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A Cycle:  Seeing and Painting

1/15/2016

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Apparently it's going to take a few more blog posts for me to say everything I have to say about the importance of  the practice of observation.  

So I've been thinking about painting....when I paint something, I am looking at it hard, with great attention.  I usually come away from the painting able to see the world better, because of that concentration.  
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Then I as I  do my daily tasks, talk to a friend, or go for a walk, that ability to observe better comes to my aid as I practice seeing.

Then I bring back what I have learned from the world to my painting.  It's a cycle, but a good one.  

PS.  All of this talk about the practice of seeing sounds all very well and good, but I need to add the disclaimer that it doesn't prevent me from overlooking the obvious or walking into poles.  For that, one needs to be looking in the right direction... a skill I have yet to master.  
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