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Old 03-06-2011, 06:23 AM
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i have gone mad to do this piece


See my art gallery on my profile page.

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Matchu,

Your portfolio is wonderful. Amazing. I wish it was all lining the walls of my house.

Some of the art brought me to tears. It is what my brain feels like sometimes just before and during a seizure. Sometimes my mind scribbles in color or black and white, and it gets mixed up in with what's around me. Not literally, it's a brain feel. Can't describe it beyond that. Somtimes things blur and the boundaries merge into each other. Sometimes colors get incredibly intense and it's like looking at the world through a box of crayons. Your work is temporal lobe epilepsy in a medium that people can see.

Anyway, you took what's in the head of a person with E (you) and showed it to the world on paper. I'm hoping the non-E people will get that.

If that is madness, then everyone should be there with you. It is a state of being that has pain, but also has incredible beauty.

Bravo, Matchu!

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Old 03-06-2011, 09:41 PM
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What an incredible body of work, Matchu! Such diversity. I'm no art connoisseur, but there were so many in there that spoke to me, from the T L E representations to the classic beauty of the female form, two thirds below the middle.

Fantastic work!
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Old 03-07-2011, 06:23 AM
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Beautiful!! Such talent Thank you soooo much for sharing
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Amazing and awesome stuff there. It's always great to see your artwork in here. It transforms and takes me to another place and adds an escape mechanism from everyday stress.
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Matchu,

Your portfolio is wonderful. Amazing. I wish it was all lining the walls of my house.

Some of the art brought me to tears. It is what my brain feels like sometimes just before and during a seizure. Sometimes my mind scribbles in color or black and white, and it gets mixed up in with what's around me. Not literally, it's a brain feel. Can't describe it beyond that. Somtimes things blur and the boundaries merge into each other. Sometimes colors get incredibly intense and it's like looking at the world through a box of crayons. Your work is temporal lobe epilepsy in a medium that people can see.

Anyway, you took what's in the head of a person with E (you) and showed it to the world on paper. I'm hoping the non-E people will get that.

If that is madness, then everyone should be there with you. It is a state of being that has pain, but also has incredible beauty.

Bravo, Matchu!
I am going to use this as a testimonial and then go sob a bit. You have said what i cant, thank all of you.
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Old 06-15-2011, 01:57 AM
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I added a few more pics up.I have been creating 3-4 painting a week and writing as well. I am currently showing at a gallery and the owner says I am getting lots of comments and i have finally made some gallery sales, which I am confident will only lead to more and more
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That's such great news Matchu. Well-deserved success.
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