tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post2924407900479114247..comments2024-03-26T05:19:03.402-04:00Comments on Journaling With Paint: Renewal... Resurrection... SpringBruce Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-43616360342471728322014-03-08T18:28:27.431-05:002014-03-08T18:28:27.431-05:00Good evening Wendy!... Nice to hear from you!
You...Good evening Wendy!... Nice to hear from you!<br /><br />You are so right... grandchildren offer proof that you were here... and did "good" things!<br /><br />Glad that the newest painting inspires you to get "out there"... Look forward to seeing some good shots! Be sure to pick up some of that liquid Canadian Gold.... add a few pancakes and sausages.<br /><br />Voila!... Happy Spring!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-78108953987662775372014-03-08T15:05:10.313-05:002014-03-08T15:05:10.313-05:00Congratulations on your new arrival, Bruce! I am ...Congratulations on your new arrival, Bruce! I am so happy for you and Deb! There is nothing like grandchildren! They are so much fun!<br /><br />I really like this latest painting. In fact, so much so that I will be visiting a sugar bush and taking a few pictures! Soon!wendyytbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958628213008688022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-59572288115202963902014-03-08T14:11:50.732-05:002014-03-08T14:11:50.732-05:00Hi there Joan!... Thank you for your visit ... and...Hi there Joan!... Thank you for your visit ... and for your encouraging compliments!<br /><br />All the best back to you!<br /><br />Good Painting and warm regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-30763651853503107172014-03-08T11:42:07.173-05:002014-03-08T11:42:07.173-05:00The only thing I can say about your post is Simply...The only thing I can say about your post is Simply Beautiful, both in words and painting. Just lovely. <br /><br />All the best to you, <br />Joanjsicignano2.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952267666954894935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-42215941531214666322014-03-07T05:33:58.662-05:002014-03-07T05:33:58.662-05:00Good morning Keith!... Thanks for visiting and for...Good morning Keith!... Thanks for visiting and for your usual thougfhtfulness and understanding!<br /><br />Once again... one of the joys of my blogging is the connection one is able to make with people one might not otherwise meet. I so enjoy our sharings... both visual and verbal interaction. Both offer me a feel of being connected with others who value similar passions for our art making and life in general.<br /><br />Perhaps the greatest reason for making art in the first place... is the hope to relate an idea... and to reach out with that hope in mind to inspire another to hope as well.<br /><br />I guess one might venture to say that making art is like making maple syrup. It's a "sticky" business... but holds the promise of all Springs - new birth!<br /><br />Goood Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-87763651918181390732014-03-07T04:12:21.230-05:002014-03-07T04:12:21.230-05:00Hi Bruce, from comments I have received from time ...Hi Bruce, from comments I have received from time to time, I realise how true Sara's words are. It's a very gratifying thing to be able to touch people in such a way, and part of the satisfaction of being an artist I suppose.<br /><br />The sugar shack is another joyful painting, full of the promise of Spring (and new birth).<br /><br />All the best,<br />KeithKeith Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114006831583939493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-80638012078594289932014-03-06T14:55:52.155-05:002014-03-06T14:55:52.155-05:00Hi there Debbie!... Thank you for your sensitive.....Hi there Debbie!... Thank you for your sensitive... and encouraging remarks!<br /><br />Sara Genn beautifully exemplifies the courage... intelligence and wisdom which she was raised to watch in her growing up and formative years. Her words are so deeply meaningful to me... and her courage inspiring... as is her father Robert's choices during his passage. A phrase from a poem... an ode by the 17th century poet John Donne comes to mind that has ever so much more meaning for me in this case:<br /><br />"Death... be not proud, though some have called you <br />Mighty and dreadfulful, but thou art not so...."<br /><br />To choose to die... living... rather than to live dying is to have victory over Death. Even dying... as well as living comes down to choices!<br /><br />Embracing joy... especially the creation of one's art defeats even the deepest cold of winter. It "warms" my heart greatly that you see joy in this particular work.<br /><br />Do have a great day yourself... and thank you for dropping by!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />Bruce<br />Bruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-34825765386709841022014-03-06T14:17:21.807-05:002014-03-06T14:17:21.807-05:00Bruce - always so sad to hear about someone strugg...Bruce - always so sad to hear about someone struggling with life and death situations. Sara's words are very deep and thought provoking. As for your "Sweet Dreams" - just beautiful. You can see the joy in each brushstroke. Take care and have a great day.Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-71521884952368946622014-03-05T06:50:42.452-05:002014-03-05T06:50:42.452-05:00Hi there Sherry!... Thanks for your usual enthusia...Hi there Sherry!... Thanks for your usual enthusiam and encouragement!<br /><br />The shanties or sugar shacks I have been fortunate to visit... range from very simple sheds wood-fired for the boiling off and are run season after season by single families. Others are more elaborate... have efficient propane fuelled evaporators... some even with attached giftware shops and the odd big operation with sit down capabilities to serve pancakes and sausages. In each... I find a spirit of friendliness... optimism and respect for life this has all but disappeared outside rural tradition. Off the record... I prefer the older wood-fired product with its distinctive maple ash flavour... there's something special in that syrup missing in the efficiency-driven process.<br /><br />It is here in such places (here on earth)... that I have discovered the very peace... respite from worry and stillness that you feel death will bring to your life. It can be found in this life Sherry. It may be a different source and with different people perhaps. But I feel those qualities are within you... and travel with you in life Sherry.<br /><br />Just a thought!... Thanks for dropping by and commenting!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-21433643684171812582014-03-05T05:47:39.767-05:002014-03-05T05:47:39.767-05:00So distressing to hear of Robert's terminal il...So distressing to hear of Robert's terminal illness. Most of the time, life is just too darned short. And yet even within myself I long for the stillness, the peace, the respite from worry...what a dichotomy. I am so thankful that Robert has his children to love and support him. I hope for a miracle.<br /><br />Your sugar shack (ok...now I have that old song looping through my head) is just beautiful, Bruce. I so love your sugaring paintings. They just speak of an earlier time in history to my mind...remind me of images in old history textbooks. I imagine it harkens back to hundreds of years ago too...Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.com