The Paths of Painting

Paths of Painting – down thru history



Stage 1: Early art (classic): Clarity – Formality - Precision

Stage 2: Impressionism: Obscurity – Informality - Imprecise

Stage 3: Modern: Expressiveness – Vitality – Flux

Group one represents the dominance of good appearance.

From there each group gives way to the next development.

Some authors claim that from the very earliest times

all forms of art have been destined to demonstrate those

classifications consistent with that abstract and artistic

freedom we find in a POSTMODERN stage 4, which we

confuse today with a title Contemporary Art.

Art Phiolsophy

I used to be a realist – portraits in particular. Today it’s the core meaning of things, ideas, and models that gets my attention. To render that meaning, one needs a different hand, eye, and spirit to support the kind of artfulness which lies somewhere in that moment just before one puts the first mark on the canvas. It’s a place where intuition plays at ‘full on’ only from such a place can you make that perfect magical line, brush stroke, or pour.

Sadly however, even this may not be what many people would call ‘real art’.

In any case I will keep looking for the bottom of this business of being or of becoming an artist.

I will know more after the next picture.

If intention is the destruction of value
then intend only the beginning ~
. . . not the end.

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A funny thing happened on the way to work today. . .

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I walked!

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Regret.

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My common encounter

Unshakable -

A shadow

Long

Lean

and Mean

What ever I try does test of it

And prove it to be endless - and

Useless to avoid.

Entry from '06

"The search for the ultimate routine

is what death is all about . . .

. . . and, death is absolutely

Safe - "

. . . Understandings as they come to me

This is intended to record personal observations noted

during ones travels -

As a kind of 'Kindling' I will add

a few observations of my own.

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"I am here To Become!"