tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500753812112751553.post9142561079137891266..comments2023-10-29T09:11:38.234-07:00Comments on Passions of an Odd Chick: Odd Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03491857123680885221noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500753812112751553.post-91888494677498473832008-07-14T06:54:00.000-07:002008-07-14T06:54:00.000-07:00I would be toooo overwealmed thinking if I can do ...I would be toooo overwealmed thinking if I can do anything that hasn't been done before...<BR/>My Grandmother passed away last year in May...on last Mother's Day (as a present for my Mother) I painted my Grandmas' hands (two paintings). When I was walking with my Mother she asked me a question...is there anything in this world that hasn't been painted before? I stayed quite - and then she answered question herself - "Yes, my Mother...my Mothers' hands, no one painted it before!" <BR/>Inspiration is something different than copying. We copy paintings or drawings to learn, to find out how, what colours to use etc...and then one day it comes to us - we are inspired and create sth noone else done before (and because we've been copying, practising...we can do it better..)Anetkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298820795812643017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500753812112751553.post-54711596218314701712008-07-13T15:08:00.000-07:002008-07-13T15:08:00.000-07:00Oh, I'm pounding my knee is agreement with that qu...Oh, I'm pounding my knee is agreement with that question you've asked, "Are there any original thoughts/ideas left out there anywhere?" I lamented to a friend a couple years ago that I wondered if any of us ever have a truly original thought. We are taught what to think and what to know from day one.<BR/><BR/>I used to sew clothes for myself and for my daughters....always using someone else's patterns, of course. And, I used to do cross-stitch, using someone else's pattern designs. Sigh. For me, it seems the only originality I can find to do is in writing and photography.Jeannellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506888396193293867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500753812112751553.post-37657992218143542912008-07-12T07:34:00.000-07:002008-07-12T07:34:00.000-07:00I think it's a good learning technique as long as ...I think it's a good learning technique as long as you're not taking credit or trying to profit from it.<BR/><BR/>I like this painting. The colors perk me up.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500753812112751553.post-15296377073781226322008-07-11T20:58:00.000-07:002008-07-11T20:58:00.000-07:00oh don't worry about helping yourself to someone's...oh don't worry about helping yourself to someone's ideas once in awhile....people do it in all areas of life all the time...there seems to be some sort of stigma about "copying" someones idea in art but we always put our individual spin on it and we also learn from others...so we can't help but do a bit of copying from time to time.<BR/><BR/>I am always falling in love with some artist's work or another, mostly in books, and will see a painting and want to know how they did it....so I too copy! (don't tell anybody!)L'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500753812112751553.post-31109161663431995872008-07-11T18:25:00.000-07:002008-07-11T18:25:00.000-07:00I loved reading this,sometimes I am just at a blan...I loved reading this,sometimes I am just at a blank and I'll be inspired by someone else's work....I think ceativity is contagious and works best if you don't worry about someone 'stealing' your ideas...I am a retired hairdresser,and in my work the best artists I met were the ones that shared what they knew.....I love your art!!!!pikesbabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621367585105100615noreply@blogger.com