tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14790249.post3306534662961328362..comments2024-03-03T03:13:15.017-05:00Comments on Tanya Torres: Song of the Magdalene: Mary Magdalene of the LeavesHoy, artistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04115798023317573299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14790249.post-56571672321524194382010-12-19T09:01:52.008-05:002010-12-19T09:01:52.008-05:00Thank you so much, Young Artist! My favorite quote...Thank you so much, Young Artist! My favorite quote by Louise Bourgeois: "Don't let anything come between your art and you," especially anybody else's attitudes toward art! I wish you great success and lots of love to put in your work!Hoy, artistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04115798023317573299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14790249.post-25680897387599309012010-12-18T19:52:46.480-05:002010-12-18T19:52:46.480-05:00Hi, I love your work and im a big fan of art and p...Hi, I love your work and im a big fan of art and poetry. Im a young artist dreamimg to someday become a known artist. I love your poetry and especially the picture of Jazmines ITS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />^_^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14790249.post-5340327803689443772010-09-28T17:19:49.564-04:002010-09-28T17:19:49.564-04:00Hi María! Some answers to your very helpful questi...Hi María! Some answers to your very helpful questions and comments:<br />I had painted a vine from which the leaves came out in an enredadera, climbing around Mary Magdlaene, but I didn't like how it looked, so I painted over it, leaving just the leaves you see and the trunk, which is hidden under the dress.<br /><br />Ataraxia is attaining illumination through knowledge. I read a novel by Ky Longfellow that presents Mary Magdalene as a scholar who learns arts and sciences with the best minds at the Library of Alexandria. This is where I first encountered this word, which I felt was very liberating.<br /><br />Machismo, I agree, is still very present and real, but I want to stop giving it so much attention because there are so many more interesting to focus on. I couldn't have said it better: "Focusing on love, compassion, beauty and wisdom seem to me the best alternatives to grow in freedom. " I think this is what I was trying to say! Thank you so much!Hoy, artistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04115798023317573299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14790249.post-64190849765445897412010-09-28T13:08:05.435-04:002010-09-28T13:08:05.435-04:00Yes! Thank you. I loved the quotes and the stories...Yes! Thank you. I loved the quotes and the stories for this Magdalene, one of my favorites. (I LOVE leaves.) What do you mean by the "vine" and that is hidden in the dark center of the painting? I thought a vine was the climbing branch with leavess. Am I missing something? I'm also curious about Ataraxia. What is this? Finally, about the machismo. Oh, my dear friend, I wish that we would be over it, but unfortunately, there's a long way to go. However, by focusing on the gifts Mary Magdalene gives us, we shift to our own Sacred Feminine and its power, and release ourselves as victims of any toxic relationship, whether it's "machismo" or "hembrismo" or anything else. ): Focusing on love, compassion, beauty and wisdom seem to me the best alternatives to grow in freedom. Thanks to Mary Magdalene and to you, I'm enjoying that right now. Love, Maria MarMaria Marhttp://www.catchthedreamexpress.comnoreply@blogger.com