tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777304142563806522.post2883464132550927410..comments2023-11-05T07:09:21.721-05:00Comments on The International Society of Pen and Ink Artists: The Nature of Rendering...visioneerwindowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896393894219466588noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777304142563806522.post-63057782760558797362009-06-08T18:08:25.838-04:002009-06-08T18:08:25.838-04:00That is what I'm reaching for...something that...That is what I'm reaching for...something that will last...something more than 'twas nice'...something that brings them back...takes them to a memory...and never quite leaves...like a tune you hum over and over...Lorandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310880372295571189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777304142563806522.post-40397881550966170382009-06-08T17:49:42.915-04:002009-06-08T17:49:42.915-04:00I should add that if what one wants to do as a pen...I should add that if what one wants to do as a pen and ink artist is to do scenes and/or character work [I prefer that more than to say portraiture], I am not disparaging it nor discouraging it - indeed, GO FOR IT, for that is what gives the satisfaction... but - if such is, like is for me, not enough, then what has been written is a way of furthering the seeking of that satisfaction that otherwise is not there... at the least, even if scenes are the forte, knowing all this other can aid in improving that, crystallizing the essence more so than would have been if not knowing... remember, the essence of art is 'for contemplative purposes' - it is why one goes and looks at a work over and over and over, savoring the impact received, being refueled by the savoring...visioneerwindowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896393894219466588noreply@blogger.com