tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post576289886280583141..comments2024-03-29T07:01:21.278-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: How Do You Use Light?Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-3864796508919400372012-09-02T11:37:12.652-04:002012-09-02T11:37:12.652-04:00Jim, beautiful photos of a gorgeous place! No wond...Jim, beautiful photos of a gorgeous place! No wonder you're so enamored of it.<br /><br />I love mountains and love the beach, love the desert and love the woods. For happy living, though, I need rivers and creeks, trees, and rolling hills--or the seemingly barren prairie of the Flint Hills of Kansas. I know folks drive past them, thinking they're barren but they have a subtle beauty that I love. I live in KC among rivers, lots of trees, and rolling hills--and a couple of hours from the Flint Hills--so I'm well-situated.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-72428184255440781862012-09-02T10:01:39.030-04:002012-09-02T10:01:39.030-04:00Kaye,
Landscape and the light that goes with it a...Kaye,<br /><br />Landscape and the light that goes with it are so important to our sense of place.<br /><br />I remember my grandmother saying that each year when returning from wintering in Florida upon reaching the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes region of New York State, she would always grow a bit weepy and recite to herself the first verse of the 121st Psalm: "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence commeth my help."<br /><br />God may have played a role in her thinking, but I'm pretty sure in this case she was mostly referring to her comfort in returning to home geography.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-65310751714995013122012-09-02T09:47:17.945-04:002012-09-02T09:47:17.945-04:00Jim, this struck me <,I'm sure part of what...Jim, this struck me <,I'm sure part of what we appreciate is based on where we grew up. I once met someone from the northern plains who felt closed in and uncomfortable when in the woods.>><br /><br />There's a certain time in the fall, in Texas, when the slant of the light on the grass is the same as it is in full summer in the Midwest, where I grew up. I always get so homesick when I see it.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-20021433477840357112012-09-02T08:00:55.296-04:002012-09-02T08:00:55.296-04:00Gloria,
I'm sure part of what we appreciate i...Gloria,<br /><br />I'm sure part of what we appreciate is based on where we grew up. I once met someone from the northern plains who felt closed in and uncomfortable when in the woods.<br /><br />EB,<br /><br />One of the wonderful aspects of long-distance vistas is being able to see cloud banks, weather fronts, the blackening sky as a storm approaches.<br /><br />My favorite office during my work career was the 25th story of an office building in Cincinnati that looked down the Ohio River valley, which funneled storms between the hills.<br /><br />~ Jim Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-14384786020210274642012-09-02T07:34:53.543-04:002012-09-02T07:34:53.543-04:00I think light has always inspired artists. When I ...I think light has always inspired artists. When I look at paintings, I notice how the painter captured light. I've noticed how I react to light in nature, and I agree, it is inspiring. When the earth is dark and the sky, light-- a unique blend where the clouds block light from shining down, but above the sun shines--seems indicative of reality.<br /><br />The light in the Outer Banks inspires me. On days when the ocean is clear, light reflects from the shoals under the water surrounding the islands illuminating the sky in such an intensity that you feel as though you are seeing truth, heaven and God. It's a beautiful sight.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-2654090668919051752012-09-02T07:31:14.632-04:002012-09-02T07:31:14.632-04:00Beautiful pictures, Jim. Like you I like trees tha...Beautiful pictures, Jim. Like you I like trees that create shadows. If I had a cabin on a lake, I'd prefer viewing it through trees, too. I love sunny days on my morning walks in my woods because of the dappled sunlight and shadows. <br /><br />Carolyn Hart once said in an interview at Malice that she didn't like mountains or trees and much preferred the wide open spaces of Okalhoma where she lives.<br />I couldn't understand it then and still can't now, but we're all different in what we like.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10428118288705898352012-09-02T06:57:48.699-04:002012-09-02T06:57:48.699-04:00Jacqueline,
How fortunate you are to be able to t...Jacqueline,<br /><br />How fortunate you are to be able to translate what you see into paintings. I tried oil painting once and had sufficient layers by the time I was finished that my painted mountains did indeed cast shadows!<br /><br />I'm stuck with using words to try to capture what I see and feel. <br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71962051893929079712012-09-02T06:48:35.099-04:002012-09-02T06:48:35.099-04:00I love your photos! They are the kind I paint land...I love your photos! They are the kind I paint landscapes from. But I think views like yours inspire good writing as well.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Jacqueline Seewald<br />DEATH LEGACY<br />THE TRUTH SLEUTHJacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.com