k .. the music of the 70's..not so...things were winding down then... but be it
so.
..79 things were way wound down..
.1964..jesus you are younger than me
yes the revolution was just that a revolution..flower power et all.
.. as for drugs..well that ain't all there is to freedom.
.drugs can destroy you too you know that.
.tread carefully..tiptoe through the tulips lightly.
.as for my art...microscopic...interior landscapes..not seen with the naked eye
but felt deep within..the soul may i be so bold to say
..may i ask from where/ which.. country doeth they hail?.
.music...it's everywhere..listen to the music of the spheres...listen to the
bird, the wind, to the trees..to the sea...
i love all music
...have you researched music through the ages?..
. recently i have favoured chinese traditional music.
..and am revisiting jazz from the 1920's,
....i thank you for your "praise"
..i am an unknown.and still a doubting thomas..
i do what i do cos i must... the interior landscape calls my attention..
.i record..i practise zen
greeting to you
and thank you for your thoughts
merle
On 6/15/2012 8:27 AM, mike brown wrote:
>Merle,
>
>Your art reminds me of being a child when I used
to really squeeze my eyes tight and watch the
resulting kaleidoscopic images
I used to do this as a kid too. First time I saw a Mandelbrot set,
was not the first time!
I was born in 1964, so I only have a very hazy memory of the 60s. I can imagine
that it was a revolutonary time, in more ways than one. I'm grateful for that
generation for trailblazing a path that made it easier for my generation to
follow (especially concerning drugs!). However, although the 1950s and 1960s
made the music of the 70s possible, I think the pinnacle of popular music was
reached in the seventies (Encapsulated in bands like Led Zeppelin - Saw them in
'79 where i smoked my first joint, btw).
>
Likewise, 2 years earlier.
>Anyways, I enjoyed your art and can also see that
mandalas have had an influence on it. Not being a
Zennist, I feel completely free to take what I
want from many teachings/traditions to inspire me
and mandalas have an ineffable effect on me. Paint
on!
>
Again, I experience this similarly. I understand when teachers avoid
against "cherry picking" but I was never consciously seeking - and
the overlapping/coincidences of all the pointers is to me the
clearest pointer.
Paint on indeed! Advice I would be well served to apply to myself -
so thanks again to Merle, and to you mike for these opportunities to
reflect.
K
