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Making sense of psyche – ref John Locke

The quote from Locke below describes an idea I have long held.  I did not know till today that John Locke had it 100s of years ago.  It is relevant to me as I work with the psyche, or spirit as he calls it, as the main stuff of my day to day work.  The psyche is, in his words, “abstruse”, and there is no way to talk of it other than through forms that reflect ultimately “sensible ideas” ie idea that relate to things we can experience with our senses. 

Hence we use dramatic terms like Oedipus complex, and geographical terms like depression. Talk of the psyche is form of poetry and metaphor to describe the inner side of action, make sense of action. 

Locke ECHU BOOK III Chapter I Of Words or Language in General:

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Untitled #1

Untitled, but part of a series done at the time of the Christchurch September 2010 earthquake. This first one however was done a week or so before the quake. Maybe that is obvious too.

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10 Reasons to do digital sketches.

Why do anything? These sketches I do, why? Leaving that question as unknowable, the easier (easy is significant here) question is why do digital sketches?

1. Its easier to erase.

2. They don’t take time to dry.

3. They are easy to store.

4. Its easier to clean up after painting.

If that sounds silly, its not. That is why I’ve come back to digital after giving acrylics a good go. I love the real stuff, but I could not fit it into my life. And there is more:

5. They can be shared widely, easily.

6. They can be printed in different sizes.

7. They can be tweaked easily.

8. I can do them any time anywhere. In bed for example.

9. It is easy to change the background colour.

And here is the clincher:

10. All the reproductions are originals!

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