They’re so pretty…I want to put my thumb into the blue-green one on the upper right. I wonder if you made the photograph indoors, but the light looks like outdoor light. I had to google slipping glimpser – what a good quote that came from.
Thanks Lynn, I shot this image indoors near a window.
Although the notion may have had an earlier life in Buddhism, here’s DeKooning’s quote:
“You know, the real world, this so-called world, is just something you put up with like everybody else. I’m in my element when I’m a little bit out of this world: then I’m in the real world – I’m on the beam. Because when I’m falling, I’m doing alright. When I’m slipping, I say, ‘Hey, this is interesting.’ It’s when I’m standing upright that bothers me… As a matter of fact, I’m really slipping most of the time. I’m like a slipping glimpser.”
Right, that’s the paragraph I found when I googled the phrase, and naturally, the Buddhist feeling is part of what appeals to me. But it’s altogether an original-sounding quote, with lots of intelligence and charm. 😉
Agree. Twenty years ago I remember checking out a VHS tape at our local library- an unusual interview with him done locally here at his studio. For about a half hour he fielded his questions by taking them to unexpected places, and refered often to his wonderful take on “slipping.” I loved it and have never have been able to find it online.
JOHN TODARO PHOTOGRAPHY 
A late de Kooning. It is impressive that your work becomes quite painterly.
Bravo!
I liked his view of the artist as a “slipping glimpser” because it seems reasonable to extend the idea to photography. Great painter… many thanks Ed
I’m really enjoying this series, John. Beautifully detailed and composed.
Thanks, nice to hear from you Michael. As always, your visits and comments are much appreciated
They’re so pretty…I want to put my thumb into the blue-green one on the upper right. I wonder if you made the photograph indoors, but the light looks like outdoor light. I had to google slipping glimpser – what a good quote that came from.
Thanks Lynn, I shot this image indoors near a window.
Although the notion may have had an earlier life in Buddhism, here’s DeKooning’s quote:
“You know, the real world, this so-called world, is just something you put up with like everybody else. I’m in my element when I’m a little bit out of this world: then I’m in the real world – I’m on the beam. Because when I’m falling, I’m doing alright. When I’m slipping, I say, ‘Hey, this is interesting.’ It’s when I’m standing upright that bothers me… As a matter of fact, I’m really slipping most of the time. I’m like a slipping glimpser.”
Right, that’s the paragraph I found when I googled the phrase, and naturally, the Buddhist feeling is part of what appeals to me. But it’s altogether an original-sounding quote, with lots of intelligence and charm. 😉
Agree. Twenty years ago I remember checking out a VHS tape at our local library- an unusual interview with him done locally here at his studio. For about a half hour he fielded his questions by taking them to unexpected places, and refered often to his wonderful take on “slipping.” I loved it and have never have been able to find it online.