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Has something 9n common with yuor pwn feature.
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scratch that-- this is a photograph? Wow. nice capture! 
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No, that is a painting...what made you think it was a photo?
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um, looked up at the listing and it was under "Photography-abstract&surreal-abstract" so that was why I changed my mind on that. My first thought was "Painting!" but sometimes there are gorgeous photos that have fooled me into thinking they were paintings until I looked more closely due to whatever special technique the photographer used. (most often it is the other way around, though-- an awesome painting I assumed to be a photograph turned out to be super-realistic). So I wasn't sure. In that case, the first comment stands. Either way it's a lovely painting! Sorry about the confusion!
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I guess I'll have to change it and put it under traditional art.
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ooh. I wish I could see the texture on this! I bet it is amazing!
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I don't own it anymore but I think the canvas was 18"x24".
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this is a beautiful picture. i can tell u put time into it, it came out gr8t :]
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Thanks, although my abstract pieces are painted very quickly, with no thought about what's going to appear on the canvas.
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thats awesome how you're able to do that
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I don't know...it seems kind of normal to me. Do other people think about what they're going to do before they start when it comes to abstracts?
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i try not to when i do normally, only because i think it gets in the way of letting your mind wander onto the canvas. but someitmes i guess some artists do
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snails and waves... watever - to me this is force vs. weakness.
Im interested in whether your mood at the time of painting influences the outcome, do you feel it does? Abstract should be more of feelings and less of objects.
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Yes, often it's only mood, but I believe objects and how they're painted are often matters of mood with me. I often appear to be an ignoramus, and voice the remark, "Well, I don't know nothin' about art, but I know what I like." Everything is a mystery to me.
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i think this has lovely movement and depth...i would have said that it reminds me of a wave...as it did when i took that first instintaneous glance.....but upon closer inspection...it just makes me happy....my favorite part is the brown ish pinkish specklies...and the blending into the white....it has a soothing quality to it...like we're just gonna smooth over all the shit in our lives and rise above into heaven...or outerspace...maybe just the sky....
not to say that the bottom part is shitty...because it's not..but i realized how that may have come off a touch rude 
did i mention..that i quite like it? ok...good...
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I think I bounce back and forth between the heavens and the depths. I didn't see anything you said as rude. Thanks.
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yeah! very good then.
hey! i'm currently in the process of heavenating and hellanating on a daily basis. i try with all my might to make something somehow incredibly beautiful and blissfull- my mood, my dinner, little things...and then it's straight to hell in a days time...i'm not sure how it works..but it happens...back and forth is tiring!
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Luckily I don't have to work at it. I seemed to get thrown back and forth by forces unknown to me.
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yeah...i'm pretty aware of all the forces...just not their causes.....i'm kind of like the counterbalance for evil.
that might sound kind of um...neurotic or something...but you could ask anyone...they'd tell ya.
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Who is there to ask? Boss Charley or 85 year old Harvey acros the street? One thing good about neurosis is that it isn't psychosis, and for that we can all be grateful.
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this is so amazing. i would kill to have you're talent ! *fav.
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Don't...I'm just lucky when I make something decent. The rest find there way to the trash!
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haha...that's what i say!
hey is it weird that i'm getting caught up in these old conversations that did not include me to begin with?
well..i like your stuff...and i like to see what people said about it...you know...
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That's probably the best part of the whole gallery...the comments. It can be more fun than...a barrel of monkeys?
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haha...yes..i have enjoyed very much talking to folks all over the world about my art or their art...the monkeys are the best....
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Who would have guessed that a humble resident of North Carolina could hold forth with Parisians, Austrians, Romans etc? 'Course I don't know much about nothin', but the people are very forgiving of that.
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yeah! it's amazing no? it's the next best thing from actually traveling... the world here seems a lot more intelligent and sweet than most people i know (that said- i don't know too many people...and the folks i have run in circles with just happen to be kind of assholes...becausei 'm kind of a lost and confused person at the moment)...i've never communicated with anyone from another country until i got on this dev art....i love it! it's lovely to hear the points of veiw from far off places...we are not all so different!
i do, however...wish i could speak more than just plain english!!! the world is alot more worldly that us americans it seems though!
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And when I first got started on this site I felt in a way sort of a patriotic duty to show that some Americans are thoughtful, at least. I'm not sure how much I count though, because I find it hard to say with a straight face that I'm just a normal typical plain old American.
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haha! yeah! i know whatchya mean! i wanted to show the world that there are some cool smart americans out there...i got a little anxiety over it...for about a minute and then i said..well this is just alot more fun if i'm jsut my normal incoherent self...yip!
but in all seriousness...yeah! i've neer thought of myself as even kind of a regular american until recently- kind of shedding my 'half first generation american' title...i was raised by my lebanese side of family...and they got me feeling pretty foreign...but still looking pretty american....they used to get mad at me for being so openly proud to be lebanese!.....now i know why....they're assholes that i'd rather not be a part of! D'oh!
haha...they are just crazy people...their culture has very very little to do with it
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On the other hand I came from a long established American stock, pre -revolutionary. I had in my head that the 'American Dream' was about freedom, not having equal opportunity to become rich. I have a hard time sometimes explaining that to my neighbors overseas. When they changed the rules on this and substituted wealth for freedom I don't know. I wasn't paying attention, apparently.
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it's a huge scam i'm sure....whomever holds the money holds the power.....perhaps people confuse power with freedom?
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It's a kind of freedom, but one that enslaves them to their own brand of sin. And not exceedingly democratic either {and I don't mean the party!}
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my family, that is. not all lebanese...the rest seem to be a pretty sweet bunch....but that's kinda how they getchya...their pretty face value....it's all those dirty secrets they're not into being honest about....
oh...god...i'm being half sarcastic...but i half belive it's true....i could definitely be wrong..
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Luckily, the people of the world often speak English better than me. It seems to be the international internet language, so in that respect we're lucky.
There is some truth to the notion of the 'Ugly American.' Largely I think because our national sin is greed, and a sin we're likely paying for now and even more in the future.
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lol! i know it! i had a few folks apologize to me for their less than perfect english...and i'm like...look...it's all good! if it makes you feel any better, you write better english than most americans! i do...beleive that is true for sure! even i, have abandoned the appropiate capitalization...screw grammer and move right on into text messaging shorthand! seems to be a well know motto among the instant messengers and cell phoners-with- keayboards....
that shit kinda drives me mad...
greed is one hell of a drug. see..this enters into my whole..to procreate? or not to procreate? debate....should i make some really smart babies who will likely change the world for the better single handedly?
or will the world and it's evil ways consume the souls of my spawn whilst still in my womb????
a big question indeed.
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That's a hard question. I just know from my own experience that I don't leave sin alone till it's about to kill me. On the other hand, I may not do a lot of good but I don't do a lot of evil anymore. It's a mistake to think we can exert much control over other sentient beings, even ourselves most of the time. Changing the world is well beyond my capabilities or anyone I've ever met. Keeping me on some sort of moral plane is hard enough for me. But I know my nationality is not critical in this matter. Speaking to an Austria on this sight she said that most Americans apologized for being American. I don't. It's a matter of fact. Not a matter for pride or shame. But if I could change one thing about my feller Americans it would be the mad pursuit of wealth....maybe I just don't understand it.
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you know...it's just a touch ammusing to me what wealth and the pursuit of wealth can do to other wise kind hearted charitible people...a certain amount of guilt comes along with this greed....i definitly think that it's a subconcious guilt... as is the greed that drives our money mongering behaviours....perhaps the guilt is a good thing...guilt can grow and grow and grow into something that makes you make a change. i for one, have always dreamed of living in the woods...a garden, a hook a shoelace and a bow....a nice little cabin...i think i could live like that....one day....i'm currently a slave to the money...it bothers me to my core.
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It reminds me of what one of the founding fathers of this country said. "The first generation of Americans must be soldiers, to secure our freedom, the second generation mercantilists to secure our well being, the third generation artist and poets". I think we stopped at step two.
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gee! i never thought about it like that!!! it seems the rest of the world has a much greater appreciation for artists and poets of all kinds....maybe it's just me, but i've always felt that being an artist or poet of even musician has some kind of negative connotation...for example...i always wanted to grow up and play in the orchestra or me a painter...and my family relly tried to get me away from that...they wanted me to grow up and be a doctor or scientist or lawyer or something...to make a good living you know? my dad especially was like- stop with your stupid drawing! it won't get you anywhere...he really though it was a total waste of time.
i think americans, as human beings should work more on integrating the use of the right side of our brains....step three is the development of that!!! we would be better for it i'm sure...i mean, most of us are actually discouraged from using the right side of our brain at an early age! we are taught to be logical and that logical ness is the best way to be...but what about using intuition? you can be just as brilliant by being intuitive as opposed to methodically logical. at a young age, we are encouraged to draw things out, but at a certain point- the focus is shifted from imagination to the real world, and imagination and creativity are either stiffled or entirely left in the dust as if they are useless skills....
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I was always the black sheep of my family. My brother went on to a succesful law career, made tons of money. I've lived as close to the poverty level as possible most of the time. It's sad but true that virtue is often equated with wealth in this country.
Lately I don't think the American mind is highly capable of the logical end either. People seem to know some tricks about making money out of nothing, but judging from the boob tube they're more inclined to repeat what other people have told them to think than to think through things themselves. I try to learn from my cat. Even she checks things out thoroughly before venturing forth.
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hahah! indeed we can learn a lot from our pets!
the pace of life may have something to do with that.....the thinking things out bit...
everyone is in such a race to make a fortune that they feel they don't have the time to think, let alone the energy! i get the impression that the pace of our society is hugely different here, in comparison to the rest of the world....and i think that this alone, is greatly responsible for almost everything we're talking about...it's either the cause or the effect i'm not really sure...
Americans haev a tendancy to not take the time to talk with others about politics, religion, morals- these subjects are considered innappropriate conversation...we say that it is a matter of politeness if you will...everyone not wanting to get into a fight or offend who ever and what not...but i happen to think that's a really stupid excuse....we would all be a lot more consious of the reality of the world around us if we took time out of our busy crazy over stressed overworked lives to think about the truely IMPORTANT things! but of course if we did that, we would probably not get enough hours on our paychecks, and 'would not be able to support ourselves and our families properly'......it's all excuses.....i feel like a cattle corralled in one of those tiny death hallways sometimes...but i have to remember...we do have a choice as to how we want to live our lives...it's a matter of mind set....it's just hard to free yourself from a certain frame of mind- in this case the ' i need to get a good job so i can make lot's of money a) so i can survive b.) so everyone will love me c. ) so i can be happy and d.) so that i can spawn more children and pass down the same beleifes and hopefully a little cash too so that they can survive once i'm gone.......i mean...none of that shit is really true...but we've all been bred to beleive that those things are true...it's tough to change because these beleifes are in our blood....and i'm not even full bred american!!!! but you know what, i think the foreigners in this country are worse about all this that some americans i know!!!
i think that way of thinking is definitely contagious and appealing to people who have lived their lives in hell (i.e. generational war, disease the usual third wolr country issues) america seems to symbolize freedom through the opportunity for money for power- as survival for their people to foreigners in this country......
i hope that made sense...if you can tell, i failed my 12th grade english class...and i haven't debated in years....i never get to talk about all this deep stuff anymore!!!
i'm a perfect example actually of what i'm talking about!!!! i used to be a bit of that coffee shop type...you know...spend all day talking about this and that...important things....but my parents thought i was just a loser you know...
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All I know is that I've always felt real strange around the well to do and generally find it comfortable in things like construction, mowing lawns, you know, 'the work Americans won't do,' and the people that do it. You mentioned part C, 'so I can be happy.' That's always been very tricky, because I've found that the things I think will make me happy often end up making me uneasy or genuinely unhappy. So I can't depend on my own wisdom.
And somebody once said the kingdom of heaven is within you, but who ever pays attention to that? No, if I had that, that, and that....I'd be happy!
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yeah...well...i feel uncomfortable around virtually anyone unless i know you very very well...i can pretend i'm not uncomfortable..but i almost always feel out of place....but hey...that's a personal problem...haha...
yep...i think part c is a misconception on almost everyone's part....i often dream of rooms filled with musical instruments and equipment....but...it is likely that would only keep me happy for a quick minute....and then i'd be back to my miserable own head....maybe not...i really do love to play music..it's a good distraction for me
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