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lil  ·  3938 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Paintings You Can Look At - An unorganized mess of art by uh_oh

The Whistler landscapes are gorgeous, especially after reading your comment on empty spaces.

    but I didn't like art for a while cause he wasn't a good dude and everything in fine art I associated with him.
Boy - do I know that feeling. My first husband is an artist. It turned me off of artists and art so much --




uh_oh  ·  3938 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ego on 'em huh. Luckily my parents divorced; imagine growing up with the fear of wondering whether you'll end up being just like him. no fun.

lil  ·  3937 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Actually, it wasn't the ego particularly that turned me off of art and artists. In this case, it was the tendency towards substance addiction and violence. It could have been anyone - but it happened to be an artist.

You don't need to have an undiagnosed mental illness to be an artist and it doesn't help your art. This art experiment of yours seems healing-ish.

uh_oh  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hope it is :) and I hope it is for myself as well. Are you sure your first husband wasn't my father? I wouldn't put it past him (though im joking of course), but this has turned from a generalization to an exact description.

lil  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

http://mibbit.com/?server=irc.64chan.org&channel=%23hubski

try this

uh_oh  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

im in, looks like its just me and wage :D

lil  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

sorry i sent the wrong one follow the link that thenewgreen sent

thenewgreen  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mountai.net&channel=%23hubski

We r there...

uh_oh  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

ah there it is!

lil  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

uh_oh -- head over to the chat if you can find it... there's a bunch of the hub there chatting. you don't need wine to listen in

uh_oh  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Link isn't working!

thenewgreen  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mountai.net&channel=%23hubski

lil  ·  3936 days ago  ·  link  ·  

new link is working -- check website again

humanodon  ·  3937 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    imagine growing up with the fear of wondering whether you'll end up being just like him. no fun.

I imagine that this is true for most people, whether or not their parents affected them negatively. People like to bag on ego, but quite honestly, a healthy dose of ego is necessary for success. If you don't believe in you when no one else does, then you're not believing in. Or at least, that's what I think.

uh_oh  ·  3937 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is necessary for success you're right, but the only thing of comparable necessity for success besides yourself is the people around you. If a man is unable to put himself aside for the people he promised to provide for, there is no pride in his own well being.

On a lighter note, now I know i was right about art and self reflection :D

uh_oh  ·  3937 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is necessary for success you're right, but the only thing of comparable necessity for success besides yourself is the people around you. If a man is unable to put himself aside for the people he promised to provide for, there is no pride in his own well being.

On a lighter note, now I know i was right about art and self reflection :D