Inspired by Antony & The Johnsons & Epilegsy Dancing from The Crying Light

Antony... ohh man, I just adore you today!! So much inspiration from your music and your interview.. below. Thank you!!



Antony & The Johnsons: Epilepsy Is Dancing

This first single, from the The Crying Light LP, was directed by the production team collectively named AFAS.

INTERVIEW with Antony about THE CRYING LIGHT




"Daylight and the Sun"


Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
http://www.kathysart.com
Represented by:
Monkdogz Urban Art, New York, NY
http://www.monkdogz.com

Song To The Siren-Mermaids and Such

This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren "Cocteau Twins" is on the next post but this song by them reminded me of the Tim Buckley's version from long ago.

Tim Buckley - Song To The Siren subtítulos en castellano



Ahh inspiration.. breathe it in...

Cocteau Twins- Those eyes, that mouth.

This video is rated R OK? So don't watch it if you are offended by nudity.



The sculptures.. Camille Claudel.. Rodin.. ahh the greatest love story ever because its passion was encased in art.

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Inspiration is Found If We Seek it Out

Ahh the inspiration.. the muse of music touching that passion that wants to bleed out of our eyes.

I have been doing so many political sites, speaking out for Obama, because I feel it is so important.. yet I have neglected my art.. my passion that touches the colors and winds up on my canvas. I have neglected the clay between my fingers. Ahh Camille Claudel.. I think of you often despite my outside adventures of hoping that in some way, some tiny way, I can help to change the world for good, but supporting Barack.

I came across this You Tube today and it inspired me as well as the others I have posted.

"Make This Go On Forever Romance Montage"



PreRaphaelite Passione



This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren "Cocteau Twins"



Gosh.. I had forgotten how much I love th Cocteau Twins.. humm must do a Squidoo lens on them1 smile..

Vote For "Primal 1" on Barebrush For October #5 Please

Help! I need your VOTE for my art, "Primal 1" on Barebrush! Click #5 to the right.

http://www.barebrush.com/NOTM/index.html

Thanks for your help!

Aloha, Kathy

Note: Barebrush is an R Rated site.

Barebrush-VOTE FOR ME!

Aloha,

Will you vote for my painting? It has been nominated for the Curators Choice Awards by juror Claudia Seymour. It is October 5. Voting is to the right.. it'll just take a second, click two times and you are done.


http://barebrush.com/NOTM/Archives/wp_Nudes_10-2008.html

The painting selected has been shown in New York at Monkdogz Urban Art and is part of their inventory. Claudia Seymour is the president of the historic Salmagundi Club, NYC.

Thanks so much! Kathy

Claudia Seymour Picks "Primal 1" by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen-Barebrush Competition

My art, "Primal 1", was selected for the Barebrush N*des-of-the-Month October 2008 calendar by Claudia Seymour, president of the historic Salmagundi Club in Greenwich Village.


Salmagundi Club 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.


'Parlor'




Salmagundi Club, the oldest artist club in New York, the Salmagundi Center for American Art, has two galleries open to the general public 1-5pm daily. Our offices are located on the third floor, and will be open on weekdays 3-5pm and staffed by volunteers. If you are in the area, come in and look us up! Best to call ahead of time, 646-704-8000.


Salmagundi Club 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.10003
(at 12 St).
tel. 646-704-8000


My painting "Primal 1"chosen by Claudia Seymour-President Historic Salmagundi Club-Greenwich Village, New York in Barebrush competition can be seen at:

http://www.barebrush.com/listing_CS08a/art_pages/BB4669_43e.html

Current Listings:
http://barebrush.blogspot.com/search?q=kathy+ostman-magnusen/

Artist's Statement:

http://www.barebrush.com/Featured/KathyOstman-Magnusen.html


"Primal 1" can be seen at Monkdogz Urban Art, New York, who represents me- Ask for Bob Hogge:

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Monkdogz Inventory of Kathy Ostman-Magnusen Work including "Primal 1":

http://www.monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/inventory_magnusen.htm

About Kathy Ostman-Magnusen on Monkdogz:
http://www.monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York, NY – September 4, 2008. All visual artists were invited by BAREBRUSH's founder and CEO, Ilene Skeen to submit art of the nude for the October 2008 N*des-of-the-Month calendar contest.

Claudia's official site: http://www.claudiaseymour.com/

Bio:

Claudia Seymour only began painting in 1996. She grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and attended Duke University in North Carolina, where she majored in English and met her future husband. After time in Florida, Colorado, London and New York City, where she received her Master's in English, her and her family landed in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Claudia Seymour, president of the historic Salmagundi Club in New York (SCNY) and a prize-winning, widely collected artist, served as guest curator for October 2008. Although generally thought of as a "traditional" art venue, the Salmagundi Club has been enthusiastically supportive of the barebrush project since its inception. The late, past president of SCNY, Richard Pionk, was curator for the barebrush October 2006 calendar exhibition.


Frank C. Wright Medal of Honor plus
CLAUDIA SEYMOUR
Lemons, Dye Pots and Old Inks


The Salmagundi Club, also known as the Salmagundi Art Club, was founded in 1871 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, in the United States. It is currently located at 47 Fifth Avenue. As of 2005,[1] the Salmagundi Club has over six hundred members.

For nearly 140 years, the Salmagundi Club has served as a center for fine arts and artists, conducting art exhibitions, art classes, demonstrations, and art auctions, and hosting many other events.
From the Barebush site:

Claudia had this to say about the art of the nude:

"I think the hardest aspect is to present reality and the beauty of the human form without descending into hyper realism or caricature. A portrayal of the nude should have a certain amount of intrinsic grace yet preserve the traditional artistic requirements of value, edge, and tone. This is much easier said than done."


About the October calendar, Ilene Skeen, owner of Barebush, noted, "Looking at Claudia's work, I was first struck by the clarity of form presented in the classical tradition, but looking longer, especially at her latest pieces, I noticed that her use of space and surface is certainly modern. When I mentioned that barebrush welcomes all media, all styles, Claudia said that she looks at and learns from all types of art. Ongoing, she has been 'trying to get the Club to accept and show a wider variety of work.' " Skeen continued, "I'm very pleased that barebrush is bringing modern and traditional sensibilities together. This is an interesting opportunity for barebrush artists."

"Within Animated Faery Pictures My Lily Discovers Rainbows or Drawings of Scorpions"

She dances within animated faery pictures, laced with rainbows. And yet...my damsel is sometimes in distress,drawings of scorpions, those grim reaper drawings, haunt us both.This is a rewrite of the poem below... I started thinking maybe it seemed too dismal and it was never really intended to end on that note.

"Within Animated Faery Pictures My Lily Discovers Rainbows or Drawings of Scorpions"


Lily is my inner child.
She dances within animated faery pictures
laced with rainbows.
She beacons a light hearted soul
sometimes found in me.
Lily...
that's what I've named her.
I think of her as someone separate
from me
my solace
my pretend
celtic design tattoos of creativity.
We often sit together
sipping tea
seeking magic
faries and mermaids color pages.
We keep leaves in our pockets
and baby roses at our table.

And yet...
my damsel is sometimes in distress
drawings of scorpions
those grim reaper drawings
haunt us both.

Sometimes
I think of her alone
worried
regretting... always
cold
lonely
fearful
growing older
not pretty anymore
abandoned by creativity
ignored
insignificant
inadequate
seeking out, but not finding validation
never measuring up
still struggling despite her efforts to achieve
sitting on the side of the road
with a cup.
Ahh yes my Lily of drama!

Lily is all the things I fear and more.

So that I might have compassion for the Lily 'in me',

I think of Lily...
her fears
and try to cheer her up!
What are friends for?

She does not need to feel so alone
I am here to help her.

I try to remind her,
that yes!
It IS possible to stand inside a rainbow
that leaves on trees
and baby roses
are tokens that she is worthy of my friendship.
And I sing songs to her
with lyrics that say
she is capable
and can overcome the things she frets about.

Oft times we care for others
more than our our own selves
and forget we exist at all.

I try to give Lily an out, a new road
instead of the same road,
that includes sadness
or whatever I feel causes me or Lily to falter.

Thus I refer to Lily a lot in things I write,
animated faery pictures I guess.
Sometimes Lily falls
and I do too
drawings of scorpions
outshine the possibility of angels.
But...
the more I decide to love me back
love Lily
the warmer we both are.

Name your inner child too, humm?
Offer that side of you a name
and then embrace it
step right 'inside' that rainbow.

Aloha from Lily... and me.

19 September 2008
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
copyright 2008

The image is of my painting, "Circus" 36x48 oil on canvas

I am represented by Monkdogz Urban Art in New York:


http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm

Don't forget my house if for sale in Hawaii:

http://www.kathysart.blogspot.com

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Check out one of my great Squidoo lenses: Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food- some of my quirky ideas of what can make a trip to Hawaii more interesting.
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"Lily Is My Inner Child,Sometimes Feeling Alone-But I Am Here to Help Her"

"Lily Is My Inner Child,Sometimes Feeling Alone-But I Am Here to Help Her"

Lily is my inner child
that's what I've named her.
I think of her as someone separate
from me.

Sometimes
I think of her alone
worried
regretting... always
cold
lonely
fearful
growing older
not pretty anymore
abandoned by creativity
ignored
insignificant
inadequate
seeking out, but not finding validation
never measuring up
still struggling despite her efforts to achieve
sitting on the side of the road
with a cup.

Lily is all the things I fear and more...
so that I might have compassion for the Lily 'in me'.

I think of Lily...
her fears
and try to cheer her up!
What are friends for?

She does not need to feel so alone
I am here to help her.

I try to remind her,
that yes!
It IS possible to stand inside a rainbow
that leaves on trees
and baby roses
are tokens that she is worthy of my friendship.
And I sing songs to her
with lyrics that say
she is capable
and can overcome the things she frets about.

Oft times we care for others
more than our our own selves
and forget we exist at all.

I try to give Lily an out, a new road
instead of the same road,
that includes sadness
or whatever I feel causes me or Lily to falter.

Thus I refer to Lily a lot in things I write.
Sometimes Lily falls
and I do too
but the more I decide to love me back
love Lily
the warmer we both are.

Name your inner child too, humm?
Offer that side of you a name
and then embrace it.

Aloha from Lily... and me.

17 September 2008
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

I am represented by Monkdogz Urban Art in New York:


http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm

Don't forget my house if for sale in Hawaii:

http://www.kathysart.blogspot.com

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Jean Marc Calvet Solo Exhibition

HAPPENINGS AT MONKDOGZ:

Preliminary interview of Jean-Marc Calvet for a feature documentary by Dominic Allan

Ella Manor Captures the soul of Jean Marc Calvet for the duration of a photo-shoot.

Monkdogz represents Shigeru Mizuki's woodblock prints

On exhibit Oct. 16 through Nov. 8th When fashion meets the artworld: Katya Leonovich

"7 Deadly Sins" Sylvia Hennequin "Darwinian Dreams"
Nov. 13 - Dec. 13, 2008

More info: Esther Barend "Revelation" Nov. 13 - Dec. 13, 2008

More info:

"The New Yorkers" An interview with Sebastien Aurillon


"Gallery & Studio Magazine" Artist Promotion Monkdogz wishes much luck and success to Ed McCormack on his
review for the Pulitzer Prize>
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Jean Marc Calvet

"REDEMPTION"

A Solo Exhibition



http://www.squidoo.com/newyorkartgalleries

ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen:

I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map fairy tale adventures. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women. My career has ALWAYS been art. It has up and downs, for creativity is a very tempestuous lover. Some days I hate it, but I cannot help myself. I succumb to its relentless outbursts that include too many colors to ignore, not always perfect but always striving.

I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Meditations of Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS, taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.

Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards and posters are available for sale on my website:

http://www.kathysart.com

Sign up for my mailing list: FREE ART GIFTS suitable for children: Drawings of whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids and fairies in art. Tiny angels whisper fantasy art for shrink art, or coloring pages. Also a "Letter From the Tooth Fairy", ya just never know when you might need one!

I am Represented by:

Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc., 547 West 27th Street, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001

ORIGINAL ART may be purchased through Monkdogz

http://www.monkdogz.com

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"From Inside An Open Grave My Lily Did Escape"

"From Inside An Open Grave My Lily Did Escape"

Lily opened her eyes from sleeping
lest death take her ore
and rob her of her own breath
this grave
opened up toward hope.
Remembering all
in conflict
wound or victory
thus
Lily spoke:

"Let me be a snowflake
drift in the wind
connect with the atmosphere.
Solace
solace
floating till I reach another wound
past this one.
This one is too hard.

Healing.
Let me know that space
no one around
freedom to dance over oceans
feet never even touching
its liquid whispers
at all.
Yes
I want to fly that high.
I don't care what you say.

I met a sea lion once
he sang along with me
as I ran across the beach.
At first I felt afraid
as magic entered too close.
How could I possibly be that free?
And then?
I melted into it.
Not one other soul around
to deny me
my own tongue
worrisome
broken
setting boundaries
silent to forbidding
if only for a time.

Am I strong enough
To get that back?
Does the breeze tell me I'm OK?
Am I thirsty enough
to stretch past my own clauses?
Am I visible
to me
at all?

How black can the sea be?
How far is the sky?
Might I capture those stars?
How empty, how full
how long
how many times will I commit
to being my own self?

Stars do turn in different directions
within their same galaxy.
Perhaps I am too judgmental.
Wouldn't that be OK
for me too?
Choices to not just embrace
but become their living shadows.

The mystery combs my hair
cleans my body
brushes my teeth
scrapes every single barnacle
away
when I let it.

How lonely is that dragon
or is he in fact
really OK?
Has he gone on to march in parades
under the sea
without me?
Is it really true
what doubters say?

Silver Strand
forever glistening
I hear it still
and I need to
get back.

There is a sandcastle there
the tide cannot overtake it
the magic forever saved
deep inside
my mind.
Dragons yes
they live forever.
And everyone else is a lier.

In moment of doubt
transgressions plotted
It crossed my mind.
It's maybe true
what insecurities say
I might just be addicted
to every unknown fall.
Unsure
standing still I see them
attaching themselves to me
stubborn on my face
will I ever recognize my soul?
Will I ever come up for air?

Masked rescuer died in the Fall
I saw them changing
their minds.
All of those promises
dropping to the ground
brown
raked up
and burned before winter.
Singing
earthquakes come here too.

I wanted to run
to that other side they talk about.
With blood in my ears
I realized
they were mistaken
plagued
by their own determination
that was actually indifference
to love.
Because
oh
they forgot to be kind.
I thought that was the message.

No matter
a dragon awaits me
I felt him breathing
once
on the Silver Strand
Tis not a poor desert flower
in a jar.
No.
I set my table
candle lit
messages unmarred.
And each and every breath
I now take
reflects a sacred note.
My dragon lives forever
with in that grave and out."

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
28 August 2008

My career has ALWAYS been art. It has up and downs, for creativity is a very tempestuous lover. Some days I hate it, but I cannot help myself. I succumb to its relentless outbursts that include too many colors to ignore.

~Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

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If you Twitter? Lets follow one another:
http://twitter.com/kathysart

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If US votes in McBush its SAME as always, torture,no taxes 4 RICH or corp. taking jobs away+WAR,etc!

Don't forget I have free coloring pages & letter from the tooth fairy on my website: http://ping.fm/zDICG -Kathy

"The Value of Being Creative and Why You Need to Embrace It"

With tears in her eyes Tammy reflected, and then whispered,
Oh Lucy,"Have You Ever Read Anything So Beautiful?"
That is also the title of the painting above.
It is a 24x30 oil on canvas from my "Victorian Series"

Yes, this is a big departure from my "Wild Side Series" I hope you will indulge me. This is the image that fit my article below best. Not to worry, I will get back to
that wild side! lol

"The Value of Being Creative and Why You Need to Embrace It"
Creativity is something to be honored. It is an abstract way of thinking and a base for theoretical ideas, that did not exist before you, or someone else, produced them.

Creativity is something that is interjected into science, nature, philosophy, the arts and just about everything we know and do. It takes a thinking mind to create something of consequence or relevance. Writing; painting; sculpting; taking photographs; baking cookies; arranging flowers; grooming a dog; even re-arranging your desk, it all takes a certain mind frame that is advanced by your conscious input. Be proud of that, by doing the very best you can, in every endeavor you put your mind to. You create and dare I say I even breathe, for that reason.

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." ~ Einstein

Know that when you create, anything at all, that you are taking an adventure within your own imagination. It is that energy and and intelligence, that sets us a part from animals. Well... most of them anyway, I have seen documentaries of some pretty creative birds. I am sure you can think of a few exceptions as well. You get the picture though I am sure.

If creativity is suspended, in any of the arts, or sciences or even the minor things in our daily lives, I believe a person has stopped pursuing self improvement, and thus begins to shrivel up, both in body and mind and most assuredly in heart. That lack penetrates everything, leaving a person with a certain dullness, that is difficult to restore, once it is gone. We are resilient though, we humans, so it is never too late to pursue ones creative adventures, in whatever interest they might fall upon.

When creativity is pursued in any form, it perpetuates a motion that is difficult to contain. It flows into everything you do and think and see and feel. Poems, paintings, defined philosophies, scientific discoveries and yes, even dog grooming and baking cookies, are based on the creative mind.

Think beyond our your own circle, don't be stuck there, never knowing what is possible for yourself. In that effort you will indeed find knowledge and beauty, that you had not noticed before.

01 September, 2008
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
copyright 2008

My house in Hawaii is for sale:

For pics and information about a wonderful house on the Big Island check out:

Big Island, Hawaii, Hilo side, in Pahoa - House for Sale with a Virtual tour link:

http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiimls

Aloha!

ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map fairy tale adventures. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women. My career has ALWAYS been art. It has up and downs, for creativity is a very tempestuous lover. Some days I hate it, but I cannot help myself. I succumb to its relentless outbursts that include too many colors to ignore. Not always perfect but always striving.

I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Meditations of Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS, taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.

Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards and posters are available for sale on my website:

http://www.kathysart.com

Sign up for my mailing list: FREE ART GIFTS suitable for children: Drawings of whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids and fairies in art. Tiny angels whisper fantasy art for shrink art, or coloring pages. Also a "Letter From the Tooth Fairy", ya just never know when you might need one!

I am Represented by:

Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc., 547 West 27th Street, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001

ORIGINAL ART may be purchased through Monkdogz

Check out one of my 73 Squidoo lenses: Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art:

http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart


Aloha, Kathy

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Writing and Art-Ways to End a Relationship-and Zelda

Ways to end a relationship. I have been painting to a dvd of the movie "Camille Claudel" lately.. yes it is in French, yes it is subtitled, no I don't speak French and I only occasionally look up at the TV screen. It is about the passion and I guess the dark side. It is about obsession and the goal of keeping that emotion alive and forever reaching toward being a good artist.

So, why would I have that in a title about Zelda Fitzgerald? It's because I think may have rolled around in F Scott Fitzgerald's head constantly. Mental illness is a difficult thing to deal with and F Scott had plenty of it to deal with with his wife Zelda.

Years ago when I was in High School, and I am NOT saying how long ago that was!..lol! I read a book simply called "Zelda". I have been intrigued with her ever since. She died sadly in a fire in a sanitarium. To a young girl in high school that added a drama that created a mystique for my young mind and remains as I said till today.

Zelda Fitzgerald spent eighteen years of her life in different stages of mental illness. Yet, at times she was able to write some of her best work, including her only novel, "Save Me the Waltz". She also painted several abstract paintings. She died in 1948, with her few remaining unpublished works, her last letters to F Scott Fitzgerald, before he died, the last pieces of what had become a pitiful life. Before she died she was in the process of writing a second novel, "Caesar's Things", when a fire consumed the sanitarium where she lived in Asheville, North Carolina. Sad pitiful end.

"It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves."

"By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future."

"Youth doesn't need friends -- it only needs crowds."

"There seemed to be some heavenly support beneath his shoulder blades that lifted his feet from the ground in ecstatic suspension, as if he secretly enjoyed the ability to fly but was walking as a compromise to convention."

"Mr. Fitzgerald--I believe that is how he spells his name--seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home."

"We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail and that mud will give you a perfect complexion."

"Oh, the secret life of man and woman --dreaming how much better we would be than we are if we were somebody else or even ourselves, and feeling that our estate has been unexploited to its fullest."

"Most people hew the battlements of life from compromise, erecting their impregnable keeps from judicious submissions, fabricating their philosophical drawbridges from emotional retractions and scalding marauders in the boiling oil of sour grapes. Save Me the Waltz, 1932"

"I don't want to live -- I want to love first, and live incidentally."

"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold."

"Why do we spend years using up our bodies to nurture our minds with experience and find our minds turning then to our exhausted bodies for solace?"

"Women sometimes seem to share a quiet, unalterable dogma of persecution that endows even the most sophisticated of them with the inarticulate poignancy of the peasant."

~Zelda Fitzgerald.

The image at the top is by Zelda Fitzgerald, "The Queen's Croquet-Ground" "Alice in Wonderland" series

Art knows no boundaries.. hopefully.

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
copyright 2008

If you click on the title of this blog, it will go to my Nude Art posted on Barebrush

"Ways To End a Relationship-Ways To Leave a Lover
Love Tests of the Heart-Your Own Must Survive"

Thinking of F Scott Fitzgerald

Ways to end relationships
ways to leave a lover
sifting through
love tests
love poems
lost dreams
stories that must end.

There is no shadow
only a red hue
blood on your pillow
weeping from some strange angel
that used to be you.

Isn't that true?

You got lost inside a void
a black hole of sorrow
forgot your own meaning?

It is time to move on
say the words boldly
and out loud.

Maybe first just to yourself
get used to the sound of the words
leaving your mouth.

Hear them

then embrace them.

Ways to end relationships
feel it
become strong.

Imagine a strength
that thus far
you only wish was true.

Who would you be
If you were that strong?

What would you say?

You can wait but I'll be gone.

You can break but I won't care.

I've been on your side
loyal to a fault
but no more.

I'm sure you'll still be counting on 'us'
But I can't.

So beware
my selfish lover
take care.

Do not leave the light on
cause I'll be gone.

I will not miss the utter silence
of a one sided relationship
one that never saw this coming.

Don't just wish you could be that strong.
Or one day you will wake up
days will have passed and you will wonder
wonder about your life
time spent somewhere you did not want to be.

It is time...

time to feel your own courage
say those words
that until now you've only wished you could.

Ways to leave a lover?

Some way to end a relationship?

Yours for the decision.

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
copyright 2008

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How To Be A Goddess of Art

How do you make great art? Engross yourself in art. When you breathe, know that it is not possible to think of anything else, but your goal in achieving great art and bathing in the passion you know is in your being. Another is to DEFINE YOURSELF.

How To Be A Goddess of Art- Tip One- Engross Yourself in Quotes by Kandinsky


How do you find the goddess of art, the scorpion drawing that defies the critics, ward of the grim reaper that tells you that you are not good enough and you will never be a good artist? How do you paint something great, so that when people walk into the room and see it, they are not sure if they 'get it' , but they cannot stop looking at it. How do you bring your soul to the canvas, clay, metal sculpture, etched glass, even a scrapbook? How do you define yourself as a good abstract painter, or within the realm of realism, impressionism,modern art, portrait or figurative art?

How do you make great art?

One thing to help you reach the level you desire is to engross yourself in it. When you breathe, know that it is not possible to think of anything else, but your goal in achieving great art and bathing in the passion you know is in your being. Another is to DEFINE YOURSELF within that world you long for. Read all you can of the words of great artists who came before you or ones you admire.

Wassily Kandinsky had some enlightening things to say:

"Every artist, as creator, must learn to express what is personally characteristic."

"Every artist, as a child of his era, must express what is characteristic of this age."

"Every artist, as servant of the art, must express that which is characteristic of art generally.

-- Wassily Kandinsky in his "About the Spiritual in Art and Especially in Painting".

Breathe these words in, define yourself, seek out what you know is there for you, grab on to those grim reaper drawings, pictures of cats kittens, whimsical angels, whatever it is you love and then create!

The image is of my painting, "Blue Dress" 24x18 oil on canvas

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ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map fairy tale adventures. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.

I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS, taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.

Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards and posters are available for sale on my website found in my profile.

Sign up for my mailing list for FREE ART GIFTS suitable for children: Drawings of whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids and fairies in art. Tiny angels whisper fantasy art for shrink art, or coloring pages. Also a "Letter From the Tooth Fairy", ya just never know when you might need one!

I am Represented by:

Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc., 547 West 27th Street, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001

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"Fantasy Art Warrior Women Needed! Artists-Do People Post Your Work Without Giving You Recognition?"

"Fantasy Art Warrior Women Needed! Artists-Do People Post Your Work Without Giving You Recognition?"

Do people find you as an artist because of fantasy art warrior women? Nope, I attribute being represented in New York to my presence on the internet due to writing articles and posting on ezines, mostly Ezine Articles, which is the best. My art in New York, my dream, ANY artist's dream,made real.

Do I worry about people stealing from me?

Yup, cause yup they sometimes do.

and yet...

I have a newsletter that I attribute my efforts in article writing to its membership. I have noticed that when I am not writing articles the flow of new subscribers goes down. I am 'Artist of the Year" in a little town in Ohio. Too cute! My images were used to promote the efforts of a non profit supporting mothers with AIDS. That happened, because of my internet efforts that I feel comes directly from my article writing.


Fine art paintings reproduction, poetry, things you write, pieces of your soul get stolen, so bring out the fantasy art warrior women, and.. and... do what?

Yes, it definitely happens, people snatch what you write, paint, sculpt or whatever and post it on their own site without giving you credit... 'sometimes'. I have seen some of my artwork, articles and poems especially, used w/o my link or name.

Ewwe! YES that makes me stinkin' mad.

Yet, more often I have seen things I have written or artwork posted on sites that 'DO' give me credit. People contact me directly and ask me for permission as well. I would not blame it on article writing though, thieves can find you anywhere online, if you are active at all. It can happen wherever you post, be it on your blog or profile on MySpace or Facebook ... anywhere, it's the nature of the beast, the beast being the internet.

You can do one of four of things, or actually you can do the top three. I guess it depends on your energy level and just how mad you are because you can also do number four:

1)

Scream profanity and jump up and down and tell everyone you know.

2)

Contact the thief directly, tell 'em they need to give you credit for your poem or article or fine art paintings reproduction or whatever.

3)

Report the stinkin' thief, call out the troops! Bring in fantasy art warrior women or the dragon!

4)

Ignore it and move on.

I choose the latter, unless I find a site that is excessive. I expect to see my work posted on unknown sites, because they found me on an ezine, Much more often, than not, they not only post my name and url, but even my information from my posted resource box. It is all what makes that wheel turn that finally leads to me, or you.

As an artist, or anyone for that matter, trying to stand out is tough, as you know. Article writing is the one tool that I rely on, that aids in causing my shining star to say I am here.

When I check my stats for my main website, the numbers are 'substantially' greater when I write and post on ezines, than when not. I see the difference about a month after I post 5-15 in any given thirty day span. My goal it to do more. It is best to get on a roll with article writing and create a steady flow of them.

The number of reads you get also depends on the keywords you use within your article. You don't want to write something that no one will read do you? Good keywords, remember that!

Another advantage of writing articles for an artist, is publicity you never dreamed of. I have been approached by several different interest groups needing images for their particular event or cause. Oft times however, these have been non profit groups, yet they have been causes I have felt proud to help. It's all adverting. Other contacts result in authors wanting illustrators.

The thing is, if you are not out there on the internet for fear of having something stolen from you? 'You are not out there!'

I get url clicks from my articles. Other things can happen for you because of article writing and posting your artwork online. Contacts made with you that you never imagined. Try it and see.

Can people steal from you? Yup. Does bad stuff happen in life? Yup. But more often than not, good stuff happens, the sun comes out and the sky is blue and you won't need your fantasy art warrior women unless they are on canvas,paper or you are sculpting or writing about them.

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
copyright 2008

The image is of my painting, "For Isa" a 18x24 oil on canvas


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ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map fairy tale adventures. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.

I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Meditations For Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS, taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book, published by Hay House. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.

Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards and posters are available for sale on my website:

http://www.kathysart.com

Sign up for my mailing list for FREE ART GIFTS suitable for children: Drawings of whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids and fairies in art. Tiny angels whisper fantasy art for shrink art, or coloring pages. Also a "Letter From the Tooth Fairy", ya just never know when you might need one!

I am Represented by:

Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc., 547 West 27th Street, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001

ORIGINAL ART may be purchased through Monkdogz:


http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm

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"Divorce Brings Sorrow and Regret - My Advice to Men Who Dream Only Their Own Dreams"

Divorce or breaking up brings so much pain, sorrow and regret. I have been down that road before. What could I have done differently, I have a long list. What can men do to save their relationship? I also have thoughts on that, the biggest one being about our dreams.

I always think, what if... what if.. I had done this or that; gone to school more; been encouraged, when I was little, that I could do something. Hindsight has led me to this spot in time of regret. Yet I am now loved by a man, who encourages me everyday, to reach my own personal potential and find out what my dreams are. He believes in me and I am soothed by that.

Women seem to hope that men will read their minds, they don't.

I think men have a hard time noticing the fact that women need a stroke across their foreheads, the words, "I love you", spoken often and with tokens that say so. Tokens can be just cuddling at night, and being told that their sparrow is beautiful; being made to feel that nothing in this world is more important.

Let your sparrow know she is appreciated, for who she is,

and who she might become, if encouraged in finding herself in her own dream.

Not your dream... no,

the dream of your sparrows.

A sparrow who's wings might be clipped, for whatever reason, need to be restored. That is what love does.

A sparrow who has lost her ability to fly, might need to be lifted up to the light, to see that the view goes on forever and it is hers to have. No matter their dreams are not the same... we all must have the brilliance of believing we can fly on our own, within the parameters, that each and every one of us, must define, for our own selves.

Live this moment and feel the breezes on your skin, look across the room and bring your sparrow a token of your love for her.

Encourage your lovely sparrow to 'find out what HER dreams are'. That is the greatest gift that anyone can give.

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
08 August 2008
copyright 2008

I am represented by Monkdogz Urban Art, New York

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm

"Connecting With the Spiritual Artist Inside - Wassily Kandinsky Felt the Colors and So Can You"

Feel the colors and you will know great art.

Wassily Kandinsky has been credited with painting the first abstract. So who was Kandinsky and what motivated him in his art? As an artist I am always trying to understand that question, what motivated this person, within the context of visual or spiritual exploration? What made this man to get up in the morning and decide to paint or sculpt or write? What gave him the inspiration needed to do art despite failures, despite the ups and downs of a complicated life? Who are we within that realm?

I am not really all that interested in the 'how to paint' lessons, mix this color with that one and you will have a great shadow or whatever. I am more interested in what song was in the artist's heart. Who were they? What happened when they felt let down and how did they rise again?

Art is an experience of the heart and I want to know what made that heart beat in some of the masters or crusaders of different art movements.

Oft times we gain insight into artists by things they were quoted as saying.

"Feel the color" ~ Matisse

Ahh that simple quote saying soo much. I confess to saying it EVERY single time I step before a canvas. It isn't about how to mix two to three colors together to get this or that shade of blue, no, it's about connecting spiritually with the colors and the emotion you hope to spread on the canvas. Be it a slather or tiny brush strokes, ya gotta 'feel' it, to paint it, to generate any kind of passion at all.

Wassily Kandinsky, born in Russia in December 1866, passed on December 1944. Kandinsky was one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. So, what did he 'think'? What moved him?

The artist didn't start painting till he was 30. He went to art school, Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, spent some time teaching art, left Russia for France when the Nazis took over. He then became a French citizen. Now, that's a life! Emotions must have abounded in his veins throughout the havoc of World War l. Who was he in all of that, what did he paint and what did he have to say?

Kandinsky learned the how to's, yes he did, and then he moved away from it in a search for 'Inner Beauty", it was a search for fervor of spirit, and a deep spiritual desire that was to Wassily Kandinsy an inner necessity. His passion evolved into a longing to understand color symbolism and psychology. Like Matisse, he FELT the colors, in other words.

At the age of 30, after viewing Monet's "Haystack", Kandinsky felt confused yet overwhelmed with the possibility of seeing more than the obvious impression viewed to anyone. I think... he FELT the colors.

He wrote of the experience:

"That it was a haystack the catalogue informed me. I could not recognize it. This non-recognization was painful to me. I considered that the painter had no right to paint indistinctly. I dully felt that the object of the painting was missing. And I noticed with surprise and confusion that the picture not only gripped me, but impressed itself ineradicably on my memory. Painting took on a fairy-tale power and splendor."

Kandindky experimented with colors and moods, before he reached a style of abstract, that took in the 'feelings', of the colors, he chose to fill his brush with. In art school he learned theory, but in life, he learned how to express those colors that thrived within his psyche.

Painting becomes an extension of the artist, when done well. That is, to me, what art is all about, feeling the breath of an artist because they chose to admit to feelings and then released those passions onto a canvas, a song,a piece of stone... whatever.

My muse is music and the neighbors hate me for it. Kandinsky would have been a good neighbor though, because he understood the value of music within the realm of the spiritual artist. Spiritual defined is; relating to; affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. Kandinsky at times used musical terms regarding his works, calling some of his most spontaneous paintings "improvisations", and gave explanation to more elaborated works calling them "compositions".

"Concerning the Spiritual in Art" is a book originally published in 1911, by Wassily Kandinsky. Every artist and/or lover of the arts, should make sure this powerful book is a part of their library.

Read some quotes by Kandinsky.

Read them... then feel them.

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"The true work of art is born from the 'artist': a mysterious, enigmatic, and mystical creation. It detaches itself from him, it acquires an autonomous life, becomes a personality, an independent subject, animated with a spiritual breath, the living subject of a real existence of being."

"Color is the key. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano with its many chords. The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically."

"The more frightening the world becomes ... the more art becomes abstract."

"Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential."

"All methods are sacred if they are internally necessary. All methods are sins if they are not justified by internal necessity."

"Each period of a civilization creates an art that is specific in it and which we will never see reborn. To try and revive the principles of art of past centuries can lead only to the production of stillborn works."

"The artist is not a 'Sunday child' for whom everything immediately succeeds. He does not have the right to live without duty. The task that is assigned to him is painful, it is a heavy cross for him to bear."

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These words... these spiritual words by Kandinsky, go beyond art. They offer a bridge to your imagination, in whatever creative form you choose to express it in. I encourage you to 'feel color'. As abstract as this sounds, you can even feel color within the song of a bird that visits you in the early morning, that one voice you often listen for? Hear it and take in the colors of the day. You can feel the spiritual in art in ways you had not realized before, just try it.

Take these emotions home to your heart, embrace them and let them fly in some artistic way in your life. It is just that easy and just that hard.

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
copyright 2008

The image is "Passages" 48x36 oil, gold leaf on canvas. It is from my "In Search of Klimt" series, thus the Gustav Klimt connotations.

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ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map fairy tale adventures. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.

I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS, taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.

Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards and posters are available for sale on my website:

http://www.kathysart.com

Sign up for my mailing list for FREE ART GIFTS suitable for children: Drawings of whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids and fairies in art. Tiny angels whisper fantasy art for shrink art, or coloring pages. Also a "Letter From the Tooth Fairy", ya just never know when you might need one!

I am Represented by:

Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc., 547 West 27th Street, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001

ORIGINAL ART may be purchased through Monkdogz

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm

Check out my Squidoo Lens about Kandinsky: http://www.squidoo.com/kandinsky

I discuss more about my exploration of creativity and spiritual fulfillment in art.

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"Clowns Wearing Red Painted Smiles - Still Sorting Things Out"

It has been in those alone times,
when the sun has met my skin,
refreshed my heart,
with its well mannered glow,
that I have felt my own worth.

The moon has been a friend
and foe.
I dare not decipher which,
because in every prism,
there are too many mysteries to know.
I dare not let that define me.

Late at night,
when I wake up,
I try to feel my being,
know my own breath,
lest I get lost,
in all those blinding concerns,
again,
that I cannot seem to cure.
No, I cannot cure me.

Pages and pages,
lines of text,
I write to bless my own soul,
and oh...
I get lost all over,
again,
reflecting.

What agendas I explore?
I fold up in little pieces,
rip them up when I feel empty,
lick up tears,
swallow too hard,
pull my own hair,
close my eyes,
hoping later...
I will forgive me.

Who wants to prop up sad clowns?
It's scary.
I cannot know their motives.

Later on in the day,
I will paint white on me,
smear on a bright red smile,
feel empty,
maybe hopeless,
alone,
again.

Ahh sun!
Where the heck are you?
Sorry for my neglect.
I forgot about worshipping stars,
covered over for now,
by your bloody light.
Cover my eyes,
lest I become blinded
or much worse...
accepting.

Touch my skin then
will you?
Remind me about later,
later when I am hearing me breathe?
Night clowns,
stars out,
wearing red painted smiles.

30 July 2008
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
copyright 2008

The image is a detail of one of my paintings from my "Neon Blue" - "Wild Side" series. I have this whole saga about Neon Blue somewhere within this blog.
Wild Side Series, Neon's Obsession
http://kathysartcom.blogspot.com/

"Fairies Along the Way - I Wanted to Capture Them and Make Them Mine"

"Fairies Along the Way - I Wanted to Capture Them and Make Them Mine"

Fairies along the way
I heard their trembling
beautiful goddesses.

I spied those angelic beings
whimsical angel drawings
within a flower formed from music.
I wanted to capture them
embrace their souls
make them mine.
So I slipped into their light
late at night
when I hoped they would be sleeping.

There within a petal
in an art fantasy space
alas
I awakened a tender soul
gentle despite my intrusion.
"I WANT' you!
I want you because I need magic
and because you feel things deeply
that you will explain please."

Lovely little star of mine
stood as tall as she could
rubbing her eyes
leaning in with her ears
and whispered with the scent of a white orchid,

"I may not be all you think
I make mistakes.
I am guessing
yes I think
there is a difference between you and me
it does not include our size
our wings or lack of them
it is that one holds out for hope
one forgives her steps
one of us is human
and it is not you."

Whimsical angel
Goddess of Spring
she climbed to the tip of my fingers
and began to sing.

"I won't apologize for getting off centered at times
feeling too much
crying
laughing too loud
worrying
holding things in jars for later reflection.
I won't apologize for weeping
tears that come from nowhere
seemingly to you.
I treasure
the side of those emotions
that say no
and entangle me with objections.
Never say
don't feel so much
or to be comfortable with the dull
days without edges
Zelda would be sleeping
and never have painted ever.
To cry is also to smile later
and to embrace a faery of the night."

Since my angelic angel
my creature of the largest measure
leapt from my hand
on to The Silver Strand
I have since concluded
emotions
storms that befall me
despite their turbulence
have never felt softer.

16 July 2008
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

Painting above is: "Embrace"(They're Friends You Know) 24x48 oil, gold leaf on canvas
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

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