艺术魂

Ben Baker

Joanne （comedienne）： My name is Joanne Grimm， Im from Oakland， California， and my ambition in this old age is to make as many people laugh as possible.

Margaret （painter）： My name is Margaret Tcheng Ware and I live in San Francisco.

Eugenia： Im Eugenia Lovett West， I live in Essex， Connecticut， and Im a late-blooming writer.

Henry： My name is Henry Taylor. Most people know me as a…as a painter.

Audrey （painter）： My name is Audrey Phillips， and I live in a beautiful little arts community on the coast of Florida， and its New Smyrna Beach.

乔安妮（喜剧演员）：我叫乔安妮·格里姆，我来自加州的奥克兰，我在此高龄的生活目标是尽可能地让更多的人开心。

玛格丽特（画家）：我叫玛格丽特·陈·威尔，我住在旧金山。

尤金妮亚：我叫尤金妮亚·洛维特·维斯特，我住在康涅狄格州的埃塞克斯。我是一个大器晚成的作家。

亨利：我叫亨利·泰勒，大多数人都知道我是个画家。

奥德丽（画家）：我叫奥德丽·菲利普斯，我住在佛罗里达海岸一个美丽的小艺术社区，叫新士麦那海滩。

Judithe （painter）： My name is Judithe Hernández， I was born with a brush in my hand. Its one of those situations where I had no choice. I never had any other ambition but to be an artist.

Eugenia： I was a journalist. I started doing 1）freelance writing， but you begin to like to turn 300 words into 300 pages， and when that happens， youve got a book on your hands.

Margaret： I was looking for something to do that really would engage me after I retired from dance. As a 2）rank beginner I went into a foundation art course， where I was taught to draw， and I found from day one that I was absolutely hooked.

Audrey： My art came about as a search for a healing process. My mother was murdered， along with one of her employees， and I spent about 10 years searching for a way to heal and relieve the anger and all of the emotions that were inside of me from this experience.

Henry： You know， your experience creates the narrative， you know， I mean sometimes you might， like a writer or anybody else， you 3）incorporate the past. If youre writin a song， youre writin about experience. Some people say，“Well， you know， you gotta pay your dues.” Well， what theyre， I think what theyre referring to is your past.

Eugenia： The more you do， the more you find your own rhythm， your own style， and Im not sure that age makes the difference， but I think you just have to put in those hours.

Audrey： You can think your way out of a lot of things， and you really dont want to think too much about it. You want to just do it.

Margaret： Never feel 4）intimidated. People always say， “Oh， I cant draw，” and Ive seen people in art school， other students that I was with， who I thought， “Wow， really， maybe， you know， you have a long way to go，” But， guess what， in a few months， in a year， theyd be someplace else and Id say， “Wow！” Its something anyone can learn to do. Judithe： If its the only thing you really would be happy spending your life doing， then thats what you ought to be doing.

Henry： I think its important to allow yourself to be vulnerable and 5）impressionable and just receptive. Joanne： Bob Hope used to say， “Tell a hundred jokes a minute and theyll laugh at at least one.”

Henry： Just live your life and just， thats all. Youre only here one time. Just go for it. Really， just go for it.

Eugenia： Its never too late to start. Dont be discouraged about rejections. Youve got many years ahead of you， which is wonderful.

朱迪思（画家）：我叫朱迪思·赫南德斯，我天生就是画画的，我别无选择。我从来没有想过从事其他事业，我只想成为一名艺术家。

尤金妮亚：我以前是个记者。我一开始是自由撰稿人，可如果你开始喜欢把300字转为300页文章时，到那时候，你就写成一本书了。

玛格丽特：在我从舞蹈界引退之后，我开始找一些真正感兴趣的事情做。作为一个新手，我开始学习基础的艺术课程，我在那里学习画画，从第一天开始我就发现，我真的很喜欢画画。

奥德丽：我从事艺术是因为我把它当作一个疗伤的过程。我妈妈和她的一个员工一起被杀害了。我花了10年的时间去寻找一个途径来治愈我内心的伤痛，释放那次经历给我内心带来的愤怒和其他的负面情绪。

亨利：你知道，一个人的经验就是一个故事，你知道，我的意思是，有时你可以，像一个作家或任何其他人一样，将过去融入作品中。如果你在写一首歌，其实你是在书写经历。有些人说，“嗯，你知道，你必须为此付出。”呃，那是什么呢，我想他们指的是你的过去。

尤金妮亚：你做得越多，你越能找到自己的节拍，你自己的风格，我不觉得这跟年龄有多大的关系，但我认为你只需要为此付诸行动。

奥德丽：你可以从许多事情中总结自己的方法，你也不必为此想太多，你需要做的只是去实践。

玛格丽特：永远不要感到害怕。人们经常说，“噢，我不会画画”，我看到在艺术学校的人，那些和我一起学习的其他学生会这样说。我想，“哇，真的，也许，你知道，你还有很长的路要走。”但是，你猜怎么着，在数个月里，在一年内，他们的水平就到了另外一重境界，然后我会说，“哇！”这是任何人都可以学会的。

朱迪思：如果这是你唯一真正喜欢做的事情，那么那就是你应该做的事情。

亨利：我认为，承认自己很脆弱、敏感是很重要的，要保持一个开放的心态。

乔安妮：鲍勃·霍普（译者注：美国喜剧和电影演员）曾说，“一分钟内讲一百个笑话，至少会有一个让他们大笑。”

亨利：过自己的生活，就仅仅如此。人只能活一次，去追求吧，真的，去为之奋斗吧。

尤金妮亚：只要去做从不为晚。不要被拒绝挫败，美好的人生还很漫长。