Comments on: 17 Reasons Iā€™m Grateful To Be An Artist! https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/#comment-54301 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 03:59:16 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28525#comment-54301 In reply to Kamlesh.

You are so welcome Kamlesh! And thank you foe adding your thoughts about wha art is for you. “A teacher of patience and acceptance” – so good!!

]]> By: Kamlesh https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/#comment-54287 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:35:23 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28525#comment-54287 Thank you Gail, for sharing your thoughts. For me, art is therapeutic, meditative, healer, a teacher of patience and acceptance. Love #14.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/#comment-54212 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 03:39:56 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28525#comment-54212 ]]> In reply to Nancy Malard.

Ahhhh Nancy, thank you so much for your lovely response to this post and to my blog in general!!
And ahhhh that fabulous quote from Mozart – thank you!!!You, Nancy, have warmed my heart šŸ’–

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/#comment-54211 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 03:37:54 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28525#comment-54211 In reply to Caro Brownhill.

Thank you so much Caro for sharing your particular journey with art. I’m sure your painting sold because there was so much of raw you in it – it was painted from your heart and spirit, in pain.
And thank you for mentioning the need for a length of time to be with your work before you are ready to part with them. Sometimes that can be days, sometimes years!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/#comment-54210 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 03:35:30 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28525#comment-54210 In reply to Gabriela.

Yes to #14!! And oh yes to your number 18!! Love those three things too!!

]]> By: Nancy Malard https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/#comment-54198 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:16:49 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28525#comment-54198 Hi Gail,
Now I know why I love your blog. It’s much more than the nuts and bolts of pastel painting. The core of all you write is spiritual, not material.
I absolutely love the quote by Richard Schmid, a real keeper.
May I add one by Mozart: “Real genius without heart is nonsense. Because neither great intelligence, nor imagination, nor the combination of both make up genius. Love! Love! Love! That is the soul of genius.” The generous care you pour into this blog illustrates this perfectly.
Warmly
Nancy Malard

]]> By: Caro Brownhill https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/#comment-54192 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 18:39:32 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28525#comment-54192 Art can be a place to bury yourself when life gets difficult – not escapism because so often that is not an option we would want, but a place of refuge to help maintain sanity.
One of the pictures I worked on when my husband was on his last legs. It was intense and sadly it sold on it’s first outing to an exhibition almost immediately after it had been completed. As you probably well know, when we are deeply involved in our creations, there is a length of time needed after their emergence, before we can happily part with them – otherwise there is grief (almost as of a child we have given birth to)!

]]> By: Gabriela https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/10/17-reasons-im-grateful-to-be-an-artist/#comment-54186 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 07:44:25 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=28525#comment-54186 Thank you Gail for these thoughtful reflections. Among all others, no.14 is a very strong reason.
And what about no.18: There is a whole world of art materials, art books, museums… it is such a joy to dive into this world and discover something new again and again. I’m grateful for my interest and enthusiasm!

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