The first and third are particularly strong. You choice of composition asks interesting questions about the nature of action observed. I wonder about clothing choices. Are these performances? Should these be more staged, tableaux? Perhaps take a long look at Tom Hunter's work. I feel as though this is the work you almost want to do...which is good: it means another step forward brings you closer to doing what you want to do in spite of everything that isn't your art.
Good work. Can't wait to see more. And don't forget you make the decisions and that your decision must be to let go and follow your art.
And the free association continues: you're almost letting go...but only almost. Great art arises from letting go. Let go. You're so clearly allowing forces outside of yourself dictate your boundaries. More and more I see that you are holding back in spite of yourself, following someone else's rules, making excuses to avoid your ultimate fear project.
I really meant what I wrote in response 1: you really could be almost there; but that is your choice; you could just as easily be light years and infinity away.
Blah, blah, blah. Jackson, I see nothing but the most genuine potential in you. I could crit you forever, do the back and forth thing, try to get to where you think you need to be. Unfortunately, it would begin to look fairly strange if I wrote 83 post comments. So here's my last: when we evaluate ourselves, our decisions, it's essential that we make a distinction between compromise and sacrifice. Compromise is a natural function of the art process; sacrifice eliminates necessary options. Some things are just that simple. If you are sacrificing anything that your process demands you will not get to where you need to go. Let go of those things everyone told you however long ago is the truth. Truth is yours to make.
I hope this post doesn't overstep boundaries. It arises out of care and an excitement of where you could go if you started doing what, exactly, you need to do. Remember, I nominated YOU for the artist award (Mary, if you're jealous or curious, you would were my second choice, but didn't have the consistent history!). You both need to find the inspiration that you both deserve from each other.
It's advisement day today and I wanted to see what everyone was up to on the blog -- so psyched to see 4 comments on Jacki's work, which I really dig the third photo, by the way!! But as I scrolled down and saw only Shane respond, it hit me just how absent I've been from the blog lately. And, your last line - "your lives are too fleeting, too precious" - couldn't describe how I feel any more clearly.
I've been keeping up with a different blog lately. No, not photography - my friend Matt's. As I said a while back, Matt has a rare form of cancer, and it has suddenly spread and gotten much worse. From the way his mom has been writing posts lately, I fear he doesn't have much time to live. The wedding was moved up to this Halloween, and the house they are building is almost complete. The day after the wedding he went to get some tests, and it's not looking good. Aside from the growing spots on his abdomen and pelvic bone, he has new spots on his lungs and liver...and a post from yesterday showed that his tumor marker number went up from 12 to 19, and he is starting to feel aches and pains from the chemo.
Matt is our age. He is dying. We are young. We are living. We should be living without limits. I agree with Shane, and I know that I need to do the same: Let go.
Keep up the great work Jacki - and I really really enjoy reading your posts as well. Are you sure you're not an English major in disguise??
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The first and third are particularly strong. You choice of composition asks interesting questions about the nature of action observed. I wonder about clothing choices. Are these performances? Should these be more staged, tableaux? Perhaps take a long look at Tom Hunter's work. I feel as though this is the work you almost want to do...which is good: it means another step forward brings you closer to doing what you want to do in spite of everything that isn't your art.
Good work. Can't wait to see more. And don't forget you make the decisions and that your decision must be to let go and follow your art.
(Though color kudos on 3 for magenta and green complement!)
And the free association continues: you're almost letting go...but only almost. Great art arises from letting go. Let go. You're so clearly allowing forces outside of yourself dictate your boundaries. More and more I see that you are holding back in spite of yourself, following someone else's rules, making excuses to avoid your ultimate fear project.
I really meant what I wrote in response 1: you really could be almost there; but that is your choice; you could just as easily be light years and infinity away.
Blah, blah, blah. Jackson, I see nothing but the most genuine potential in you. I could crit you forever, do the back and forth thing, try to get to where you think you need to be. Unfortunately, it would begin to look fairly strange if I wrote 83 post comments. So here's my last: when we evaluate ourselves, our decisions, it's essential that we make a distinction between compromise and sacrifice. Compromise is a natural function of the art process; sacrifice eliminates necessary options. Some things are just that simple. If you are sacrificing anything that your process demands you will not get to where you need to go. Let go of those things everyone told you however long ago is the truth. Truth is yours to make.
I hope this post doesn't overstep boundaries. It arises out of care and an excitement of where you could go if you started doing what, exactly, you need to do. Remember, I nominated YOU for the artist award (Mary, if you're jealous or curious, you would were my second choice, but didn't have the consistent history!). You both need to find the inspiration that you both deserve from each other.
Your lives are too fleeting, too precious.
It's advisement day today and I wanted to see what everyone was up to on the blog -- so psyched to see 4 comments on Jacki's work, which I really dig the third photo, by the way!! But as I scrolled down and saw only Shane respond, it hit me just how absent I've been from the blog lately. And, your last line - "your lives are too fleeting, too precious" - couldn't describe how I feel any more clearly.
I've been keeping up with a different blog lately. No, not photography - my friend Matt's. As I said a while back, Matt has a rare form of cancer, and it has suddenly spread and gotten much worse. From the way his mom has been writing posts lately, I fear he doesn't have much time to live. The wedding was moved up to this Halloween, and the house they are building is almost complete. The day after the wedding he went to get some tests, and it's not looking good. Aside from the growing spots on his abdomen and pelvic bone, he has new spots on his lungs and liver...and a post from yesterday showed that his tumor marker number went up from 12 to 19, and he is starting to feel aches and pains from the chemo.
Matt is our age. He is dying. We are young. We are living. We should be living without limits. I agree with Shane, and I know that I need to do the same: Let go.
Keep up the great work Jacki - and I really really enjoy reading your posts as well. Are you sure you're not an English major in disguise??
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