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By dave dorsey, 989 contributed posts
View all dave dorsey's posts. About the author: A good friend of Ashland artist Sarah F. Burns, David Dorsey is an author and freelance writer who has been painting longer than he’s been writing. He decided, in 2006, to focus primarily on visual art and begin exploring the nature of painting, by both doing it and writing about it. He’s the author of The Force (Random House) and The Cost of Living (Viking), and numerous articles for national magazines. His award-winning paintings have been exhibited at museums, galleries and universities in the United States and Europe. We've syndicated David's excellent blog at Sarah's request so we can all enjoy his well written insights on the world of art.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of “Flow”, (1934-2021)
From the book Flow. The first quote describes probably the easiest, best justification for representational art, which is mostly about sustained attention for no motive but to pay attention and then acting on what it shows:
If you are interested in something, you will focus on it, and if you focus attention on anything, it is likely that you will become interested in it. Many of the things we find interesting are not so by nature, but because we took the trouble of paying attention to them. The second describes the transition from not-painting to painting on the average morning:
The optimal state of inner experience is one in which there is order in consciousness. … “Flow” is the way people describe their state of mind when consciousness is harmoniously ordered, and they want to pursue whatever they are doing for its own sake.
Most enjoyable activities are not natural; they demand an effort that initially one is reluctant to make. But once the interaction starts to provide feedback to the person’s skills, it usually begins to be intrinsically rewarding.
…success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue…as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a course greater than oneself.
…It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were.
Now . . . we do studies — we have, with other colleagues around the world, done over 8,000 interviews of people — from Dominican monks, to blind nuns, to Himalayan climbers, to Navajo shepherds — who enjoy their work. And regardless of the culture, regardless of education or whatever, there are these seven conditions that seem to be there when a person is in flow. There’s this focus that, once it becomes intense, leads to a sense of ecstasy, a sense of clarity: you know exactly what you want to do from one moment to the other; you get immediate feedback. You know that what you need to do is possible to do, even though difficult, and sense of time disappears, you forget yourself, you feel part of something larger. And once the conditions are present, what you are doing becomes worth doing for its own sake.
…success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue…as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a course greater than oneself.
By dave dorsey, 989 contributed posts
View all dave dorsey's posts. About the author: A good friend of Ashland artist Sarah F. Burns, David Dorsey is an author and freelance writer who has been painting longer than he’s been writing. He decided, in 2006, to focus primarily on visual art and begin exploring the nature of painting, by both doing it and writing about it. He’s the author of The Force (Random House) and The Cost of Living (Viking), and numerous articles for national magazines. His award-winning paintings have been exhibited at museums, galleries and universities in the United States and Europe. We've syndicated David's excellent blog at Sarah's request so we can all enjoy his well written insights on the world of art.
Some things have only intensified in the past 60 years. From the dailyrothko Instagram feed:
“When I was a younger man, art was a lonely thing. No galleries, no collectors, no critics, no money. Yet, it was a golden age, for we all had nothing to lose and a vision to gain. Today it is not quite the same. It is a time of tons of verbiage, activity, consumption. Which condition is better for the world at large I shall not venture to discuss. But I do know, that many of those who are driven to this life are desperately searching for those pockets of silence where we can root and grow. We must all hope we find them.”
– Address at The Pratt Institute, 1959
By Art Presence, 393 contributed posts
View all Art Presence's posts. About the author: Art Presence is a nonprofit art organization which has grown from a small group of Jacksonville artists with our board meeting at the GoodBean Cafe to an art center and gallery in the historic core of our charming town. For contact information and web links, please visit our listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource
Silk Painting Workshop with Joy Light
On Saturday, April 22, silk artist extraordinaire, Joy Light, presents a silk painting workshop from 2–3:30 pm. $50 pp includes all materials. Registration required. Please use the form below.
By Art Presence, 393 contributed posts
View all Art Presence's posts. About the author: Art Presence is a nonprofit art organization which has grown from a small group of Jacksonville artists with our board meeting at the GoodBean Cafe to an art center and gallery in the historic core of our charming town. For contact information and web links, please visit our listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource
Silk Painting Workshop with Joy Light
On Saturday, April 22, silk artist extraordinaire, Joy Light, presents a silk painting workshop from 2–3:30 pm. $50 pp includes all materials. Registration required. Please use the form below.
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1965 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's posts. About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
Ashland GalleriesMarch Visual Arts News
March = Art Opportunities
We’re excited to share a handful of fun and diverse art opportunities that are being offered this month to foster your inner creativity.
Kristen O’Neill, Green Ground – Biscuit Fire, Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Acrylic on Canvas Kristen O’NeillElevating Your Art: How to Productively Self Critique Saturday, March 18, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Join Kristen O’Neill and The Guild Gallery & Art Center to learn more about how to apply the elements of art and the principles of design to any composition. Kristen will model these ideas by walking individuals through several examples from art history and providing open critique and dialogue. This is the perfect opportunity to receive feedback from other artists in both a safe and intimate environment. For those who are interested in participating, please click here for more information.
It’s National Pi Day…the mathematical variety but I like to take every opportunity to remember and celebrate that none of my alegebra, calculus or high school math classes mattered after all. “Pi Day” 11×14″
By dave dorsey, 989 contributed posts
View all dave dorsey's posts. About the author: A good friend of Ashland artist Sarah F. Burns, David Dorsey is an author and freelance writer who has been painting longer than he’s been writing. He decided, in 2006, to focus primarily on visual art and begin exploring the nature of painting, by both doing it and writing about it. He’s the author of The Force (Random House) and The Cost of Living (Viking), and numerous articles for national magazines. His award-winning paintings have been exhibited at museums, galleries and universities in the United States and Europe. We've syndicated David's excellent blog at Sarah's request so we can all enjoy his well written insights on the world of art.
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1965 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's posts. About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
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By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1965 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's posts. About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
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Pick Up Where You Left Off
“I have a lot of plates spinning right now.”
“I’ve got too many irons in the fire.”
Insert old adage meaning “busy/distracted” here ____. We’ve all been here before – all the excitement at the start of the new year when we were jotting down our ambitious (or even low-key) resolutions or directives, giving way to the long months of just keeping warm. When you glance back at that list, some of these personal promises can feel like they’ve already been broken.
If the muse feels elusive, here’s a friendly reminder: you still have the list within you; you are not bound to a set order or timetable to complete it. Instead of beating yourself up, pick yourself up by doing something creative! Pick your favorite
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1965 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's posts. About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
