tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post6420257066451968089..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Am I a Land Artist, or what?Dave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30837832242810824802009-06-28T19:07:42.878+01:002009-06-28T19:07:42.878+01:00Dear Dave, is it dragon? Well, you are very clever...Dear Dave, is it dragon? Well, you are very clever. Art is in everything and only sensitive people can see, guess and develop an idea. Even when we feel sad we can develop and art. Outstanding Post! CONGRATULATIONS!<br />Have a very nice week, <br />RosanaThe lady in Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760688385414194057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-34717200939884238322009-06-28T17:05:24.291+01:002009-06-28T17:05:24.291+01:00Totally Jackson Pollock! At least, until it evapo...Totally Jackson Pollock! At least, until it evaporates.Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-12297228129602278972009-06-28T13:08:14.825+01:002009-06-28T13:08:14.825+01:00Oh a mighty dragon it is for sure. You should tota...Oh a mighty dragon it is for sure. You should totally pursue this art. You can paint it weekly or something. You know at our college there is a dedicated Graffiti wall. That is painted each year by the passing out batch. Things like these make history! :DAniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-68905116746472718252009-06-28T09:54:15.973+01:002009-06-28T09:54:15.973+01:00I'd rather see your land art than some of the ...I'd rather see your land art than some of the modern works, Dave.Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61099479218667501782009-06-28T09:05:31.173+01:002009-06-28T09:05:31.173+01:00hope
I couldn't see it at first, but I think ...<b>hope </b><br />I couldn't see it at first, but I think I do now. You're quite right, of course - but hey, does that mean I can see figures in a Jackson Pollock? I've always been afraid to.<br /><br /><b>Protege </b><br />Welcome to my blog. Absolutely - and I enjoyed my visit.<br /><br /><b>Jenny </b><br />Thanks for the compliments - and it looks like the dragon has it!<br /><br /><b>Cathy </b><br />I do get carried away, though...Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-77638958894705193302009-06-28T02:05:09.145+01:002009-06-28T02:05:09.145+01:00It's catching, your excitement about finding a...It's catching, your excitement about finding another medium for expression. I think only a true artist can see, share, feel things like that.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788060917420508410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-43409414164633705172009-06-27T16:32:51.722+01:002009-06-27T16:32:51.722+01:00Hi David,
Your blog is such a treasure of sparkli...Hi David,<br /><br />Your blog is such a treasure of sparkling imaginative texts! It is truly wonderful.<br /><br />The pattern on the stones looks like a dragon to me, or, the movement of dancing people. :)Jenny https://www.blogger.com/profile/17128326064445770505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-91151180386503097342009-06-27T15:54:19.766+01:002009-06-27T15:54:19.766+01:00Love the land-art. With imagination anything can b...Love the land-art. With imagination anything can become anything.;))<br />Thank you for stopping by my place.;))Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-83218186614361600122009-06-27T14:55:48.669+01:002009-06-27T14:55:48.669+01:00Hmmm, I'm with Titus... I definitely see the d...Hmmm, I'm with Titus... I definitely see the dragon, as if done with a brush by a Japanese calligrapher.<br /><br />Hey, isn't art SUPPOSE to be open to interpretation? ;)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18761242327489809742009-06-27T12:10:07.087+01:002009-06-27T12:10:07.087+01:00A Cuban in London
Ah well, I suppose living with ...<b>A Cuban in London </b><br />Ah well, I suppose living with disappointment is good for the soul.<br /><br /><b>Titus </b><br />Nope, it's two men in the pool, one swimming and one doing a pike dive.<br /><br /><b>Shadow </b><br />See, I told Titus it was a pool scene!<br /><br /><b>Butler and Bagman </b><br />Mmmm hadn't actually thought that far ahead... silly of me!<br /><br /><b>Helen </b><br />Yes, thanks for that, you've bucked me up no end! A real pal.<br /><br /><b>Derrick </b><br />They could do that, certainly.<br /><br /><b>Artist Unplugged </b><br />I'll let you into a secret. I don't like clean canvases - that particular opus was executed behind my back from a swinging watercan!<br /><br /><b>readingsully2 </b><br />Can't see the sea horse. Nope!<br /><br />Thank you for offering the award. I was beginning to feel a bit churlish over the whole business.<br /><br /><b>The Weaver of Grass </b><br />Trouble is, while the sun shines the masterpiece keeps disappearing. It's the transience of things, of course, that I am after!<br /><br /><b>Sandra </b><br />An egret! I'm very fond of egrets. if ever I have a coat of arms I shall surely have na egret on it. Thanks for your support.<br /><br /><b>Dick </b><br />Duinno mate! Don't move in those circles, but thanks!<br /><br /><b>Tabor </b><br />Yes!<br /><br /><b>Stephen</b><br />I am ultra-pleased you noticed that!<br /><br /><b>Linda </b><br />Got you! yes, I can see it! Thanks for that.<br /><br /><b>Madame DeFarge </b><br />What, I wonder, is the significance of those?<br /><br /><b>Poetikat </b><br />I did see it, yes - and no, as per above, it all happened behind my back. I still think it was subliminal, though.<br /><br /><b>Cloudia </b><br />Do you really think so - I'm in danger of getting carried away!<br /><br /><b>Koe </b><br />Splendid idea! I shall be forever in your debt for that! Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Roxana </b><br />Or: can one have a subliminal intent? Or should I say subliminally have an intent?? But you're right. It is a good question, one we might air at some time.<br /><br /><b>Conda </b><br />Good one.<br /><br /><b>lakeviewer </b><br />I will surely do that!<br /><br /><b>Jaky </b><br />Glad to.<br /><br /><b>Soulbrush </b><br />Thanks so much. Greatly appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Dominic </b><br />Think Doreen might have something to say about that!<br /><br /><b>Crafty Green Poet </b><br />You have gone straight to the nub, as usual. Brilliant and thanks.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71413413896393854942009-06-27T10:27:47.283+01:002009-06-27T10:27:47.283+01:00beautiful patterns, and ephemeral too, which is a ...beautiful patterns, and ephemeral too, which is a key element of all the best land art, so yes, probablyCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-63950367152334278532009-06-27T10:04:26.813+01:002009-06-27T10:04:26.813+01:00Why not fill your watering can with paint and flog...Why not fill your watering can with paint and flog the flags individually? :)Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-69139076000792762202009-06-27T09:36:12.667+01:002009-06-27T09:36:12.667+01:00dave, you are definitely a land artist in my eyes....dave, you are definitely a land artist in my eyes.#1 and #8 are yours (#3 atc is gone),thanks for choosing some.<br />e mail me at:jossross@yahoo.com with your address in lovely surrey.hugs.soulbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879115279499153124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29346338641000316702009-06-27T03:27:33.418+01:002009-06-27T03:27:33.418+01:00Thanx for the following me Sir! I am be grateful t...Thanx for the following me Sir! I am be grateful to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-17206540063853206532009-06-27T00:35:38.420+01:002009-06-27T00:35:38.420+01:00I agree with Clodia, a new Christo in the making. ...I agree with Clodia, a new Christo in the making. Call us when you cross the pond.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-41216829326317672502009-06-27T00:18:42.883+01:002009-06-27T00:18:42.883+01:00Dave, very cool--found art, IMO!Dave, very cool--found art, IMO!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-11434327696631189072009-06-26T23:30:30.055+01:002009-06-26T23:30:30.055+01:00such a brilliant last paragraph :-) i am still lau...such a brilliant last paragraph :-) i am still laughing. but the question is a very serious one: can one talk about art in the absence of intent? like those monkey drawings, for example (it's not a comparison, nonono :-), just trying to find extreme examples, it is always easier to ponder a topic when one discusses extreme cases, isn't it?)Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-46526427533632119482009-06-26T23:06:44.172+01:002009-06-26T23:06:44.172+01:00Dave - this is excellent - of course not every cre...Dave - this is excellent - of course not every creative endeavor leads to art. . . but this one does. The path looks superb - it has a very 19th century japan look to it. And if it rains you can always take a (very well grounded) blow-dryer out to the path and work in reverse - drying the water to make art!koe whitton-williamshttp://www.thehalflifeoflinoleum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-87902470634744947612009-06-26T21:43:03.964+01:002009-06-26T21:43:03.964+01:00You are a new Cristo!!!
LOL
Aloha, Dear Dave...
C...You are a new Cristo!!!<br />LOL<br />Aloha, Dear Dave...<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-87184304141742930552009-06-26T21:17:04.710+01:002009-06-26T21:17:04.710+01:00Did you ever see the documentary in the 70s entitl...Did you ever see the documentary in the 70s entitled "Chariots of the Gods" (I was a small girl, so I hope I'm remembering that correctly). This is what your "land art" called to mind for me. <br />I'm curious, while you were watering the garden, were you conscious of the art you were creating, or did you notice it afterwards? It may well have been some intervention from an alien brush. I'd like to see the others in your collection.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-27952752511653913622009-06-26T20:32:55.131+01:002009-06-26T20:32:55.131+01:00Brilliant. It could inspire my husband, who leaves...Brilliant. It could inspire my husband, who leaves little piles of grass on the lawn after he's mown it.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-22499537798636156572009-06-26T19:17:13.531+01:002009-06-26T19:17:13.531+01:00I was thinking Chinese as well. Could you give cal...I was thinking Chinese as well. Could you give calligraphy a try? Interesting. =DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40186172642823114982009-06-26T18:10:38.514+01:002009-06-26T18:10:38.514+01:00Interesting because the spiraling water trail appe...Interesting because the spiraling water trail appears to force the grid like seams between the concert forward in space.Stephen Dell'Ariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01172035879922310079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-43237866375023591882009-06-26T17:42:57.119+01:002009-06-26T17:42:57.119+01:00I guess it all depends on how much serendipity is ...I guess it all depends on how much serendipity is in art? No?Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14634820929654642542009-06-26T16:55:53.210+01:002009-06-26T16:55:53.210+01:00Breathtaking beauty! A Turner front-runner. Where ...Breathtaking beauty! A Turner front-runner. Where do I vote?Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com