BVCuma on tue 28 may 02
=20
Paul,
I agree that too much work is a prerequisite
to getting the very best of ones abilities materialized..
but as has been quoted..=20
"the craft so long and the life so short"
One needs to intellegenty decide
where ones energy is to be spent most fruitful.
Endless combinations of flux matarials,
random search of form possibilities
grand collections of useless tools and misc machinery.etc.
One has limited reseves of energy at his disposal
and to allocate it wisely is going to enhance ones the capicity
to find that elusive "grail" that drives his motivations...
Being on th cover of CM is not high on my list of priorities...
it would limit my potential as goal to strive for.
Simply so...
You have your reasons and I have mine.
Bruce
ps I need no validation other than my own heart
and satisfaction,
what ever after will be what it will...
secondary at best...
not my concern
maybe yours.
Paul Lewing on tue 28 may 02
on 5/27/02 9:33 PM, BVCuma at bvcuma@PACIFIC.NET.IN wrote:
> Being on th cover of CM is not high on my list of priorities...
> it would limit my potential as goal to strive for.
> Simply so...
> You have your reasons and I have mine.
> not my concern
> maybe yours.
And Ababi wrote:
>You are judging me for saying that Ian Currie's grid is too much work,
>and if I understood correctly, that making "random tests" in my words
>will not bring me to the cover of the CM.
I never said that. Let me restate my point once again.
Success generally goes to those who do the work, and for the really
dedicated artist, nothing is too much work. Is that clear enough?
Now, everybody has to define "success", "work", and "too much" for
themselves. I'm not judging anybody for how they go about their work. Use
any method you want to get your work to look like you want it to.
As far as being on the cover of CM, I've never had that and I probably never
will. Does that mean I don't think I'm a success? No, of course not. Would
I turn them down if they offered that? Of course not, and neither would
you. Would I be thrilled by that? Of course I would, and so would you.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
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