In today's email was the monthly newsletter from Susan Branch. I love her stuff. She takes quotes and decorates them; sometimes with an embellishment around the words-sometimes the letters themselves becomes a work of art. It started out with a quote from Helen Keller; she's another one of my favorte women, Then the newsletter went on to mention Ivy Bean. Ivy is someone who "Tweets" on Twitter. She has (at last look) about 46,000 followers. Ivy also has a Facebook page. (Here comes the punchline) Ivy just recently celebrated her 104th birthday! I think that is just so cool. I was so enchanted with the whole story and then I realized that Ivy reminded me of yet another inspiring woman. Anna Marie Robertson grew up to be a very famous artist that we all know as Grandma Moses. She didn't even sell her first painting until she was 83! She went on to paint until she was 106. It has been a good day for being inspired...all because of email.
Didn't know that about Grandma Moses. I saw a traveling thing of her paintings in Austin. Was so cool. They even had her kitchen table she painted at, with the oil cloth. I went home and demanded a better looking table to work at. Ha! Got rid of that folding table. She was a hoot. Had to wait until HE died to paint. Not going to be guilty of THAT. LOL
Before there were cameras, itinerant painters would capture family milestones.
They did portraits of the farms and general stores. Our ancestors needed their
'Kodak moments' preserved for posterity too.The art form that evolved has the
ability to be either simple or complex, and be interpreted as interesting charm, or
curious abstraction. I enjoy that flexible 'artistic license".
It has allowed each painting to become a portal, a window to simpler days. Each
painting has present day elements interwoven in the composition, showing how strong
roots have passed the test of time. I believe it is important, not only to honor that
history, and learn from it, but also to celebrate it. We have arrived at a new millenium
at a pace that seems almost accelerated by rapidly changing technology. I find it
comforting to reflect on the strength of those roots while contemplating new wings
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Didn't know that about Grandma Moses. I saw a traveling thing of her paintings in Austin. Was so cool. They even had her kitchen table she painted at, with the oil cloth. I went home and demanded a better looking table to work at. Ha! Got rid of that folding table. She was a hoot. Had to wait until HE died to paint. Not going to be guilty of THAT. LOL
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