tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post6931349166114405039..comments2023-12-01T15:15:00.963-08:00Comments on Linda_Hensley: "Suspend"Linda Hensleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-19749258302249779432012-07-13T13:48:33.217-07:002012-07-13T13:48:33.217-07:00Thanks everybody! You're all good for my ego ...Thanks everybody! You're all good for my ego :) I think they may have to pry my paintbrushes out of my cold, dead hands too. Isn't it interesting how so many people try so hard to talk us out of art? I figure the ones who won't be talked out of it will find a way to do it no matter what. I hope everyone keeps drawing, painting, photographing! My happiness with it isn't just the doing, it's seeing what other people do too, and that includes Phil's science projects too.Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-76590776035351804962012-07-13T11:57:05.059-07:002012-07-13T11:57:05.059-07:00What a fabulous illustration...I feel the weight, ...What a fabulous illustration...I feel the weight, Linda! So, I too was supposed to be an Engineer of some kind. Even visited my cousin at IBM...but ultimately went 180 degrees to graphic design, which I've been so fortunate to be in. Now with illustration, I see how challenging it is..such amazing illustrators out there, and few jobs..but I will keep on as the love it keeps growing. I know that innate fire is in you too and it shows. Hope the PT job works out well as you continue to create your masterpieces!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703768956294366254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-20450987585506816362012-07-13T03:11:08.677-07:002012-07-13T03:11:08.677-07:00It is indeed hard to be an artist, but I disagree ...It is indeed hard to be an artist, but I disagree with you when you say that art is a genetic defect. On the contrary, more people should let out their creativity or at least not throw it away after they become adult. I understand that most people can't live by their arts, and for those who do it's always a struggle (except for a few big shots). And even if you have lost your child's focus, isn't it wonderful to be able to create something like the illustration following this post? For me it's such a beautiful piece of art, the colours are beautiful as are the forms and shapes. It opens up for a lot of interpretations, which is what I like about your art. Keep at it, even if you have to work as a PT. Your artistic work is excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-56661696214601652182012-07-12T14:02:01.919-07:002012-07-12T14:02:01.919-07:00Oh, goodness gracious! I can so relate to what yo...Oh, goodness gracious! I can so relate to what you are saying-- every few months I wonder if I should give up and go to nursing school! This business is great if you love banging your head against a wall!! Ha, no really-- I get the art-love thing. My family will have to pry my paintbrush out of my cold, dead hand, but dang, it ain't easy to make a living! ;)Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200196234933121299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-62989535172257533182012-07-11T12:34:54.351-07:002012-07-11T12:34:54.351-07:00Great post, Linda. I know what you mean...I used t...Great post, Linda. I know what you mean...I used to work as a designer, but now I substitute teach, and it rarely has anything to do with art. In fact, most of my co-workers don't even know I am into art in my "other life". Sometimes I think that works best...it keeps the art as an unadulterated joy.Sarah Mellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287853021739077607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-53876924103519182312012-07-11T05:21:23.676-07:002012-07-11T05:21:23.676-07:00Thanks Jane! Let's all feed our souls :)Thanks Jane! Let's all feed our souls :)Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-78779521973307904062012-07-10T23:16:42.289-07:002012-07-10T23:16:42.289-07:00I think art is in your blood Linda....and even hav...I think art is in your blood Linda....and even having a transfusion of science won't change that. Enjoy your creativity and keep feeding your soul. I so love all your stories from your past .<br />Jane xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742664269417361941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-7328938956448791012012-07-10T15:46:39.673-07:002012-07-10T15:46:39.673-07:00I feel yours too Josh! For everyone else, Josh wr...I feel yours too Josh! For everyone else, Josh wrote his own feelings about this subject a couple years ago: http://blog.marshotelonline.com/2010/07/10/from-my-sketchbook-artists-lament/ It always helps to keep our sense of humor!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-34403898573361042812012-07-10T12:32:58.192-07:002012-07-10T12:32:58.192-07:00I feel your pain, sister.I feel your pain, sister.josh pincus is cryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302062659860682118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-32809568179669417432012-07-10T05:17:18.372-07:002012-07-10T05:17:18.372-07:00LOL Phil about the disappointment of firemen putti...LOL Phil about the disappointment of firemen putting out fires! You make a good point about feeling a passion about whatever you want to do, and it doesn't have to be art. It just is for me. I completely agree with you Sharon that there are too many really wonderful artists, but let's all switch our hopes to work for all of us! And yes, Richard, art is a priviledge. Even when it torments me, I'm still grateful to have the chances to do it.<br /><br />Thanks for the follow Stacey!!!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-12576297458625624992012-07-09T18:46:11.669-07:002012-07-09T18:46:11.669-07:00wonderful mix of organic tension & soothing co...wonderful mix of organic tension & soothing color! As always enjoyed your post too - love the idea of art as a genetic defect :)ArtSnarkhttp://artsnark.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-52304628632617217582012-07-09T13:44:40.093-07:002012-07-09T13:44:40.093-07:00As a scientist who has not wanted to do anything e...As a scientist who has not wanted to do anything else since he was 6, I can say that it's not always fun when you've always known what you wanted to do (not counting wanting to be a fireman until I found out that firemen PUT OUT fires). While I was working outside my field it was particularly excruciating to know that what my soul really wanted was getting farther away every day. My world would be sadly lacking if I had not gone back to school to pursue my true love and passion.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-27580038923660792092012-07-09T11:47:57.997-07:002012-07-09T11:47:57.997-07:00You're a typical example (me too) of how we ar...You're a typical example (me too) of how we artists really become artist in spite of our education and upbringing... if we are still arting as adults, then we win; it means we were meant to do art. All the practical stuff, and bill paying usually finds its way one way or another, but to be an artist is to swim upstream and up the waterfalls. It's a privilege.<br /><br />.Richard Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339718829457133353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-60137579901742298762012-07-09T08:23:10.434-07:002012-07-09T08:23:10.434-07:00Illustrators are so dime a dozen. And almost ever...Illustrators are so dime a dozen. And almost every last one of them are so skilled and talented. Shoot! There aren't enough jobs for all of us. We need to kick some of them out of the egg carton. We'll tell the best ones that they are bad eggs. But in reality they are swans! Shoot again.Sharon Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683868787160249441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-54456126741318838132012-07-09T05:31:46.696-07:002012-07-09T05:31:46.696-07:00I met a retired engineer who paints gorgeous littl...I met a retired engineer who paints gorgeous little landscapes on rocks. He doesn't charge much because he does it for fun and doesn't need the money. Sometimes getting the practical job first gives you a lot more money for the art addictions later. But then, he had to be an engineer for a really long time before he got to the sweet spot.<br /><br />I think your studio must be a very fun place to hang out Andrew. I'm glad you're back online. It just hasn't been as much fun without you!<br /><br />Thanks for the comments!!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-56149190990211513792012-07-09T00:58:19.658-07:002012-07-09T00:58:19.658-07:00Hmm I better sit down and make an award for you :)...Hmm I better sit down and make an award for you :) The LH award. I gave Karen The Triple Wow award last week :)Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-35949928416167345592012-07-09T00:56:59.908-07:002012-07-09T00:56:59.908-07:00Oh Linda! You made the best choice. You get to use...Oh Linda! You made the best choice. You get to use your soul when you are an artist. You g et to pay the bills when you are a scientist. That's why so many scientists become artists, who cares about bills when your spirit gets to fly? You know, the scientists are smart and they finally admit they made the wrong choice. I share my studio with a Barrister a General Practitioner (MD), A solicitor, a school teacher, a physiotherapist an optometrist (Yes I share it with myself) we are all searching for some kind of meaning in our lives. Of course there's God, but there's also 'art' making art I mean. <br /><br />The average artists in Oz earns 10,ooo pa, but at least they have fun.<br /><br />:) Love your illustration of course, you can feel the weight in it.<br /><br />see you :)<br /><br />By the way, the world would be sadly lacking if you chose science. Course you can have it both ways :)Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-67683409545472051322012-07-08T22:16:27.321-07:002012-07-08T22:16:27.321-07:00I think you are in lots of good company. You have ...I think you are in lots of good company. You have to have a really thick skin to be in this business. It is even tougher than it used to be which is a bit disheartening. We just keep pushing along doing what we can't seem to help doing.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063640642299838764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-11562072593396534612012-07-07T16:37:53.205-07:002012-07-07T16:37:53.205-07:00Seems like some fathers still don't approve of...Seems like some fathers still don't approve of their daughters going into creative fields. Hey, I didn't say anything untrue or announce my niece's major or college. I said she studied package design. Looking at her curriculum, she taking a lot of courses that put her in alliance with the graphics field. Wherever she ends up professionally, I'm wishing her well.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments! I'm debating the choice between being suspended or scattered, and guessing I'd rather be suspended -- even if that means I'm sometimes scattered too. And I guess I'd rather be an artist than a dancer because artists don't have expiration dates? But then, maybe it would be a good idea for artists to get off our chairs once in a while too :)Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-28756227206431633502012-07-07T14:55:25.965-07:002012-07-07T14:55:25.965-07:00Part of your blog is incorrect. Your niece (my dau...Part of your blog is incorrect. Your niece (my daughter) is not pursuing an education in art.<br />Here is a link to her major in Digital Information Design:<br /><br />http://www.winthrop.edu/majors/default.aspx?id=9941Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-78951785072782815892012-07-07T13:40:17.773-07:002012-07-07T13:40:17.773-07:00I had very much the same experience with ballet, a...I had very much the same experience with ballet, although it hit me a little later. In 7th grade I was walking along and became convinced I was meant to be a dancer. After that it was an obsession. But....I have short legs, a real detriment in ballet. All the adults said, "teach, teach." I said "to hell with that." I had a professional career, not in a famous company or anything, but I was a dancer! Lucky for me there is an expiration date on ballet - your body stops bending as easily and it's hard to go on. Decision made for me, I stopped and went elsewhere. But I still have that extreme satisfaction. <br /><br />I'm so glad you did your art! And share your stories with us.Terrihttp://www.terrilewis1.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-69245396818339578702012-07-07T10:43:23.268-07:002012-07-07T10:43:23.268-07:00Having never had a passion for anything (no, I'...Having never had a passion for anything (no, I'm serious. I've had brief enthusiasms, but I've never had that feeling of "this is where I need to go"), I suppose it's a good thing that I fell into a job where I have to be a generalist. Still, I envy people who've had dreams, even if they don't always have the happiest endings. Or mids, I should say. You never know what an ending is until you're there, really.<br /><br />What's worse, do you suppose -- to feel suspended, or to be eternally scattered? I don't have the answer, obviously, but I find it an interesting thought...deeolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267972712353219314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-84109777296890043962012-07-07T10:42:12.135-07:002012-07-07T10:42:12.135-07:00I think most of us have been suspended here and th...I think most of us have been suspended here and there; occupation being a biggie. I'm reminded of a couple posts I wrote a while back - I Used to Be a Computer Programmer, and Passion. See what I mean. :)<br /><br />One of my kids tells me she wants to be "an artist." I wouldn't be suprised if she ended up teaching. She's great a creating things, like a dress made of duck tape, as opposed to drawing or painting. We'll see. Guess there's no stopping her if it's meant to be... like your niece. They'll be fine(from my lips to God's ears.) :)<br /><br />As for you, (positive) fate will take you to surprising places.<br /><br />Just don't let that suspended ball unravel and fall apart! I hope it's hanging from a secure place.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387978411380039015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-89984149888188613942012-07-07T09:50:07.520-07:002012-07-07T09:50:07.520-07:00I don't know what the illustration is supposed...I don't know what the illustration is supposed to be. It just happened when I was thinking about feeling suspended. Maybe a ball of bandages is appropriate? I kind of migrate to the sciences by hanging out with those types in my spare time. Maybe we can't be all one thing or another? Thanks for the comments everybody!!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-21409014630345412222012-07-06T19:52:32.528-07:002012-07-06T19:52:32.528-07:00Such and interesting illustration. I suspect, had ...Such and interesting illustration. I suspect, had you become and engineer or a scientist, you would have migrated back to art eventually. It kind of happens that way (believe me, I know ;)).Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.com