Comments for The Weblog of Marabeth Quin http://marabethquin.wordpress.com The mental canvas of an visual artist Fri, 08 May 2009 14:25:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Contemplating Happiness by marabethquin http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/103/#comment-29 marabethquin Fri, 08 May 2009 14:25:06 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-29 Thanks so much Don! I appreciate your kind words and will take a look at your site when it's up and running. I first heard the exerpt from the Chief Seattle letter when listening to a CD of Bill Moyers interviewing Joseph Campell; I haven't read the book you mentioned but will have to look it up. The letter is truly breath-taking, and I agree, the amount of acceptance and adaptation in the native American psyche is astounding! And your great-grandmother was a Quin with 1 'n'?? Very unusual--I hardly ever run across it. I'm not sure about the exact location my husband's family came from, but I will ask him if he knows...Good luck to you in your endeavors! Marabeth Thanks so much Don! I appreciate your kind words and will take a look at your site when it’s up and running. I first heard the exerpt from the Chief Seattle letter when listening to a CD of Bill Moyers interviewing Joseph Campell; I haven’t read the book you mentioned but will have to look it up. The letter is truly breath-taking, and I agree, the amount of acceptance and adaptation in the native American psyche is astounding!
And your great-grandmother was a Quin with 1 ‘n’?? Very unusual–I hardly ever run across it. I’m not sure about the exact location my husband’s family came from, but I will ask him if he knows…Good luck to you in your endeavors! Marabeth

]]> Comment on Contemplating Happiness by Don http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/103/#comment-28 Don Fri, 08 May 2009 14:08:28 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-28 I was looking up the subject of summer heat on the web for ideas for a painting... Of all the work I found, yours had the best colors depicting the heat of summer. So I cruised your website and looked at the rest of your work... I really like what you do and I like the imagination especially! My wife and I do not have children however, I think we read the same book... Brother Eagle, Sister Sky... ( a children's book based on the Chief Seattle speech)... I gave it to each of my nieces and nephews when they were young... hoping it would plant seeds. Anyway... love your work, and your viewpoint on art and our environment/world... I've known many native Americans in my life and they are always pleased when they see these understanding set in with people. Easily the kindest, most adaptive accepting people I have ever known. My website will be up in a few days, so please come visit sometime... I don't know if you husbands relatives are from County Tyrone Ireland... But my G. Grandmother is a Quin from the Sperin Mountain region of Co. Tyrone. Don I was looking up the subject of summer heat on the web for ideas for a painting… Of all the work I found, yours had the best colors depicting the heat of summer. So I cruised your website and looked at the rest of your work… I really like what you do and I like the imagination especially!

My wife and I do not have children however, I think we read the same book… Brother Eagle, Sister Sky… ( a children’s book based on the Chief Seattle speech)… I gave it to each of my nieces and nephews when they were young… hoping it would plant seeds.

Anyway… love your work, and your viewpoint on art and our environment/world… I’ve known many native Americans in my life and they are always pleased when they see these understanding set in with people. Easily the kindest, most adaptive accepting people I have ever known.

My website will be up in a few days, so please come visit sometime… I don’t know if you husbands relatives are from County Tyrone Ireland… But my G. Grandmother is a Quin from the Sperin Mountain region of Co. Tyrone.

Don

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]]> Comment on Contemplating Happiness by Robbin Windham http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/103/#comment-21 Robbin Windham Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:57:07 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-21 God may not have promised happiness, but he also did not promise sadness or richness. He did promise to comfort us in all circumstances. God also allows us to make choices, with that he allows us to make the choice to be happy with any circumstance. Happiness does not lead you down the wrong pathway, but can be the ray of hope or comfort to get you through the circumstance in which you are experiencing (Good or Bad). God may not have promised happiness, but he also did not promise sadness or richness. He did promise to comfort us in all circumstances. God also allows us to make choices, with that he allows us to make the choice to be happy with any circumstance. Happiness does not lead you down the wrong pathway, but can be the ray of hope or comfort to get you through the circumstance in which you are experiencing (Good or Bad).

]]> Comment on Pictures from beautiful Hawaii 2008 by meggitymegs http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/pictures-from-beautiful-hawaii-2008/#comment-20 meggitymegs Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:51:43 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-20 Gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing these. Makes me want to go to Hawaii even more than I did before. Gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing these. Makes me want to go to Hawaii even more than I did before.

]]> Comment on Three Reflections by marabethquin http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/three-reflections/#comment-19 marabethquin Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:45:39 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-19 Thank you for your comment Deb!--and I like the way you see my painting very much; it made me see it from a new angle as well and that's what I love about art (be it in movies, paintings, books)--everytime you look at it, you see something new, from your new vantage point, that you could not have seen before. Thanks for reading! Thank you for your comment Deb!–and I like the way you see my painting very much; it made me see it from a new angle as well and that’s what I love about art (be it in movies, paintings, books)–everytime you look at it, you see something new, from your new vantage point, that you could not have seen before. Thanks for reading!

]]> Comment on Three Reflections by Deb http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/three-reflections/#comment-18 Deb Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:56:54 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-18 life is one big perception, seen differently from every direction. i have read your blogs and i find them deep but refreshing, just like a big pool of water...... in your painting above, my perception is that your 'me, myself and i" reflections are pulled from your child hood teachings (on the left), your mid years (on the right), and your person now ( in the middle). The person in the middle, being you today, holding to the two on either side tightly and pulling from their strengths and weakness builds who you are today. your paintings are very inspitational. life is one big perception, seen differently from every direction. i have read your blogs and i find them deep but refreshing, just like a big pool of water……
in your painting above, my perception is that your ‘me, myself and i” reflections are pulled from your child hood teachings (on the left), your mid years (on the right), and your person now ( in the middle). The person in the middle, being you today, holding to the two on either side tightly and pulling from their strengths and weakness builds who you are today.
your paintings are very inspitational.

]]> Comment on The way of water by Chris http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/the-way-of-water/#comment-14 Chris Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:41:11 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-14 I wholeheartedly agree in your observation that some people are moved, spiritually, by the presence of water - especially the ocean. I was never aware of this subconscious reaction until I moved to Monterey, CA while serving in the military, and from that point forward I have posessed a constant longing to be near the sea. Like you, I envision myself living near the ocean at some point as a means of satisfying this urge. Until then, we must make due with lakes, rivers, streams and long showers... Take care! I wholeheartedly agree in your observation that some people are moved, spiritually, by the presence of water – especially the ocean. I was never aware of this subconscious reaction until I moved to Monterey, CA while serving in the military, and from that point forward I have posessed a constant longing to be near the sea. Like you, I envision myself living near the ocean at some point as a means of satisfying this urge. Until then, we must make due with lakes, rivers, streams and long showers… Take care!

]]> Comment on Predacious Duality by marabethquin http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/predacious-duality/#comment-13 marabethquin Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:55:51 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-13 Thanks Lynn! I just sold this piece--it's one of my favorites. Hope you are doing well. Thanks Lynn! I just sold this piece–it’s one of my favorites. Hope you are doing well.

]]> Comment on Predacious Duality by Lynn Fuston http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/predacious-duality/#comment-12 Lynn Fuston Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:47:00 +0000 http://marabethquin.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-12 Marabeth, This is a beautiful painting. It really caught my eye, even without knowing the story behind it. It's nice being able to turn our lives and experiences into things of beauty that can bless others. God bless you. Marabeth,

This is a beautiful painting. It really caught my eye, even without knowing the story behind it. It’s nice being able to turn our lives and experiences into things of beauty that can bless others.

God bless you.

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