tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098861597842121786.post1032820165605699496..comments2013-05-20T17:35:52.288-04:00Comments on Thinking Out Loud: Do you ever get distracted?Kim Radatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09686324845624797324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098861597842121786.post-25419040233788162372010-11-20T13:42:19.881-05:002010-11-20T13:42:19.881-05:00I'm trying to learn to take stuff in stride, M...I'm trying to learn to take stuff in stride, Martha. I'll keep practicing till I get it right!Kim Radatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686324845624797324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098861597842121786.post-70058419081233219962010-11-19T15:44:08.554-05:002010-11-19T15:44:08.554-05:00Oh, I love these collages! Congrats on the immedia...Oh, I love these collages! Congrats on the immediate sale too.<br /><br />Yes, I do get distracted a lot, but I'm used to it at my age and take it pretty much in stride.<br /><br />The worst part is probably that when I'm supposed to "be there" for a family member or other situation I'm often distracted by thoughts of my art and what I'd be doing in the studio if I could be there.Martha Marshallhttp://artistsjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098861597842121786.post-61496994079009261532010-11-16T07:18:43.699-05:002010-11-16T07:18:43.699-05:00LOL, Maureen! Too funny.
As for distractions whi...LOL, Maureen! Too funny.<br /><br />As for distractions while I’m working on an actual piece, I like that distraction. I heard a quote once, and though I have tried, I can’t remember who said it. It was essentially about work being at its best when the painter leaves the room. Not physically, but mentally. And I like that zoning out part. Except when I am sewing. That can be a prickly problem. :DKim Radatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686324845624797324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098861597842121786.post-10786384801774949912010-11-15T20:21:50.353-05:002010-11-15T20:21:50.353-05:00Yes. I get distracted and I am aware of it. The f...Yes. I get distracted and I am aware of it. The first thing I thought of when I saw "Do you ever get distracted?" was the name of a book I purchased years back called "Driven to Distraction". I assumed creative people, or people with overactive imaginations would suffer distraction more easily than others and wanted the self-help book. (It was geared towards ADD people.)<br /><br />I think that distraction is the evil twin of focus. There are times when I start a painting and then get lost in distracting thoughts. What happens is I start to think of something NEW that I can paint and lose focus. The distraction of the creative thoughts invade current, focused thoughts at times. Always realized after the fact. <br /><br />As for that book, after I read through the first couple chapters, I was left with the impression that everyone suffers distraction, or ADD, and then I got distracted and never finished the book. :DMAUXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334394429481380889noreply@blogger.com