valentines day poetry - shine
Why not … heres a little poetry for Valentines Day.
It’s warm here
your dimples crease slowly
theres noise in the background
your tea totaling aunty
and she curses you
a spectre of anger
I take your hand and we flee to the garden
Below,
. . .And stay there
And manifest happenings
Cross words and hangmen
Do battle for afternoon
Teacakes and shortbread
I look inside
I go deeper
I go wider
And high
I look to your smile and I fly
These feelings inside won’t deny
I look to your smile and I fly
My feelings like butterflies
multiply
with each tear of nectar
wept from a flower
of love and assertions
candelight gossip
drama for company
and lust for the lucky at large
and I beam a smile so wide
that you cant deny me, evolve
step to the side to avoid
charisma for company, shine
the twinkle of stars in her eyes
I just can’t believe how she shines
Charisma for company
Shine
2001 Petty French, Albany
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Posted by JuLes on February 14th, 2008 filed in music, créativist, poetry
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paperless society - my foot!
Well, it’s been a time between posts recently. There is much going on!
Once again we are soon to be on the move, this time not overseas - to another house - and much to my amazement ,well before I thought we would achieve our goal.
So I have been busy with all manner of paperwork - and I have contemplated how despite the fact computers were going to assist in reducing paper usuage, our western society with all it’s rules and regulations and assurances and insurances and policies and procedures and fees and authorities to sign this and intial that - bollocks we’ve cut down on paper! I tend to think the trees are falling at an even steadier rate!
(Deep breath)
I have also begun another canvas piece which is actually goint to be a copy. I haven’t copied another artists work since art school and even just in the inital stages of sketching out the composition I am finding it useful to get an insight into how the piece has been put together and the key components of it all. I will let you know how it pans out.
The last couple of weeks have taken my creativist skills and had them applied in numerous areas of my life, so you see, its not all arty and folky, to me Creativism is actually a way of life in all areas. I suspect there will be more regarding this in time also, but for now this is the update.
Enjoy your day.
JuLes
Posted by JuLes on February 12th, 2008 filed in blogging, créativist
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Helpful links for painters
Here are some links that I think are helpful for those painters amongst you.
Enjoy,
JuLes
The Painter’s Keys Community
A great resource of videos and supposedly the largest collection of art quotes. Which is where I found this!
-The Devil’s Dictionary, 1911
painting, n. the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic. (Ambrose Bierce)
Digital Printing Services
Ever tried to get an idea of the best style of frame to use for an artwork? This is a great website where you can upload a digital image of your artwork and browse through to get an idea of exactly what style and colour you think suits your painting. Then you have at least a better idea of what you are after before you go to the picture framers.
Digital Camera Wonders
I’ve mentioned this site before in previous posts but its worth putting here for those that might have missed it. Once again, you upload your image and choose from a variety of different options which will recreate you artwork in magical ways. I like to use the gallery option to see what some of my paintings would look like in a gallery setting. Very good for confidence building!
Another great link is HP Digital Photo Projects. Give you photos or artwork a Christmas border.
Essential Painting Know-How
A collection of articles in the About.com community that offers information on specific subjects, techniques and media.
Posted by JuLes on January 13th, 2008 filed in blogging, art, créativist, painting, creativist tips
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rain storm
It’s been raining fairly steadily since Sunday morning. All through the night the winds have been buffeting the trees, the house, the birds in the trees outside the house. Disturbing their sleep. Restless in mine.
I am up early as usual though a little sleepy through the disturbances. I do like to listen to the rain fall outside though. The kettle is on and steaming away. My father-in-law is up early too. He sits on the big, thick chair on the back verandah and puts his boots on, then pops his head through a half-open door.
“I’ll be back in a few minutes, just going to listen to the weather report.” Then he walks outside into the driving rain to go and sit in the car and listen to the weather. You will understand this all makes perfect sense. The farmer is back in a few minutes to have a cuppa. Rains and rain storms like this are not welcome this time of the year when farmers are in the middle of a well needed harvest. There is no workable wireless inside and the internet is still somewhat unfamiliar. There is comfort and reassurance in a voice on the radio, despite the forecast.
The rain continues to drive. The birds are moving around now that there is light enough to see. The Creativist stirs at his laptop whilst early morning ideas whirl inside after a night of disrupted sleep and half-dreams.
Now the honeyeaters are calling above the smack of the rain on the concrete path outside. This is not summer weather. It isn’t altogether unfamiliar either.
Enjoy your day. I’m off to meditate.
JuLes
Posted by JuLes on December 17th, 2007 filed in writing, photography
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the serenade
It’s getting there.
And once again, its been a tidy little challenge to get the painting to match with the image in my mind. I’ve posted the image below so friends and family can check out the progress. Yes, I used the Digital Camera Wonders website again for some permanent admirers!
We are fortunate here to have a large family of Australian Magpies that raise young each year in a huge gum across the road. Often we get a little black and white visitor at the door that happily carols away quite gently and contentedly. This is the inspiration for this painting.
With this piece I’ve also begun to utilise other materials either within the paint itself or over the surface. Some of this has been picked up on the night-gown by the camera flash.
Its having ‘time out’ on the wall at the moment so I can think about final touches.
Posted by JuLes on December 13th, 2007 filed in blogging, art, painting
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artist statements & cv’s
I was required to write out an artist statement and prepare a short CV recently.
Both of these appeared as mighty tasks until I cast over some notes I had prepared earlier. I have written statements and prepared a Curriculum Vitae before for my work and for art prize entries. They usually occur as a challenge because I don’t always see them as being relevant to the artwork a viewer is presented with.
It’s a small barrier I had to get through on this occasion. To my aid came a fantastic article on preparing an artist statement. You can view that particular article at How to Write an Artist Statement.
The author of the article, Molly Gordon, begins by creating a context for having an artist statement in the first place. This I found very helpful.
The other information I came across was regarding preparing an artist CV. The subsequent feedback in the responses are thought provoking. View it at How to Write a CV.
You can visit the very informative The Painter’s Keys website here.
Hope you find it as helpful as I did.
p.s. Google is my friend!
Posted by JuLes on December 13th, 2007 filed in blogging, art, internet, painting, sculpture
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creative digital magic
Here is a site you can use for some of your creativist projects. To feed those aspirations with seeing your works in a gallery setting or for being creative with your digital photography.
It’s time to have some fun with your images! Enjoy. Dumpr.net
Posted by JuLes on December 6th, 2007 filed in blogging, art, internet, painting, photography, creativist tips
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romania
I have yet to put my finger on what exactly it was about Romania but it did capture me.
For those of you that have been watching our travel videos you can now follow them through this website. We continue with Romania and our train trip to Sighiasoara in the middle of Romania and into the region of Transylvania.
I suspect I liked Romania for its rustic appeal and the fact that there seemed to be a real connection to the land in the way most folk grew at least some of their own fruit and vegetables. For these reasons the Czech Republic also ranks highly for me as a favourite travel spot. I will not say too much about Bucharest, the Romanian capital, aside from it ranking as the most un-appealing city we saw in our world travels.
This particular video doesn’t really do the country justice, but it is a snapshot of our travels there.
Enjoy.
JuLes
Music: Boheme by Deep Forest
Posted by JuLes on December 3rd, 2007 filed in travel, film, photography
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3:4:5 - creativist tip
I visited the framers yesterday to get a painting framed.
It was an accomplishment, as always, to walk away having made a decision on which frame to use, but also in the process I came to learn many other things.
In anticipation of having my painting framed I had kept in mind while painting it to leave a small edge free of detail I did not want covered up when the frame was in place. I still painted to the edge but did not get too involved in the canvas right up to the edge when re-working or adding further detail. I have learnt this from earlier paintings. A small portion of the very edge will be hidden by the frame. Makes sense right?
The reason I mention it here is that in the framers experience many painters and artists still do not think about this when creating a work and end up losing either detail or part of the composition structure when they decide to get a work framed.
The other piece of advice the framer gave me was to keep straight edges and work with them every step of the way if possible. I’ll explain…
I was shown canvases that had been painted without an area defined by straight lines. When they eventually required stretching it usually meant that the framer had to juggle the composition around to keep the balance in the frame but without losing some of the edges of the painted canvas if possible. This was not always the case and sometimes up to a couple of inches could be lost from view simply to keep the painting visually balanced.
There was also a print on paper where the original block used was not square. This may not seem like such a big deal when creating a print, after all, it can look quite creative and arty. The problems arise when the print is to be mounted and framed. I saw one piece that was straight at the bottom and the signature, title and print number all looked good and straight, but the top of the print was on an angle and when situated in a frame which is all right angles it accentuated the fact that the edges of the print were not square.
If you are prepared to frame it right to the edges and cover some of the image this is okay. But it is also the nature of a print to see the edges where the plates meet and it creates a nice natural border to the piece in most cases. Not something you would want to hide really.
Just something to keep in mind. It’s all good and nice to get creative, but the finished piece also needs to be considered and if it involves framing or a formal presentation of some description - these methods utilise straight lines and right angles in most cases!
So, to not make this too technical, here is an easy way to make sure you get a nice right angle to start you off without necessarily needing a ruler or measure.
Its the 3:4:5 rule as described to me in framer-speak.
Any triangle with the ratio of 3:4:5 is a right angle triangle. This is the one we want to use to get our nice squared sides on our image area. Once we have this we can get a nice squared working area and then create and be happy in the knowledge we have set ourselves up for success when visiting the framer.
For an interactive example of this rule in action click here. I suspect a visual example will do more than words! The key is to know that as long as the ratio of each of the sides of the triangle are in a 3:4:5 ratio, you will have a right angle.
Posted by JuLes on November 29th, 2007 filed in thought, drawing, painting, creativist tips
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the creativist & the secret
I would have to say that I am a true believer in The Secret.
Now, after having said that there are some other things you should know.
I wouldn’t class myself as a fan of The Secret (the slick bit of film making produced by Rhonda Byrne) simply because, to me it is an engaging philosophy and not something to merely be viewed with awe and wonder and kept separate from, as most fans are. It is something to apply and use. As a media vehicle to bring a big message to a huge number of people the film The Secret could not have come sooner.
I am thoroughly involved in its underlying philosophy and I would say more specifically the writings of Napolean Hill and Wallace D. Wattles.
The reason for this particular post though is that it has come to my attention recently that a key element is missing from the secret equation. Action.
It is discussed and portrayed in the writings of the above authors, but I don’t think it is emphasized enough in The Secret film. Which is why I think it is more openly ridiculed and dismissed by those that would benefit from its ideas and perhaps have not done so to the extent they hoped for . . . yet.
The use of creativity and the engaging of your imagination is highlighted in the film, probably because of its appealing nature, but I imagine the action part is less glamorous to many and lacking any magnetic charm.
From my experience it is the combination of both that puts the magic to work. I actually don’t see much difference between someone using the principles of Wallace D. Wattles The Science of Getting Rich or Napolean Hill’s Think & Grow Rich and the work of a Creativist. Both are creative and both require action.
There has been a lot of discussion about The Secret. Much ridicule and anger, ignorance and praise.
If all there is, is to speak from my own experience I would simply say this. . .
This information has been out for a long time in many forms and guises. The Secret is just another of these. Educate yourself and put it into ACTION.
The secret is out. Work it.
