...Brittany- I am so glad you have found my blog and are enjoying it! Gotta love Fugazi and Modest Mouse! And yes the human psyche is pretty inspiring, I love people and their crazy ways...<BR/>Thanks for the comments!!Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-51432161222211500252008-12-20T04:09:00.000+00:002008-12-20T04:09:00.000+00:00Megan,I love reading your blog and am inspired by ...Megan,<BR/>I love reading your blog and am inspired by your paintings as well. I'm also very inspired by music... and many of the same songs and bands on your playlist. Fugazi (especially Red Medicine) and Modest Mouse are at the top of my list.<BR/>Other inspirations for my personal artwork are simply pretty things--like happy animals and kids, pretty landscapes--I just get caught up in how simple things can be so magnificant and pretty. Landscapes are sometimes fascinating, and on a deeper level, I love disonance--like the human psyche and when people say/act/do things incongruent with how they think/believe/feel. <BR/>Thanks so much for sharing! I look forward to reading this every Friday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-2010212080176585922008-12-19T17:47:00.000+00:002008-12-19T17:47:00.000+00:00Thank you Ashley for the link, I will look at it f...Thank you Ashley for the link, I will look at it for sure. I have always been a bit obsessed with Chernobyl, and the places left behind. It is so haunting, but some place I am easily be absorbed by.<BR/><BR/>Heather-I am so glad you have discovered the Chemical Factory, it is one of my favorite blogs. <BR/><BR/>I am so glad to hear that my new works are connecting to you(even through the internet)that means the world to me.. that is what it is all about-connection and diving in.Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-62059786968518422832008-12-19T17:29:00.000+00:002008-12-19T17:29:00.000+00:00Megan, I hear you about music being a constant com...Megan, I hear you about music being a constant companion me too. I love how music can be a emotional soundtrack to my life and how it speaks to me about things I'm not yet ready to say, or I don't fully realize yet. <BR/><BR/> I always like your myspace bulletins with music and such :). I also just found Chemical Factory's blog through you. I'm a voracious reader so I think I'll keep in mind the books you mentioned too. Thanks for sharing. <BR/><BR/>One more thing I think I could get lost in your new work it connected with me so much, even over the internet.Heather Jerdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569969882305597077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-88409667655091649342008-12-19T17:25:00.000+00:002008-12-19T17:25:00.000+00:00Great post. Off the immediate topic but it made m...Great post. Off the immediate topic but it made me think of this website: http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html which facinated me a few years ago (ok, quite a few). This woman travelled through the exclusion zone of Chernobyl on a motorbike and her account is facinating. I think she was there before a lot of the more recent, Western accounts. It is a really long series of web pages - you have to click 'next page' on the first page to get on with things - the pictures are haunting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-78879956554003969342008-12-19T16:52:00.000+00:002008-12-19T16:52:00.000+00:00My pleasure! BTW - things that inspire me - the la...My pleasure! <BR/>BTW - things that inspire me - the landscape, trees, fields and hills, colours vs emotions, music and other artists and the way they capture their subject. I always listen to music when I paint and Peter Gabriel's last 3 albums seem to do it for me. Its hypnotic, earthy and emotive.<BR/>I read a lot too, but its mostly thrillers which don't inspire my paintings..lolDebs Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406632002072454371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-44026031743864304722008-12-19T16:38:00.000+00:002008-12-19T16:38:00.000+00:00Believe me it is my friends over seas I think of f...Believe me it is my friends over seas I think of first with my blog (that is the reason I usually post it at midnight on thursday so it will be there when you wake up..) but I just couldn't do it this time....<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being such a supportive regular reader and friend.Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-77810919995445432762008-12-19T16:31:00.000+00:002008-12-19T16:31:00.000+00:00Great insight to your inspiration library :)Liked ...Great insight to your inspiration library :)<BR/>Liked the Monkey Wrench post too - I kinda wondered, "Wot no blog" this morning...lol<BR/>I admire your dedication to your blog - its a valuable resource to us.<BR/>xxDebs Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406632002072454371noreply@blogger.com