tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post1532559205587736471..comments2023-09-20T07:12:19.686-07:00Comments on PAINTYNGS: The SourceAlexandra Tynghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133162133225360906noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-51537325999045709132016-06-26T11:29:30.373-07:002016-06-26T11:29:30.373-07:00Dear Alexandra,
My niece just found a post of me ...Dear Alexandra,<br /><br />My niece just found a post of me online on the Portrait Artist Forum of my 2007 workshop at the Scottsdale Art School. You had requested that I consider doing a workshop in Philadelphia. <br />I never (mea culpa) read that post and so did not reply. So sorry. I don't mind being impossible, but I dislike being rude.<br /><br />I am glad things are going splendidly for you. Great blog!Sharon Knettellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04024744293096824911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-8946234338992006292015-08-20T19:41:48.365-07:002015-08-20T19:41:48.365-07:00SD, now that I know your true identity (haha), you...SD, now that I know your true identity (haha), your painting *Exploring the Basement* popped into my head right away. I love that one. You are really on to something.Alexandra Tynghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133162133225360906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-87998685019431194402015-08-20T18:59:31.725-07:002015-08-20T18:59:31.725-07:00You're so insightful, Alex! Over the past year...You're so insightful, Alex! Over the past year or so I've had several dreams about basements and foundations of buildings -- or lack there of. :) I want to incorporate dreams into my artwork more often. I'm looking forward to seeing your new paintings, and hearing the meaning behind them! ~Stephanie D.SDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755198075921822044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-3121413470013477832015-08-19T07:37:48.153-07:002015-08-19T07:37:48.153-07:00SD, that seems like a very significant dream. Read...SD, that seems like a very significant dream. Reading it, I thought of how caves are hollowed out by underground water. Carl Jung considered the house to be a symbol of the self, which would make the basement the underground part of the self or the part that is not conscious but is the source of good creative material. The river running through it seems like a powerful, constantly renewing stream of "lifeblood" that sometimes waxes, sometimes wane-- not predictable, but always there. <br /><br />Thanks so much for commenting!Alexandra Tynghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133162133225360906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-45676397172295521122015-08-17T16:32:59.787-07:002015-08-17T16:32:59.787-07:00Alex, I love hearing the story behind this paintin...Alex, I love hearing the story behind this painting, and I especially like that you included the drawings of the two houses you did when you were a kid. Not too long ago, I had a dream that I was in a house and when I went to look in the basement, they told me that a river was running through it. The water would sometimes rise quite high, flooding the whole basement. It was a fascinating dream that I still remember vividly. It's uncanny that this house you depict was actually the source of a river! It's a very powerful concept that resonates with me.SDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755198075921822044noreply@blogger.com