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Art and Auld Lang Syne
by Clint Watson
TODAY:
Each New Year's Eve, we toast the happy moments of the past year, we look forward to even better days in the new year, and, hopefully, we experience it all with good friends. Most of us ring in the new year to the tune of "auld lang syne"....."to the good old days"....and perhaps an unspoken hope.....that the good "new" days may be even better than the good "old" days. In essence we celebrate hope, happiness, beauty.....the best humanity has to offer. And that's exactly what each and every one of you do, dear artists, with your art. You capture the spirit of "auld lang syne" on your canvases, in your photographs, and in your sculpture. . .
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Auld lang syne literally means "old long since"—but a more idiomatic English translation would be something like "long long ago", "days of long ago", "in olden days", or even "once upon a time". "For old time's sake" or "to the good old days" may be modern-day expressions, in common use as a toast, that capture the spirit of "for auld lang syne." (Source: Wikipedia)
Each New Year's Eve, we toast the happy moments of the past year, we look forward to even better days in the new year, and, hopefully, we experience it all with good friends. Most of us ring in the new year to the tune of "auld lang syne"....."to the good old days"....and perhaps an unspoken hope.....that the good "new" days may be even better than the good "old" days. In essence we celebrate hope, happiness, beauty.....the best humanity has to offer. And that's exactly what each and every one of you do, dear artists, with your art. You capture the spirit of "auld lang syne" on your canvases, in your photographs, and in your sculpture.
What is a great portrait after all? It's a visual toast to "the good old days" of the person depicted. Or what about a plein air landscape?....it literally captures the "good old day" when it was painted. You see, dear artists, you all capture the spirit of "auld lang syne" with your work.
So, tonight, as we raise our glasses, and sing the words of "auld lang syne" (which we don't really know properly), we'll reflect upon days past and days future....we'll reflect upon the blessings in our life....we'll make a mental list of things to accomplish in 2008....and we'll pause and give thanks for your art. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Happy New Year and may you prosper in 2008!
Sincerely,
Clint Watson
Software Craftsman and Art Fanatic
PS: Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne ?
CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
And surely I’ll buy mine !
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine ;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine† ;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.
CHORUS
And there’s a hand my trusty friend !
And give us a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne.
CHORUS
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Google Alone is Not Marketing, Revisited
Adan Lerma Wrote:
Clint,
I'll have to agree with both the necessity of diversity and that Google alone is not marketing.
Starting with diversity, it's slightly ironic that, generally, us artists are told and prodded and coaxed to not diversify, to specialize in a way that brands us to the viewers'/buyers' eyes.
Yet, in regard to marketing, if we market as we would create art, we unbrand ourselves so to speak, from the general long tail of the art-population.
In this respect, it seems any marketing done "alone", whether Google, print ads, blogs, community involvement, showings in galleries and competitions, is not as effective as diversifying.
I'd like to add two things.
One, I've recently added and am experimenting with Google ads and with advertising my own ads through their network. Though this is different from the type of dependence your article was concerned with, over-relying on Google rankings of one's website - I wanted to add that advertising one's art and site, then over-depending on results from only doing that, is similarly less effective than a diversified reach.
And like your precaution that one's website's rankings can change, rising and falling then re-rising again, I'm learning that ads reaching out to the art world and general public can often have the same sudden "drop off" then resurgence.
Like a balanced diet of fruits, veggies, grains, nuts, proteins, and other essential foods, it seems depending on just one marketing food may be detrimental to your economic & artistic health.
In the same way, I find I sometimes need to "slurge" on a particular marketing food, especially when new and wanting to discover the different flavors it can produce.
Second, I wanted to call attention to your own greatly appreciated recent expansion/diversification of adding more links within your newsletter to neat useful stuff.
Though I remember reading your mailing about "inbound links" late last year, about this same time, I realize how much more I'm gaining re-reading it through this second time around.
The link took me to:
http://www.clintwatson.net/dataviewer.asp?page=Blog&keyvalue=126&subkeyvalue=410
Thank you for providing this link to "old" info I find so much new use for :-)
Thank you much,
Adan Lerma
www.adanlerma.com
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Artology: Auld Lang Syne
auld lang syne - "old long since"—but a more idiomatic English translation would be something like "long long ago", "days of long ago", "in olden days", or even "once upon a time". "For old time's sake" or "to the good old days" may be modern-day expressions, in common use as a toast, that capture the spirit of "for auld lang syne."
Source: Wikipedia
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