Thursday 26 August 2010

Secret Places


Secret Places


Can I just remind readers of this blog that this is a secondary blog leading from my main blog. I had assumed everybody was aware of this, but my daughter yesterday informed me that she did not even know of the existence of this blog. She has only ever been reading my other blog Ralph I try to make some sort of connection between the two.

This painting I called, “Secret places of the mind.” To clever by half I think. It is a textured artwork on a very large canvas. I painted it when I was in one of my deep a pensive periods. Aware that there was me, that the outer world saw day in and day out, and then there was that inner me with all my inner thoughts.

Today on my other blog I was sharing some of the thoughts I had yesterday about people refusing to take the blame. I used this painting because I think it also asks that same question.

I am often very protective of that inner me. That protectiveness could so easily result in my passing the buck for my failures onto so many other things.

We all know the saying, a bad workman always blames his tools. The artist who has a million excuses why he does not paint is playing the same game.

When I look again at this painting, as I have done this morning, I am not at all surprised it has not sold.

Rather than blame it I will lay the blame where it should be, right on my own desk.

I hope you the thoughts of have today are happy thoughts. I hope they make you smile.



This blog is linked to my other. It Wisnae Me !

7 comments:

  1. I like how you with just a little touch rich the prespective and the final effect, well can be an abstract but isn't
    I find it genial

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  2. I really like this piece, Ralph. It reminds me of old, dark city streets...I get images of old b&w movies of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or of Jack the Ripper...

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  3. It reminds me of the entrance lobby of the haunted hotel we once stayed in - It's thought provoking and that is clever :0)

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  4. Good Morning Ralph, I always check out both your blogs and they always contribute to my great days! I like this painting, probably my second favorite of all that I have seen! Color, composition and all that but it also says something and is unusual. I'd give it a "10"!

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  5. You know something Jerry if I really believed this painting was worthy of you I would give you it this very minute.

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  6. Thank you so much kind sir! I am just a welder.

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