Comments on: The Electrical Life of Any Artist https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/ Fly to Your Inner World and Color the Emotion Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:20:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Päivi https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97938 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:20:02 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97938 In reply to Mandy van Goeije.

Nice to hear from you again, Mandy! And thanks so much for telling your experiences about the topic. So true that it’s hard work to keep showing up even if it’s also an essential part of being an artist.

]]> By: Päivi https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97937 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:13:40 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97937 In reply to Dianne.

I am sorry for your loss, no wonder your creativity has taken a break. I agree that the story was heartbreaking even if the movie was really beautiful too.

]]> By: Päivi https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97936 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:07:27 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97936 In reply to Wendy.

Thanks, Wendy!

]]> By: Päivi https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97935 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:07:16 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97935 In reply to Christina Mitchell.

Yes, isn’t that incredible!

]]> By: Päivi https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97934 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:46:45 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97934 In reply to helen sanford.

Thank you, Helen! It was an amazing true story, could have been fiction!

]]> By: Mandy van Goeije https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97933 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:14:58 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97933 I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’ve found it online and have planned a movie-night for this evening. I’m looking forward to it! So thanks for the tip. Going on your blog post I have to say that sometimes it is indeed hard to keep going, to keep believing. Especially when hardships in life intervene. We’ve had a few rough years in our family that kept bringing my work down. Then it can be so hard to get back up and get back to being an artist, to believe in that path. It takes so unbelievably much energy… As an artist sometimes a super loyal and sweet community grows around you. But sometimes those people move away when you’re not pushing forth much new work. Then to get back work, asking yourself for what audience.. And yet, it’s my experience that when you give it your all and stick your nose out of your studio some time, an audience grows again. Which is fascinating and reassuring, although I believe it’s indeed the belief in ourselves and that from the ones who love us that are key in our work. It is that which makes us get up time and time again and put in the effort when nobody seems to be watching.

]]> By: Dianne https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97932 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 02:10:14 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97932 I have seen the movie too. His mental illness broke my heart and the profound loss of his wife resonated with me as I suddenly lost my husband 3 months ago. I have not been able to do anything creative since. I have thrown myself into my job as an engineer because the logical and analytical left brain does not need emotions to perform. I cannot imagine how he could draw such happy cats but then the need for income often drives ones path too. What is most heartbreaking is how cruel the world was to such a tender soul. He was abused and exploited by everyone except his wife.

]]> By: Wendy https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97931 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 22:28:56 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97931 If you are in the US , the movie is on Prime Video (with Benjamin Cumberbatch!)

]]> By: Christina Mitchell https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97930 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:46:45 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97930 Is it really six years ago I first tried acrylic paints and took my first ever online course…? How time flies and how much we have learned!

]]> By: helen sanford https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97929 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:40:27 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97929 We watched it on Netflix–I actually didn’t realize he was a real person until I started doing some research about him. I so totally enjoyed the movie–I think I do need to watch it again though. I did post about it on my Facebook page; I used my page as a place to journal—but I don’t write as frequently as I did when I started in the first place.
I just watched your video that you have here showing your growth as an artist–all I can say is “wow”; thank you for all of your sharing
Helen
Keep on Keeping on

]]> By: Päivi https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97927 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:09:25 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97927 In reply to Yvonne Stewart.

Thank you, Yvonne! I watched the movie on Netflix and I think it’s on Amazon too. Keep creating!

]]> By: Yvonne Stewart https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/electrical-life-of-any-artist/#comment-97926 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:33:36 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24153#comment-97926 I can relate to all you say, and I will try to search out the movie. I have not seen it here in the U.S. I consider myself to be a hobby artist. Even so it has pulled me through some of life’s darkest moments. I call it my art therapy.
May I add that if you ever want to showcase more of your talents, writing should be part of it.
Yvonne

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