Comments on: Escape Artists – Day 3 http://jeanburman.com/2008/07/16/escape-artists-day-3/ Artist Writer Curious Dreamer Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:41:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2008/07/16/escape-artists-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3045 Jean Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:38:38 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=437#comment-3045 hahaha...thanks John! :-) You know... when the ArtEscape first kicked off a couple of years ago I wondered what kind of artist would choose to take this particular workshop! Little did I know then that it would eventually be me. LOL I'm not a fan of abstraction per se... but I can now see that representational art has so much of it's roots in abstract forms and it's been interesting to try to understand this better. Today is the last day. I hiccupped yesterday with only a couple of hours to put in before I had to rush off to a funeral (man... was that ever crashing back to earth) right smack dab in the middle of the male model session. The funeral however was something I could not and would not have wanted to miss... a good friend who had suffered with great courage dignity and humility through pancreatic cancer. This wonderful lady will be so sadly missed by so many. But so life goes on. Better hurry... or they'll be starting without me... again ;-) hahaha…thanks John! :-)

You know… when the ArtEscape first kicked off a couple of years ago I wondered what kind of artist would choose to take this particular workshop! Little did I know then that it would eventually be me. LOL I’m not a fan of abstraction per se… but I can now see that representational art has so much of it’s roots in abstract forms and it’s been interesting to try to understand this better. Today is the last day. I hiccupped yesterday with only a couple of hours to put in before I had to rush off to a funeral (man… was that ever crashing back to earth) right smack dab in the middle of the male model session. The funeral however was something I could not and would not have wanted to miss… a good friend who had suffered with great courage dignity and humility through pancreatic cancer. This wonderful lady will be so sadly missed by so many. But so life goes on.

Better hurry… or they’ll be starting without me… again ;-)

]]> By: John C http://jeanburman.com/2008/07/16/escape-artists-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3042 John C Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:49:11 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=437#comment-3042 BTW, I love the photos of you. BTW, I love the photos of you.

]]> By: John C http://jeanburman.com/2008/07/16/escape-artists-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3041 John C Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:47:56 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=437#comment-3041 It's interesting, Jean, I'm not normally a great fan of abstraction. It's not that I don't understand or appreciate it when it's got real substance. I'm a huge fan of Jackson Pollock, Kline, Larry Rivers, Motherwell, and lots more. It's just that it tends to be the easy way out for the legions of those with no talent, and even less conception of what abstraction means. But the way you're exploring it, and the results you're getting, are wonderful. You must be learning an enormous amount that you'll take back to your usual approach and style. It’s interesting, Jean, I’m not normally a great fan of abstraction. It’s not that I don’t understand or appreciate it when it’s got real substance. I’m a huge fan of Jackson Pollock, Kline, Larry Rivers, Motherwell, and lots more. It’s just that it tends to be the easy way out for the legions of those with no talent, and even less conception of what abstraction means. But the way you’re exploring it, and the results you’re getting, are wonderful. You must be learning an enormous amount that you’ll take back to your usual approach and style.

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2008/07/16/escape-artists-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3036 Jean Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:17:37 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=437#comment-3036 Hey Vernita! Thanks for stopping by. It's great to see you here :-) Hey Vernita! Thanks for stopping by. It’s great to see you here :-)

]]> By: Vernita http://jeanburman.com/2008/07/16/escape-artists-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3035 Vernita Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:40:20 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=437#comment-3035 What fun! I loved seeing all your pictures and those of you, too. What fun! I loved seeing all your pictures and those of you, too.

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