tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post8781193196840243502..comments2024-03-23T23:28:16.736+00:00Comments on Megan Chapman's Studio Blog: True Confessions...Megan Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-19246445609164851152008-07-30T22:32:00.000+01:002008-07-30T22:32:00.000+01:00Hey meganI have just discovered your blog and I wa...Hey megan<BR/><BR/>I have just discovered your blog and I want to say thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on art... I was nodding the whole way though reading it... <BR/><BR/>will be back to read more..<BR/><BR/>thanks again<BR/><BR/>KatherineSleepandhersistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919534998293152439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-70674471431017394632008-07-24T05:14:00.000+01:002008-07-24T05:14:00.000+01:00Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. You al...Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. You all really got me thinking, and I appreciate you support more than you will ever know. Comments are now closed for the paper painting give away. The readers above have a 1/19 chance of winning!! Winner announced on Friday...( where do these weeks go??)<BR/>You may still comment if you feel inclined. <BR/>Thank you again. I am honored by your readership. <BR/>Love,<BR/>MeganMegan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-59351567329274779022008-07-22T21:14:00.000+01:002008-07-22T21:14:00.000+01:00thanks for sharing this side of the artistic proce...thanks for sharing this side of the artistic process with us, Megan :-)...smoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689968747774970815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-15084630901782866722008-07-22T06:28:00.000+01:002008-07-22T06:28:00.000+01:00I love your paintings. Each one is full of myster...I love your paintings. Each one is full of mysteries and secrets. I want to stare at them until the layers unfold.Alannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365026819105241575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-20389951281101906602008-07-21T17:39:00.000+01:002008-07-21T17:39:00.000+01:00wow... how about them typos... into should equal I...wow... how about them typos... into should equal INTRO...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, let's quote 311: "Fuck the naysayers coz they don't mean a thing - coz this is what style we bring!"<BR/><BR/>(this comment no county)Ginna FunkWallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318676850682741762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-64986341938179764332008-07-21T17:36:00.000+01:002008-07-21T17:36:00.000+01:00Definitely something we all struggle with. The in...Definitely something we all struggle with. The into to my second chapbook started with the reasons I hadn't published in so long. I said "The most obvious one is common - the fear of not-good-enough. I tell myself, though, that if this is what I'm writing, then this is what I write, and that's that."<BR/><BR/>So, who knows if the greats, the authorities would approve of what we're doing. Does what you do make you happy? Then that's all that matters. Has one person come up to you and said "Thank you... you've touched me..."? Then that's all you need to accomplish.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.Ginna FunkWallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318676850682741762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-84310596864482596272008-07-21T08:23:00.000+01:002008-07-21T08:23:00.000+01:00I love that painting.I think everyone feels like t...I love that painting.<BR/><BR/>I think everyone feels like this- artists and non-artists alike. Am I doing my best? Am I being real? Can I live life now or only appreciate it retrospect? That last one is what worries me... how can I get so nostalgic about things that didn't seem so great at the time? <BR/><BR/>I want the painting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-58491510127008294712008-07-21T04:29:00.000+01:002008-07-21T04:29:00.000+01:00I just have to say thank you for all your thoughtf...I just have to say thank you for all your thoughtful comments.. You guys are so great!<BR/>You have given me a lot to think about. I am glad that many of you have experienced similar feelings and can relate, and I am glad that we can all share in this virtual community of artists, writers, and appreciators. <BR/>I am thankful for each and every one of you. <BR/>Love, <BR/>MeganMegan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-19804853076223339952008-07-19T22:31:00.000+01:002008-07-19T22:31:00.000+01:00Megan, I suspect that, rather than becoming some k...Megan, I suspect that, rather than becoming some kind of evil manipulator, you've simply matured as an artist. It's natural and nothing to worry about. <BR/><BR/>When you first start working on your craft (whatever it is), you struggle to find your voice, your technique, your audience. It makes sense that after 10+ years of making art, you feel in control of that stuff rather than letting its mysteries control you. Don't be ashamed to grow up. (:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-65061850443051070602008-07-19T19:41:00.000+01:002008-07-19T19:41:00.000+01:00PS See...someone else thinks you should write a bo...PS See...someone else thinks you should write a book! You have a lot of wisdom to share. :)<BR/>(don't include this comment in the opportunity to win your art)Debs Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406632002072454371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-75070673142312437122008-07-19T19:35:00.000+01:002008-07-19T19:35:00.000+01:00Goodness me - your is heart on the page! I indenti...Goodness me - your is heart on the page! <BR/>I indentify with this with my songwriting. (I've yet to find this with my art - I am still discovering with my painting, and with it I have decided to leave expectations at the door of the studio as I enter). When I write songs though, I experience the same inner thoughts as you have expressed here. I know the secret code for songwriting and it makes me question the authenticity of it. <BR/>For me its the constant struggle between right and left brain! Logic dictates work that works, and creativity dictates that whatever you do must come from the heart/soul. Maybe thats just the way it is....maybe we should just embrace it...<BR/>Thanks for sharing such a deep insight with us.<BR/>Debs xDebs Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406632002072454371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-68703916813179367852008-07-19T18:17:00.000+01:002008-07-19T18:17:00.000+01:00Wow! I totally understand all of those thoughts in...Wow! I totally understand all of those thoughts in this blog. I am pretty sure these are all things that I think about just about everyday. Especially since Mike has been in graduate school. I seem to question my work and what I do and why I do it more and more...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I realize that many many artists share these same feelings, but after reading this blog entry and seeing that you share these feelings too...well, it makes me feel a lot better :) <BR/>So thanks for sharing this! I really appreciate it.Michele Maulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366692397354728890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-48263365696878111792008-07-19T10:43:00.000+01:002008-07-19T10:43:00.000+01:00yes i want to win it!! :pgreat ideastefanoyes i want to win it!! :p<BR/><BR/>great idea<BR/>stefanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-3288073268869054552008-07-19T10:42:00.000+01:002008-07-19T10:42:00.000+01:00great colours.art is never lazy.hugss.great colours.<BR/>art is never lazy.<BR/>hugs<BR/>s.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352724006082664474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-21138188195323552412008-07-19T06:44:00.000+01:002008-07-19T06:44:00.000+01:00This is so felt. Thanks for that, and I love that ...This is so felt. Thanks for that, and I love that painting and want it. Please. Nice hanging out with you.<BR/><BR/>ps I like the book idea.<BR/><BR/>--SeanSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190014441502786264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-29904204796617418962008-07-19T00:37:00.000+01:002008-07-19T00:37:00.000+01:00Maybe you're path is leading you to writing a book...Maybe you're path is leading you to writing a book Megan. Your feelings seem to relate to most Artists.If I haven't already felt that... it's one I worry about feeling later...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-32474383218144676392008-07-18T23:51:00.000+01:002008-07-18T23:51:00.000+01:00sounds like happy accidents to me, the way your pr...sounds like happy accidents to me, the way your process evolved. this is a good thing. i think that is how we find our way, fumbling, stumbling and intuiting the way.<BR/><BR/>and of course you are too close to your process, as we all are : 0<BR/><BR/><BR/>thanks for your insightful blog, as ever. . .debra (from myspace who cannot for the life of her figure out how to leave a comment any other was but anonymus!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-54022587646429739362008-07-18T22:21:00.000+01:002008-07-18T22:21:00.000+01:00This is why some people get "real" jobs - where th...This is why some people get "real" jobs - where they plug away at an office or factory. How great would that be?! But I can't have a boss and I like creative people, in all walks of life. <BR/><BR/>What about a little research into narcissism - not the elitist kind, but the necessary kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-7218379773429790822008-07-18T22:09:00.000+01:002008-07-18T22:09:00.000+01:00megan. i know exactly how you feel, being an artis...megan. i know exactly how you feel, being an artist myself. but you cannot pretend to know the effect that your paintings have on others. i was with my dear friend will boyd the day he received a painting from you- and we were all changed by the beauty of it. we choked back tears at your kindness, thoughtfulness, and at the way God uses you to show us his beauty- his creation. we all have to remember that we're vessels- and God will move us and use us in ways we sometimes know nothing about. So feel encouraged. You're doing far more than you realize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-18616821789269794442008-07-18T16:13:00.000+01:002008-07-18T16:13:00.000+01:00I like what Monda said, "There's a lot to be said ...I like what Monda said, "There's a lot to be said for an honest, self-reflective journey."<BR/><BR/>I have a quote in one of my journals, attributed to Socrates(!), that is similar: <BR/>"the unexamined life is not worth living" <BR/><BR/>That you share this process is amazing, and that you produce an "insane amount of work each year" just makes me smile! <BR/><BR/>You are sharing thoughts I'm sure we all have in one way or another, applied to whatever our passion may be. The benefit is that we acknowledge these thoughts. They are part of the whole.<BR/>The idea that we all "see" a different kind of meaning in art (from 'lovely' to profound mystical truths) is the beauty of how a work comes to life. Isn't that wild, how a work or art, literature, etc, can have a kind of life of it's own? Someone buys your painting, hangs it up, and from there every person that passes by it and takes a moment to look, new and different thoughts and ideas, and meanings are applied.<BR/><BR/>TGIF!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-464853034960963122008-07-18T14:56:00.000+01:002008-07-18T14:56:00.000+01:00Okay, that should be "This seems...." Nothing lik...Okay, that should be "This seems...." Nothing like a typo in the first sentence. Yikes!<BR/><BR/>(Don't count this one, Megan!)<BR/><BR/>SandySandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-60135593969839437352008-07-18T14:55:00.000+01:002008-07-18T14:55:00.000+01:00This seem like an awfully brave post, to me, and a...This seem like an awfully brave post, to me, and a necessary one. I often have times in my writing life when I fall into questioning myself and my work. Thanks for putting this out there, Megan!<BR/><BR/>(Monda, great to see you here! I hope all is well for you.)<BR/><BR/>SandySandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-18855792588538105112008-07-18T14:46:00.000+01:002008-07-18T14:46:00.000+01:00Oh Wow. you have no idea how this post touched eve...Oh Wow. you have no idea how this post touched every anxiety swirling in my lil head. I always feel like a fraud everytime I sell a piece. <BR/>I can never understand why. Why did they chose this, why mine? I've always painted for me. so when they sell I get kindof slaped in the face. bewildered. What is this? why is this? Whats going on? <BR/><BR/>BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-85961557142766239322008-07-18T12:04:00.000+01:002008-07-18T12:04:00.000+01:00I'm not an artist, I'm a writer. What I enjoy almo...I'm not an artist, I'm a writer. What I enjoy almost as much as your art is the way you use composition books and the blog to articulate the process, to inspire, to work through a problem or celebrate. I spend a lot of time encouraging students to reflect this way, so I hope you don't mind if I use your blog as an example for my creative writing students. <BR/><BR/>There's a lot to be said for an honest, self-reflective journey.Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-84890903959002965482008-07-18T06:32:00.000+01:002008-07-18T06:32:00.000+01:00Give-away or not, I love that you post your though...Give-away or not, I love that you post your thoughts here in this way. Many don't have the same courage. The sense of so many artists by outsiders is that they have it all together. Revealing what you do here shows us all that we are not alone in discrediting the art we make which others like. It's as if we don't feel we are worthy of the interest by strangers.sMacThoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113606130662085619noreply@blogger.com