tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694386010612422591.post8116519405034774183..comments2024-03-26T00:58:27.695-07:00Comments on Midnight Ramblings: Conceptual BlendingStephanie Pui-Mun Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04247973137648475585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694386010612422591.post-32597343824982688572013-04-08T12:30:10.152-07:002013-04-08T12:30:10.152-07:00May be, I need to say that there was a cause why I...May be, I need to say that there was a cause why I`ve bought your book in bookshop in Moscow. I think, I can explain... mm... how to say... once upon a time, I`ve tried to exchange my profession into Egyptology, but they told me that no, I am not egyptologist. But I spent too much time with books on this subject. So, this ancient egiptians were sure that there is one rule of right or wrong decision. If it looks aesthetically - it is right. And your book looks too much aestetically than others. As the surgeon I know very well this difference between plastic and aestetic :) It helps me in drawing. I can make a copy (just a little bit) in ancient painting techniques and understanding why.<br /> Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967108376797049410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694386010612422591.post-34125248734653342332013-04-08T11:51:16.478-07:002013-04-08T11:51:16.478-07:00Yes. It dictate too much. I was in surgery (plasti...Yes. It dictate too much. I was in surgery (plastic reconstractive surgery) many years. And, for example, I cannot to do too much freedom extra dashes in picture. I try to pic with my pencil and I catch that it looks for me like radiowave blade of scalpel. Or, on other hand, I am reeding now the book "The materials and techniques of medieval painting" by Daniel V. Tompson and I see the text like the surgeon too much than like painter. I can ask: "OK, but how they conservated the powder from bones". It is the question of organic pigment :) It is sounds like biochemistry for me. And, may be, I can`t believed that my works can be saled one day :)I cannot to give them a price. :) May be, the painters, by their education in painting, always sure that they are painters - no doubt! Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967108376797049410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694386010612422591.post-68003572000795455592013-04-08T10:07:27.272-07:002013-04-08T10:07:27.272-07:00Hi Clyde! I saw mention of that book and was inter...Hi Clyde! I saw mention of that book and was interested in checking it out as well! Thank you for sharing where your own creativity stems from. I am finding that peoples' responses to this have been very inspirational. So many combinations that aren't traditionally thought of because they are stereotypes that are at odds.Stephanie Pui-Mun Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247973137648475585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694386010612422591.post-36631317600656135032013-04-08T10:04:56.535-07:002013-04-08T10:04:56.535-07:00Hi Ana! Check out this post a while back, where I...Hi Ana! Check out this post a while back, where I talked about that in depth: http://shadowscapes-stephanielaw.blogspot.com/2010/08/beginnings-part-2-burning-midnight-oil.html<br /><br />As for how I developed...one painting at a time!Stephanie Pui-Mun Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247973137648475585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694386010612422591.post-62330142712806796122013-04-08T07:09:01.274-07:002013-04-08T07:09:01.274-07:00I really admire your art and your technical skills...I really admire your art and your technical skills with watercolor. Your tarot deck is among my favorites. I was struck by your title of this post, since I have started reading "The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending And The Mind's Hidden Complexities" by Turner and Fauconnier. I am comfortable with metaphoric thinking as well as scientific and detailed approaches. I have always enjoyed being creative and it is my primary urge. My background is Psychology and Quality Improvement in Healthcare settings. I express myself through digital art, writing, and some music composition. My driving force is my inner journeys which provide a rich reservoir of images, a personal mythology in the highest sense, as well as spiritual growth. It is my impression that my art is a blend of all the factors that make up who I am at the moment and each perception and choice, as each creation proceeds, is automatically guided from within that framework.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts, influences, and approaches.cgraukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838839553812404501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694386010612422591.post-28566330177929219032013-04-08T06:17:42.489-07:002013-04-08T06:17:42.489-07:00What a wonderful posting. I love the way you descr...What a wonderful posting. I love the way you describe it. As someone with a background in technology who also started as a software developer and loves art, I can relate to every word you said.<br />I love your work and I am awed by its beauty and dept. I've started painting as well. Can you tell me how did you start getting involved in watercolor and how did you develop your skills? <br />Who were the artists that you looked up to and inspired you?<br />Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and art with us.Ananoreply@blogger.com