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maya lopez is more than an echo (ashtawawidiwin) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2017-11-28 07:12:00

Entry tags:

!network post, alphonse elric, marian carlyle / rogue (1610), maya lopez / echo (616), steve rogers / captain america (mcu)

Back to the normal schedule. Art students, I'll go easy on you talking about your break as long as I can see you working.

[Rogue (Marian Carlyle)]
I take it you got back for dinner alright.

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	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	Yup, in plenty of time. And then I couldn't move for a couple hours from all the food I ate. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-27 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	I'm told that's the right way to do it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I guess it is. Thanks again for letting me tag along. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-27 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	No problem. I rarely turn down company. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	You ever do that stuff here? The counting cards and all? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-27 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	Haven't had much opportunity to consider it in the first place. I usually try to keep my more reckless entertainment separate though, especially since it's a lot harder to pack up and start over here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	That makes sense. I guess there aren't really too many places around here to do that kind of thing, either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-27 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	Probably a couple more now than when this place was a one horse town, but it's still a bit too small to get away with it. I'm used to big cities and reservations, not these in between places. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	The closest city to here is Odessa, right? Or bigger than someplace like that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-27 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	I grew up mostly based in New York but I traveled a lot. Anything over about half a million is where I'm really comfortable. There are some nice places in Italy around the same size as Odessa though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	What was your favorite place to go? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-27 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	Tough call. I worked in Kyoto for a while and liked it a lot. Tuscany, Prague and Marseilles I think I could all visit fifty times and not see everything. Sometime I'd like to spend more time in places that don't have that major European cultural influence though. I like seeing new ways of doing things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	Oh I've been Kyoto! I was only there for about a day but it was nice. I think I like Vienna best, and probably Dublin, though I didn't get the chance to spend a lot of time in either place. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-27 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	I've never done Ireland, actually. Originally it was just wherever gymnastics competitions were held, but after I retired I had the time to go back (with Wilson Fisk's money) to actually appreciate it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	You were into gymnastics? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-27 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	US National team 1999-2001. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Maya/Rogue notmaidmarian 2017-11-27 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	That's pretty cool. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	rogerthat 2017-11-28 01:16 am UTC (link)
	What kind of art do you specialize in? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-28 01:31 am UTC (link)
	Literally anything. But my favourites are the impressionists and fauvists. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rogerthat 2017-11-28 01:37 am UTC (link)
	I enjoy fauvists as well! The colors are beautiful. I mostly draw. Still life. Buildings, people I see. Hardly anything original. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-28 01:49 am UTC (link)
	I do a fair bit of sketching, but I love playing with colour and movement so when I've got the time I usually work with oils. Realism doesn't mean it's less original. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rogerthat 2017-11-28 03:09 am UTC (link)
	I'd like to work with oils. Never got a chance. I guess now is as good as time as any. It just feels less original. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-28 03:26 am UTC (link)
	It's a lot more accessible now. I never had them when I was a kid. If you say so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rogerthat 2017-11-29 12:12 am UTC (link)
	Me either. I have self esteem issues. Thank you, Maya, for saying what you did. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-29 12:37 am UTC (link)
	~~That's [...] honest.~~ I just have a lot of opinions about art. And most other things for that matter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rogerthat 2017-11-29 01:17 am UTC (link)
	That's fine, I'd like to hear them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ashtawawidiwin
2017-11-29 02:05 am UTC (link)

Abstract and modern art are completely legitimate forms of creative expression.
So is beading.
And street art.
Schools should fund cultural and art programs as well as they do sports.
Portraits of white women, especially the Mona Lisa, are overrated.
Sometimes innovative thinking is more important than good execution.
Modern art directly benefited from the looting of cultural artifacts from Africa during colonialism and that really needs to be acknowledged in any discussion about the School of Paris and similar groups.
People need to stop painting Natives with feathers in their hair if they don't even know what it means.
One of the best things about the internet is that the ease of accessing original images is starting to turn artists back towards ephemeral work, just like the proliferation of cameras kickstarted experimentation with less photorealistic styles.

Also, Friends is a terrible tv show and I have no idea why everyone's started talking about it again.

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	rogerthat 2017-11-29 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Some of the street "graffiti" I've seen is better than some of the stuff I see in museums. These are all very good points, Maya. I think I could learn a lot from you. And I've never watched Friends. It's on Netflix, I somehow know that, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-29 03:13 am UTC (link)
	The best art is done by people who've spent time on the outskirts of society. Exactly the kind that don't have the contacts to get known in the industry, these days. There are better shows. Though I don't watch much tv to start with. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rogerthat 2017-11-29 03:28 am UTC (link)
	The unknowns are where it's at. Me either. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	alchemy_al 2017-11-28 02:46 am UTC (link)
	I'm very excited about class Ms. Lopez. Thank you for all the help! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-28 03:38 am UTC (link)
	It's no problem, Alphonse. Luckily there are no wrong answers in art. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alchemy_al 2017-11-28 03:41 am UTC (link)
	I really like that about it. Would it be okay if I took some drawing paper and pencils home to work there? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-28 03:55 am UTC (link)
	Of course. We've got plenty. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alchemy_al 2017-11-28 03:56 am UTC (link)
	Thank you. I really appreciate it. I thought it might be helpful to draw since I've been feeling a bit mixed up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashtawawidiwin 2017-11-28 04:02 am UTC (link)
	That's what usually works for me. ~~Words don't always feel natural to me still~~ Sometimes it's easier than trying to find the right words, especially if you aren't quite sure what you're really feeling to start with. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alchemy_al 2017-11-28 04:27 am UTC (link)
	That's... a good way to put it. I'm not used to drawing for anything but alchemy so it's different. Usually, I'd talk to my brother but that's not an option right now. (Reply to this) (Parent)