Your posts are, for me, like receiving a long letter from a deeply missed old friend who lives forever far away. The letters are thoughtful, kind, insightful, vulnerable ( but not cringy ) and can navigate in and around and at the uncomfortable edges of creative wonder in ways that speak to me. I value that so much. I so like looking at the light emerging over mountain and the running in the rain paintings. I also like the effort to capture the "gloaming" times of the day...a favorite time for me but one that is so elusive. 👏 👏 👏 I am so happy that I have 3 of your prints to look at on my wall. I will add one of the above when they become available...maybe even both because I would not know how to choose one over the other. I must require alot more room for my awareness of awe and wonder.
Per horizon - I once said, 30 years ago, to a painter I knew, that I was so drawn to the horizon and his response was " why? Nothing is happening there!". I felt so shamed, slammed and stupid. Just this morning I listened to a great Brazilian thinker about time and he said that when he was between the ages of 6 & 16 he sat at the edge of a body of water for hours, several times a week, looking at the horizon. This is my paraphrase - For him it was where the ineffable met the earth. It was where he could feel the universe. He said we should refer to the universe always as "you" and never as "it" and that this would deeply alter our relationship with this dynamically beautiful jewel of a planet and the heavens it rests within.
I felt so heard.
There is a way in which I also feel heard in your art. 🙏 🤲
Wow! Anna, this was a brilliant newsletter and beautifully expressed in all ways! Your art, photography, and written words were a joy to read and see. I feel honored to be a subscriber and thank you for making my day smile. I look forward to seeing your next newsletter in my inbox :)
Lovely post! I love feeling so small and insignificant in the presence of larger landscapes. The funny thing is, in my moment of awe and humility, I feel so connected to their largeness - an expansiveness beyond me. It’s great to see how you capture it all in your art!
I loved this, Anna! It's so healthy to look for the good side of things, and also that art is gorgeous. I love scale and often want to play with it more. Those photos are wonderful inspiration!
Your work is simply stunning - so much emotion in every image. I marvel at it, and wish I could do the same!! Also I just want to move to Scotland more than ever!!!!
Your artwork is really stunning and does an great job of exhibiting both the feel of "small" and the feeling of "awe". The ocean has always created a similar feeling of small for me (in a good way) and only more recently mountains as I've experienced them in person. I resonated with so much of this post and really enjoyed hearing your perspective and how you're weaving it into your art.
Well I need to say straight away that I get my sense of awe in your illustrations and photos! When I see them on Instagram I always stop and soak in the wonder and the beauty that you've either created in a painting or captured through the lens of a camera. You might feel small but your creations are awe inspiring!
Wow, what a lovely post! I loved everything about this. I am actually quite tall and love being in the mountains to feel small! Your writing about awe was especially apt for me. I've just returned from a four day hike in a spectacular part of the world (Tasmania, Australia) and before I left I was feeling very lethargic and uninspired. I now feel so renewed and amazing after having that extended time in nature.
Such an interesting and thoughtful piece of writing Anna, I often feel small too and often not very useful but I loved the way you have captured these in your photography and drawing
Your posts are, for me, like receiving a long letter from a deeply missed old friend who lives forever far away. The letters are thoughtful, kind, insightful, vulnerable ( but not cringy ) and can navigate in and around and at the uncomfortable edges of creative wonder in ways that speak to me. I value that so much. I so like looking at the light emerging over mountain and the running in the rain paintings. I also like the effort to capture the "gloaming" times of the day...a favorite time for me but one that is so elusive. 👏 👏 👏 I am so happy that I have 3 of your prints to look at on my wall. I will add one of the above when they become available...maybe even both because I would not know how to choose one over the other. I must require alot more room for my awareness of awe and wonder.
Per horizon - I once said, 30 years ago, to a painter I knew, that I was so drawn to the horizon and his response was " why? Nothing is happening there!". I felt so shamed, slammed and stupid. Just this morning I listened to a great Brazilian thinker about time and he said that when he was between the ages of 6 & 16 he sat at the edge of a body of water for hours, several times a week, looking at the horizon. This is my paraphrase - For him it was where the ineffable met the earth. It was where he could feel the universe. He said we should refer to the universe always as "you" and never as "it" and that this would deeply alter our relationship with this dynamically beautiful jewel of a planet and the heavens it rests within.
I felt so heard.
There is a way in which I also feel heard in your art. 🙏 🤲
Wow! Anna, this was a brilliant newsletter and beautifully expressed in all ways! Your art, photography, and written words were a joy to read and see. I feel honored to be a subscriber and thank you for making my day smile. I look forward to seeing your next newsletter in my inbox :)
I really resonated with this post 🙏🏾
What a heart-warming, inspiring post!
Lovely post! I love feeling so small and insignificant in the presence of larger landscapes. The funny thing is, in my moment of awe and humility, I feel so connected to their largeness - an expansiveness beyond me. It’s great to see how you capture it all in your art!
I loved this, Anna! It's so healthy to look for the good side of things, and also that art is gorgeous. I love scale and often want to play with it more. Those photos are wonderful inspiration!
This such a beutiful piece of writing, thank you so much. I feel the awe quite frequently, and it was very interesting to read your take on awe.
You'll love the book Enchantment by Katherine May, I've just finished it. So beautiful! Love this post Anna x
Your work is simply stunning - so much emotion in every image. I marvel at it, and wish I could do the same!! Also I just want to move to Scotland more than ever!!!!
Your paintings and photographs of awe are so beautiful. I love that your response to “bad” weather is to see wonder
Oh I love this Anna!!!!
Your artwork is really stunning and does an great job of exhibiting both the feel of "small" and the feeling of "awe". The ocean has always created a similar feeling of small for me (in a good way) and only more recently mountains as I've experienced them in person. I resonated with so much of this post and really enjoyed hearing your perspective and how you're weaving it into your art.
Well I need to say straight away that I get my sense of awe in your illustrations and photos! When I see them on Instagram I always stop and soak in the wonder and the beauty that you've either created in a painting or captured through the lens of a camera. You might feel small but your creations are awe inspiring!
Wow, what a lovely post! I loved everything about this. I am actually quite tall and love being in the mountains to feel small! Your writing about awe was especially apt for me. I've just returned from a four day hike in a spectacular part of the world (Tasmania, Australia) and before I left I was feeling very lethargic and uninspired. I now feel so renewed and amazing after having that extended time in nature.
Such an interesting and thoughtful piece of writing Anna, I often feel small too and often not very useful but I loved the way you have captured these in your photography and drawing
I also discovered your page today and I enjoyed reading your thoughts a lot. Thank you :)