tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post701015366467802822..comments2021-02-23T06:36:18.521-05:00Comments on Flawlessly Ordinary: 100 Things about meGowitheFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-47059909696698971392013-12-20T19:47:17.832-05:002013-12-20T19:47:17.832-05:00Glad I'm not the only one. LOL One thing I kn...Glad I'm not the only one. LOL One thing I know, I not about to put that cart before the horse, let that tail wag the dog...you get the idea !!!GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-89149526329616380512013-12-20T16:59:29.639-05:002013-12-20T16:59:29.639-05:00I identify with #70!I identify with #70!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-43261719275948461562013-12-16T07:47:12.942-05:002013-12-16T07:47:12.942-05:00Well said, 'reaching beyond our grasp..."...Well said, 'reaching beyond our grasp...". Making art, making a life after widowhood is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Stories about individuals transforming adversity into a new life of freedom and happiness fascinate me. It takes community to sometimes pull us along, and to sometimes kick our ass. I love reading blogs like yours because they are history in the making. I cheer you on.<br /><br />I love John Singer Sargent's Madame X. Did you know it was ridiculed when first exhibited? He considered it his finest work... If you ever want to see it at the Met, let me know - we'll make it happen!GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-78935254066294745802013-12-15T16:07:53.281-05:002013-12-15T16:07:53.281-05:00I loved the impressionists, but I wanted to be ano...I loved the impressionists, but I wanted to be another John Singer Sargent. As for reaching beyond our grasp/aka talent...nothing wrong with that. You don't know how far you can go if you don't set your target high. Like my husband used to say, "If you can't make history, you can help keep it alive." The arts need all the supporters they can get.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-64765584596990535722013-12-15T11:35:33.572-05:002013-12-15T11:35:33.572-05:00Oh Yes! I love hearing the beat of a different dr...Oh Yes! I love hearing the beat of a different drummer. Thank you, Thoreau! Having the courage to march to that different beat when no one's cheering us on is a make or break challenge, but we've got it in us. Even marching to the same beat as everybody else is a huge challenge; you don't want to let your comrades, or kids or coworkers down.<br /><br />Whenever I hear someone say they feel like a misfit, my ears perk up. I wanted to be another Van Gogh, then another Matisse, envisioning myself as part of that grand artistic sweep of history. Did our reach exceeds our grasp? LOL!GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-65068848898890928862013-12-15T08:37:57.662-05:002013-12-15T08:37:57.662-05:00My husband and I both marched to the beat of a dif...My husband and I both marched to the beat of a different drummer but we were more conventional than you in your younger years, but far less conventional than those around us. I don't think I shine more by myself because my husband was always my biggest fan who never tried to stifle me with anything. However, I have more time now to dream again now that I'm no longer a caregiver. <br /><br />I wanted to be another Michelangelo during my college years, even took up marble sculpturing. But all I really learned was to appreciate how truly huge his talent really was. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-7262226190561129942013-12-14T21:48:56.676-05:002013-12-14T21:48:56.676-05:00Jean, I'm so touched you would have liked to s...Jean, I'm so touched you would have liked to share some of my experiences in Greenwich Village and on Madison Ave. I would have liked that, too. Nowadays I couldn't pick up that life where I left off. I run out of steam around 9:30 P.M.<br /><br />How interesting that you wanted to be a famous artist, too. In picking up on your history, it's clear you continued to use your talent in many different forms. You are indeed a colorful woman, maybe more so now that you are shining by yourself?<br /><br />I do try to filter out the details of my life in my posts, but maybe I withhold too much information. <br /><br />Also interesting that we both once had crossed eyes! Sometimes I wonder if limited eyesight, with one good eye, made sketching easier. Once I began to see three dimensionally in my thirties, my interest in making art turned to sculptural forms.GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-12909383021122940432013-12-14T17:54:55.479-05:002013-12-14T17:54:55.479-05:00I love, LOVE, love your list! What an interesting ...I love, LOVE, love your list! What an interesting life you've had! Lists like this are such a cool way to get to know one another in a hurry. The life you've lived surprised me---I didn't pick up the richness of it through your blog. And I wish I could have been by your side for some of your experiences in Greenwich Village and as an working illustrator. <br /><br />We have these things in common: #2,3,4,17,34,41,42,43,45,94,and 95. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. I hope others will follow suit.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com