Filling my `gap`

Eyes wide open.

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It is a fact that I could now see inspiration for my art in many things.   Things that had never had an impact seemed to show me a way to produce different ways to express the ideas I had.  Even standing ironing was a pleasure as I could drift off and imagine colours and shapes and go on to experiment.

I was lucky enough to have great friends who encouraged me to carry on and I have to admit to loving this brain - filling activity.  Books on art started to fill my shelves, borrowed and bought.  (Some I have yet to return!)  Oh. Dear, must do that soon.  Two of my close friends have moved to the other side of the county and therefore cannot call in for a coffee and chat too often.  Still, friends remain close and just as dear, and it is lovely to get together.  One of the books in question, Gombrich: The Story of Art. is a  most important art book and is still good to look into sometimes despite its age.  

It is not only my book collection that has grown:- my book shelves have too.  How can we ever replace books?

One of the early titles I chose for a theme was `Significant Form`.   To a novice this could be a little difficult to interpret.  Of course that was the aim of this course, to find out things.  Clive Bell was a member of the Bloomsbury Group and coined significant form as an art that exhibits beauty through colour and line and therefore engenders intellectual recognition and aesthetic experience in persons of taste.  An intuitive quality known by `rare gift of artistic appreciation`.   Imagine if you can, coming across this intellectual statement when you have chosen this title thinking it and easy task to depict possibly a form of significance.   I knew I was not well enough informed and I began to read and read and read........more and more.......and more......

trying to fill this gap that appeared to be widening! 

At first I did NOT understand I know now, but I was persistent.

How would you expect a piece of artwork to create an emotional aesthetic response?

What does this art do for you:

I can remember being very moved when I first encountered the paintings of Francis Bacon.  Was this an emotional response?  Well of course, but not based on intellectual aesthetics!

The response was sufficient for me at that time - it made me curious, it made me want more, so I decided then to educate myself in the arts as much as I could.