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   From: olympiada2007@gmail.com   
      
   oldwifetale wrote:   
   > On Jul 4, 5:50 am, "Medusa Slox"  wrote:   
   >> "arewhanariki"  wrote in message   
   >>   
   >> news:f6fa98$943$1@registered.motzarella.org...   
   >> I have found a muse. We   
   >>   
   >>> shall see if he is willing. I have asked his permission if he could be   
   >>> my muse. I need a man to be my muse,   
   >> Too bad. The muses are all godesses.   
   >>   
   >> Medusa Slox   
   >   
   > This thread is like a soap opera.   
   >   
   > Who *are* you people?   
   >   
   > I don't know about only female 'muses' or 'goddesses'. Men can be very   
   > inspiring. One time i was in a long marriage to a much older man who   
   > was a classical pianist. His approach to life was very... 'old   
   > world' (i say to be kind). For many years i hardly spoke to other men,   
   > much less made eye contact. My life was in the home. Afterwards, when   
   > the marriage was over, it was as if a new world opened up to me.   
   > Everything men did was fascinating. They were like creatures i'd never   
   > seen before. I wrote about them endlessly. Their fingers did not fly   
   > over keyboards, making music by rote or playing the same song again   
   > and again, but worked steadily over other things instead. Some men did   
   > nothing - and did it with absolute confidence. :) Occasionally one   
   > would display a sensitivity that was neither self-serving nor   
   > misplaced, and i would fall in love for the short period that words   
   > came from his mouth, as if under a spell. I think women who are   
   > experiencing a divorce sometimes have internal transformations that   
   > are hideous, agonizing... compelling, and during this time women are   
   > either open to see great beauty in some men, or are forever damaged in   
   > spirit. But until it is over, and until she has re-created (and re-   
   > claimed) herself, the period is dangerous for her...and sometimes for   
   > those around her. There is nothing more soul-shattering than seeing   
   > the character flaws in a man who *should* be pure of heart and   
   > completely devoted (maybe a monk in this instance), or more hope-   
   > instilling than seeing the 'innocence' in one who seems utterly cast   
   > aside (sometimes labeled the 'underdog') She is attracted like a "moth   
   > to a flame" to certain 'ones'. The challenge and the danger lies in   
   > her ability to be emotionally engaged and yet still remain detached   
   > (free). And finally to 'accept' what is simply human. But as for   
   > 'muses' and inspiration... men can and do provide. In all stages of a   
   > woman's life. Imo.   
   >   
   I have always seen great beauty in men but this is the first time I have   
   asked one if I could paint his picture. I figure from here on out if I   
   am going to have a muse, I had better tell him about it, because if he   
   is uncomfortable with me thinking about him visually and drawing him,   
   then there is going to be a problem. After two go rounds of problems I   
   finally wised up and decided to actually talk to the men I wanted to   
   draw and get their permission, and it worked. I have always been   
   inspired by males since I was a teenager. Doing a portrait of someone is   
   an intimate thing and I certainly wouldn't want to do it against   
   someone's will. So I don't. The best thing is when you can photograph   
   your subject and then work off your photograph. And the absolutely best   
   thing is when you can communicate with your subject before hand, let   
   them know you are photographing them, show them the picture, ask them if   
   they approve, and then paint it. That's the way to go.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)