tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post2097659710990803453..comments2024-03-23T23:28:16.736+00:00Comments on Megan Chapman's Studio Blog: One thousand arrows point to the uninitiatedMegan Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-37848400348181957942008-11-29T03:23:00.000+00:002008-11-29T03:23:00.000+00:00I just love your stories with your paintings.I just love your stories with your paintings.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993963157503099579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-39866514102274312012008-11-27T20:36:00.000+00:002008-11-27T20:36:00.000+00:00Sometimes, mostly always I am at odds with myself ...Sometimes, mostly always I am at odds with myself over what my hands create. <BR/><BR/>I think you are so lucky you are able to clearly write about all of this. Every time I read one of your posts I find myself nodding in agreement (like one of those silly dogs with the wobbly heads people have in their cars, or maybe we only have them in New Zealand)? Anyway I don't think I could ever put into words my creative process like you can. <BR/><BR/>thanks<BR/><BR/>KatherineSleepandhersistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919534998293152439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-13006251502650208252008-11-26T20:20:00.000+00:002008-11-26T20:20:00.000+00:00I love the painting here. Pretty colors. Awesome w...I love the painting here. Pretty colors. Awesome work. Keep up the great work. :)Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993963157503099579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-73557943821619139292008-11-23T14:25:00.000+00:002008-11-23T14:25:00.000+00:00I love that line, "The end result was like a piece...I love that line, "The end result was like a piece of forgotten homework left in a mud puddle."<BR/><BR/>And those lyrics, too. My take is how I do have seven faces, or maybe seven-thousand faces. Or roles. <BR/><BR/>Picking just one? Impossible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-2399328727733959812008-11-21T19:44:00.000+00:002008-11-21T19:44:00.000+00:00Thanks everyone. You are a beautiful and perceptiv...Thanks everyone. You are a beautiful and perceptive group of people.<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to let you know that writing this post was like performing an exorcism and today I am painting some things that I can truly feel and that I know are authentic to me and it is very reassuring. <BR/><BR/>Thanks always for reading and for your support...Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-85067958883885655552008-11-21T17:19:00.000+00:002008-11-21T17:19:00.000+00:00Hello Megan,Baptism by FireIs remarkable. If nothi...Hello Megan,<BR/><BR/>Baptism by Fire<BR/><BR/>Is remarkable. If nothing else, you have created 'Baptism by Fire', frustration aside. <BR/><BR/>Judging by all the other work I've seen of yours, this departure could not have been very easy, nor easily repeatable. Hang tough, as usual. The fact that you've already produced a couple 'aces' may mean that it was a welcome change in either mask or objective, so a little bump is to be expected, perhaps... <BR/><BR/>Don't you love the ancillary amendments such as "let go but perhaps just not like that"? Help can be such a delicate treatise. Let at least one arrow draw blood to meet your color; that mask is a grand one you wear well. Happy painting today!<BR/><BR/>CodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-442204565423754482008-11-21T13:16:00.000+00:002008-11-21T13:16:00.000+00:00Wow...never thought about this, but I can sort of ...Wow...never thought about this, but I can sort of relate to the difficulty in finding a solid unified vision while your mind wants to veer off and explore other styles. I can't even imagine working on a show. Best of luck!sMacThoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113606130662085619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-39003557572948030292008-11-21T13:11:00.000+00:002008-11-21T13:11:00.000+00:00Making art, making art that is different from what...Making art, making art that is different from what you are so used to making is not an easy thing to do. You should applaud yourself for even just stepping out and trying something new.<BR/>Try not to listen too carefully to what everyone is telling you.<BR/><BR/>Whoa...I totally didn't mean for all of that to rhyme like that...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I know that for myself, this is all part of the process. Making mistakes, hating what you are working on...<BR/>I find that I learn so much about myself and my work when I try to attempt something that I am not accustomed to.<BR/>Keep going. Push, make mistakes, hate everything your making, and I am sure you are going to discover what it is you are looking for :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing!!Michele Maulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366692397354728890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-7388637570405337172008-11-21T12:39:00.000+00:002008-11-21T12:39:00.000+00:00Very deep today M :)When I get like this it remind...Very deep today M :)<BR/>When I get like this it reminds me of Old Possums book of Practical Cats - The Rum Tum Tugger particularly...<BR/>I was reading a book by the creativity coach Eric Maisel last night and found this sentence among one of the last chapters: "The dream is like the helium balloon and the reality like the string." I guess this sums up the struggle between the dream and the reality-checking. To be successful and balanced we can't be a dreamer only, or a reality-checker only...<BR/>Thanks for sharing your week - it makes us relieved we're not alone :)Debs Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406632002072454371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-14695984024394377922008-11-21T12:24:00.000+00:002008-11-21T12:24:00.000+00:00it is hard to pull away, or rather find more withi...it is hard to pull away, or rather find more within, because you can only go so far before the automatic safety device kicks in to save you..<BR/>it's like learing to walk the high rope without a safety net.. <BR/>but how high do you dare to go..<BR/><BR/>every painting i approach with this 'pushing' approach.. only to get so far and try a grab the old familiar..<BR/><BR/>but it is the little earthquakes along the way that you need to remember, these are what are important..Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577064936439534851noreply@blogger.com