I was so tempted
felt emotions that hummed.
I wanted to taste the moment
smell the scent
smother the lion in all who pursued me.
I touched the moon,
and then I slept there.
I thought I heard you singing.
It was way past midnight,
but I still decided to wait,
grant you entrance into my images of rain
and memories of storms.
I searched for a compass held inside my pocket,
that's where I keep my treasures.
I pulled out reams of paper first
poetry carefully written
and there
between the folds
tightly clad
my compass
my moral measuring tool.
I held it to the light
yet
could not decipher the rainbows
nor the thunder.
Tiny angels sing
I heard them in the colors
I held one in my hand as she was weeping.
I am that golden child she breathed
I am the smoke beyond the river
I am the token of the dragon
the dew
and the lace
that lines the trees
I am the unspoken poem.
Grace
I hold its measures
set music to my dancing
I am the figure that makes a shadow
behind a blinded curtain.
Beyond this day
and far off into the distance
I think I see her treasure.
I released her
set her on her way to finding answers
and moons to sleep on.
I thought all
wrote about it
then picked up my pencils and left.
Represented by Monkdogz Urban Art,, Inc.
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Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc.
547 West 27th Street
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New York, NY 10001
I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map faery tale adventures, testing erotica . I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.
I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.
Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards and posters are available for sale on my website: http://www.kathysart.com
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Kathy Ostman-Magnusen, a self taught figurative artist and illustrator creates from the heart and her imagination. Feminist surrealism surreal, goddess art, exotic women,beautiful women,enchanted fairies, she is a intelligent core visionary.
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen is very prolific in oils and paints everyday rain or shine, inspirations or none. Talent is developed by practice. Passion is aroused by that intention, which ultimately takes on a life of its own.
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen also does glass etching, watercolors, silk painting and sculpture to name a few of her mediums. Kathy also enjoys writing; poetry; stories and articles . She posts a lot of her writing on ezines* and her blogs.
Kathy illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book "Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much". She also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications.
Prior to being a full time artist Kathy owned and operated her own souvenir pottery business in Northern California. She had eight contracted workers and one full time shipper. Products were created, hand sculpt, wheel thrown and personalized to meet each clients specific needs. Her company shipped to most National Parks, Disney World, J C Penny and over 1000 specialty shops all over the US. After 20 years in the souvenir business she decided to focus on her painting and sculpting. In 1996 Kathy moved to Kauai where she lived for 8 years. In 2004 Kathy moved to the Big island of Hawaii where she and her husband and high school sweetheart Dennis now reside.
Her work is collected worldwide.
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My website is a journey of the creative spirit. It tells of the ups and downs of finding oneself while doing what is in the heart... painting, realizing, wondering. It is a trail for the inner child to wander on, who is somehow on the road to finding out the secrets available. Everything is there for the listening, just by taking pause. It is often painful and yet the rewards are without question worth the struggle.
Tori Amos.. I have been listening to her for three paintings now.
On MySpace I have the music of Cling, which fits the viewing of my art very well.
The Stage:
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Pink Floyd is the greatest band EVER!
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I love my husband Dennis' music.
He is an AMAZING SONGWRITER!
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How I set the stage to paint if it is not Pink Floyd, my husband Dennis singing in the other room .........
It depends on the series of paintings I am working on. Sometimes it requires Pink Floyd or something wilder like Nine Inch Nails to meet the passion desired.
I start my fantasy art of exoticwoman paintings, usually Enigma, Dead Can Dance or something from Loreena McKennitt or honestly sometimes it calls for something much wilder.
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Movies:
"Camille Claudel",
A French subtitled film... so fantastic!
Fargo, Pulp Fiction
TV:
Used to watch Meekat Manner until Shakespeare disappeared.. and now.. omg.. Flower was killed. I just can't even handle it!!
CSI Miami and Las Vegas.
Boston Legal.. so darn cute!
I am an American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Project Runway watcher too. I can't resist.
I watch(listen really) a lot of political shows. We live in very dangerous times. I think Bush 'created' danger rather than doing anything to cure it. If people do not get involved then I fear for America. Not long ago we Americans lost the right of Habias Corpus, without even a whisper of protest from Americans. I wrote this article on the subject that I posted on my blog.
I WATCH KEITH OLBERMANN on MSNBC.
"Habeas Corpus 'Was' One of Our Most Precious Gifts As Americans"
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Books:
"The Poisenwood Bible", a remarkable book about the Congo and a family of missionaries. I must admit that I did not want to read this book because I am not into books of Christian content. This is not a book about that though. It is about the human spirit.
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"Steppenwolf";"Siddhartha", I LOVE Hermann Hesse.
"The Four Agreements" by Miguel Ruiz is truly a life changing book. It is simple and puts life into perspective.
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"The Artist's Way" .. this is a fantastic book. I actually 'did' all the homework the book requires, like handwriting a 3 page journal each day. You cannot understand who other people are if you do not know who you are first. "The Vein of Gold", Julia Cameron's second book on the journey towards artistic self discovery requires a full biography. I read that book but must confess I only got to high school on my bio. I must pick that up again.
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"How To Win Friends and Influence People" ... many things about this book are useful in life. The biggest thing I learned was that people are not interested in what 'you' have to say about anything. This is sad but true....get them talking about 'themselves' and they walk away thinking 'you' are a great conversationalist. You learn a lot about them while they know 'nothing' about you. Funny!
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Heroes/Idols:
My heroes include anyone who stands up for a cause because it is the right thing to do.. not because it is going with the flow and popular. If people had been 'reading, researching and just pain thinking.. we would not be in Iraq. We should have flooded the streets.. ALL of us!
I appreciate the COURAGE of Keith Olbermann,
who speaks when others are pitifully silent.
Oprah Winfrey, thank you Oprah for all you do and are.
The rising star Barack Obama, originally from Hawaii.
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