http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/ One Mormon boy’s iconoclastic quest to remix and rectify his notions of truth, mind, myth, love, life, and transcendence. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:14:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5612 Paul Sunstone Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:16:24 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5612 That strikes me as very insightful. Some time ago, I was reading Krishnamurti on a daily basis. Each day, I was trying to make progress and achieve something by studying his words. It took a long time to understand how counter-productive that was. That strikes me as very insightful. Some time ago, I was reading Krishnamurti on a daily basis. Each day, I was trying to make progress and achieve something by studying his words. It took a long time to understand how counter-productive that was.

]]> http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5577 Jonathan Blake Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:13:25 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5577 One thing that I struggle with is that I'm trying to achieve something in the future with Zen. The fact that I "struggle" with it also seems to be a problem. ;) This, I believe, comes from my Mormon/Christian background with its emphasis on progression and achievement. I'm not conditioned to just let things be as they are. One thing that I struggle with is that I’m trying to achieve something in the future with Zen. The fact that I “struggle” with it also seems to be a problem. This, I believe, comes from my Mormon/Christian background with its emphasis on progression and achievement. I’m not conditioned to just let things be as they are.

]]> http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5536 Paul Sunstone Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:06:30 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5536 "It is important to be able to suspend what we think we know in order to see clearly." As you know, that is true not just of drawing but also of learning new ideas and concepts. Intellectually speaking, there are many aspects of Zen, for instance, that are very simple and easy to understand if you approach them with an open mind. But many Westerners have enormous difficulty understanding those very things precisely because they attempt to fit them into the only religion they know well -- Christianity. “It is important to be able to suspend what we think we know in order to see clearly.” As you know, that is true not just of drawing but also of learning new ideas and concepts. Intellectually speaking, there are many aspects of Zen, for instance, that are very simple and easy to understand if you approach them with an open mind. But many Westerners have enormous difficulty understanding those very things precisely because they attempt to fit them into the only religion they know well — Christianity.

]]> http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5506 Jonathan Blake Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:56:40 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5506 Thanks, Nice niece. I've seen what you're talking about. That exercise bike, for example, started out funnier looking than it ended up. Working on it somehow massaged it, smoothing out the funky parts. BTW, in case anyone wonders, I was supposed to trail off the details on the bike like that. Thanks, Nice niece. I’ve seen what you’re talking about. That exercise bike, for example, started out funnier looking than it ended up. Working on it somehow massaged it, smoothing out the funky parts. BTW, in case anyone wonders, I was supposed to trail off the details on the bike like that.

]]> http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5442 Nice niece Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:54:58 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/12/31/keys-to-drawing-knowing-vs-seeing/#comment-5442 Drawing the human body is difficult to master, but I think you are well on your way. You definately have command of drawing inanimate objects, which is the foundation of drawing. If there is anything I have garnered about art during my 7 and 1/2 years as the wife of an artist, it is this: sometimes something starts out looking funny, but through the artistic process it becomes awesome. Keep up the good work! :P Drawing the human body is difficult to master, but I think you are well on your way. You definately have command of drawing inanimate objects, which is the foundation of drawing. If there is anything I have garnered about art during my 7 and 1/2 years as the wife of an artist, it is this: sometimes something starts out looking funny, but through the artistic process it becomes awesome. Keep up the good work!

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