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07-04-2005, 09:11 AM
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I also like African music, especially fast stuff for when I work out. I have a CD called "Les Quatres Etoiles de Zaire" that's good for exercising, but is much too fast for me to paint to.
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07-21-2005, 03:54 AM
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Location: Litchfield Park, AZ
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I had a teacher who used to quote somebody who said something to the effect of... "If I listen to classical music when I paint, it makes me think I'm painting much better than I am!" Notice I only half listened to my teacher while I was painting because I can't remember who he said, said that.
I find a certain musical quality in the sound of my brush on the canvas and the sound of my breathing when I paint. This is when I'm "in there" = inside the painting. I guess at that point I am the painting and it is me. Nothing else exists. There are times, however, when I'm not ready for that level of immersion, then I listen to blue grass, soul, or classical music.
Jen said when she looks at a painting she sometimes remembers the book she was listening to at the time she painted it. I have the same thing happen when I play the piano. If a thought occurs on a certain note when I am learning a new piece, that thought will forever repeat itself at exactly that note every-time I play the song. Funny thing the brain is.
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06-21-2005, 05:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Michele Rushworth
Then for canvas stretching, tidying up or painting big simple backgrounds I can play something faster. Anything from Classical to Enya, from African music to Zydeco.
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Your studio must be a very happy place at this time Michele! I'd like to strech canvas with you some day.
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