Comments for Susan's Art and Sketchbook Blog http://susancornelis.wordpress.com Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:27:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Hemispheric movement by Susan Cornelis http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/hemispheric-movement/#comment-3237 Susan Cornelis Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:49:50 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1148#comment-3237 How lovely to see my painting through your eyes Miki! Especially I like the idea of the pearl chain tying me to the world. A better image of bondage than the usual iron chain. Yet there is definitely a strong element of bondage of the spirit in this body. And yes, I think I see Andy's face too, though I wasn't trying for a particular face there - more I was just tracing the shapes in the underlying spontaneous spread of ink. How lovely to see my painting through your eyes Miki! Especially I like the idea of the pearl chain tying me to the world. A better image of bondage than the usual iron chain. Yet there is definitely a strong element of bondage of the spirit in this body. And yes, I think I see Andy’s face too, though I wasn’t trying for a particular face there - more I was just tracing the shapes in the underlying spontaneous spread of ink.

]]> Comment on Hemispheric movement by Miki http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/hemispheric-movement/#comment-3236 Miki Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:15:56 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1148#comment-3236 This is truely a great, very deep and personal painting Susan. I get very strong emotions when I look at it. My first impression was of a totally "abstract" painting (I guess in the sense we discussed it with Bob), but then I started recognising elements, and now of course, I feel it as a very accurate, wonderful selfportrait (although I believe to recognise too the profile of one of your sons, but you are quite similar anyway...) I see of course your brain with his golden right half exploding, or better said, flowing down your body in golden waves, and down there, somewhere at the source there is a crying baby, but before, on the way down, there is a person, man or woman, trying to reatin the flow... not to say the overflow... And the whole is tied to the real world by a pearl chain... This is truely a great, very deep and personal painting Susan. I get very strong emotions when I look at it. My first impression was of a totally “abstract” painting (I guess in the sense we discussed it with Bob), but then I started recognising elements, and now of course, I feel it as a very accurate, wonderful selfportrait (although I believe to recognise too the profile of one of your sons, but you are quite similar anyway… ;)
I see of course your brain with his golden right half exploding, or better said, flowing down your body in golden waves, and down there, somewhere at the source there is a crying baby, but before, on the way down, there is a person, man or woman, trying to reatin the flow… not to say the overflow…
And the whole is tied to the real world by a pearl chain…

]]> Comment on Bird Lady Tickles Me by Miki http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/bird-lady-tickles-me/#comment-3235 Miki Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:05:21 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1143#comment-3235 I really love it when you tell us stories from your life, Susan. And the connection with the paintings is also fantastic. Such a great painting! And funny too to read the reaction of a true, boring, Californian girl... which in fact does not sound boring at all, from all I have read from her until now... :-) I really love it when you tell us stories from your life, Susan. And the connection with the paintings is also fantastic. Such a great painting!
And funny too to read the reaction of a true, boring, Californian girl… which in fact does not sound boring at all, from all I have read from her until now… :-)

]]> Comment on Bird Lady Tickles Me by Susan Cornelis http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/bird-lady-tickles-me/#comment-3234 Susan Cornelis Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:52:03 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1143#comment-3234 Hey Gayle! I just realized that i may have insulted California girls with this - obviously not my intention. Especially since both Janet and I are now , if not both California girls, at least appreciative of California life and people. And especially appreciative to be done with those uncomfortable junior high school years. Hey Gayle! I just realized that i may have insulted California girls with this - obviously not my intention. Especially since both Janet and I are now , if not both California girls, at least appreciative of California life and people. And especially appreciative to be done with those uncomfortable junior high school years.

]]> Comment on Bird Lady Tickles Me by gayleswift http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/bird-lady-tickles-me/#comment-3232 gayleswift Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:52:48 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1143#comment-3232 Hi, I love BirdLady too and I'd like to think she is telling the East coast and West coast girls to play nice in the school yard. I am one of those boring California girls you speak of. Though I could never call myself the casual surfer type, blond yes, surfer-no, I am in deed a true blood, native I suppose as I am born and raised in the Bay Area. I think that its troubling to the ego no matter where you grow up. There is always an in crowd and a not so lucky out crowd. I fit somewhere in between it all. But what always got me through my growing up years were my girl friends. Thank the great goddess for girl friends. I loved hearing about your renewal of life through friendship. Hi, I love BirdLady too and I’d like to think she is telling the East coast and West coast girls to play nice in the school yard. I am one of those boring California girls you speak of. Though I could never call myself the casual surfer type, blond yes, surfer-no, I am in deed a true blood, native I suppose as I am born and raised in the Bay Area. I think that its troubling to the ego no matter where you grow up. There is always an in crowd and a not so lucky out crowd. I fit somewhere in between it all. But what always got me through my growing up years were my girl friends. Thank the great goddess for girl friends. I loved hearing about your renewal of life through friendship.

]]> Comment on Mendocino musings by Valerie Robinson http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/mendocino-musings/#comment-3229 Valerie Robinson Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:53:20 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1110#comment-3229 Susan - We have not met, but I found your site via Gayle Swift's blog and I was captivated by your artwork and the process you use - where you let it work you and you are open to where it takes you. My art supplies have been packed for many years and it has been a long time since I have taken the opportunity to relish that creative experience. Your description of the process and your artwork put me back in touch with that part of me and I deeply appreciate that connection at this point in time of my life (for many reasons) Thank you for sharing - I love the way you integrate color, words, and symbols - allowing the observer to interpret whatever layer has meaning at that point in time Susan - We have not met, but I found your site via Gayle Swift’s blog and I was captivated by your artwork and the process you use - where you let it work you and you are open to where it takes you.

My art supplies have been packed for many years and it has been a long time since I have taken the opportunity to relish that creative experience.

Your description of the process and your artwork put me back in touch with that part of me and I deeply appreciate that connection at this point in time of my life (for many reasons)

Thank you for sharing - I love the way you integrate color, words, and symbols - allowing the observer to interpret whatever layer has meaning at that point in time

]]> Comment on Bestefar: My Norwegian Grandfather by Tami http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/bestefar-my-norwegian-grandfather/#comment-3228 Tami Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:10:31 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-3228 I like the technique you used here. AMAZING story, Gosh, that adds a whole news dimension to trying to research your family tree! I like the technique you used here. AMAZING story, Gosh, that adds a whole news dimension to trying to research your family tree!

]]> Comment on Figurescape by Nava http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/figurescape/#comment-3227 Nava Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:46:12 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1125#comment-3227 <I>Wonderful painting, love the realism mixed with the surreal - and I love the color scheme!!</I> Wonderful painting, love the realism mixed with the surreal - and I love the color scheme!!

]]> Comment on A Woodland Bower by Susan Cornelis http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/a-woodland-bower/#comment-3225 Susan Cornelis Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:32:13 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1136#comment-3225 Yes Miki. A gulch is a ravine, an indent in the hills where the stream flows. And the Russians settled here along the north coast of California. THe river near my home is also called the Russian River, and I think the town of Sebastopol is also named for a Russian place. Yes Miki. A gulch is a ravine, an indent in the hills where the stream flows. And the Russians settled here along the north coast of California. THe river near my home is also called the Russian River, and I think the town of Sebastopol is also named for a Russian place.

]]> Comment on A Woodland Bower by Miki http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/a-woodland-bower/#comment-3224 Miki Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:43 +0000 http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/?p=1136#comment-3224 May I ask why it is called "The Russian Gulch", Susan? I don't even now what a Gulch is... and yes, I would like to go there with you when I will come.... May I ask why it is called “The Russian Gulch”, Susan? I don’t even now what a Gulch is… and yes, I would like to go there with you when I will come….

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