tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post6390824572257865443..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: The Rule of OddsConda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-81068413198896531432008-12-22T09:47:00.000-08:002008-12-22T09:47:00.000-08:00Muse, as I was decorating I thought of you and you...Muse, as I was decorating I thought of you and your struggles with lights! Happy Holidays to you too!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-51818792142805501952008-12-22T08:26:00.000-08:002008-12-22T08:26:00.000-08:00Whenever I decorate I try to use odd numbers. Of c...Whenever I decorate I try to use odd numbers. Of course sometimes I tend to over do it.<BR/><BR/>Super tip for writing. I'd better get back to it so I can use it.<BR/><BR/>I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!The Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974717192873929184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-8598294192647952652008-12-20T17:09:00.001-08:002008-12-20T17:09:00.001-08:00Same to you, Swu!Same to you, Swu!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-85877156070227524172008-12-20T17:09:00.000-08:002008-12-20T17:09:00.000-08:00Good point, Helen and yes, with the snow "moving" ...Good point, Helen and yes, with the snow "moving" across the chair and table, it could be seen as more active.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-18106867158238409052008-12-19T11:57:00.000-08:002008-12-19T11:57:00.000-08:00Santa will be here soon and I wish you a very Merr...Santa will be here soon and I wish you a very Merry Christmas.<BR/><BR/>Happy trails.Swubirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009070690312312456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-42257238499541137482008-12-17T16:42:00.000-08:002008-12-17T16:42:00.000-08:00I was drawn to the lawn chairs. They felt more "ac...I was drawn to the lawn chairs. They felt more "active" than the three other objects in the second picture. I liked the way the snow only half covered the chair. <BR/><BR/>Although, technically, the first picture seems to be a "3" as well. The chair and the two shelves.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-87537859772455996682008-12-17T16:16:00.000-08:002008-12-17T16:16:00.000-08:00Such a great point about three in paintings as wel...Such a great point about three in paintings as well, Dave. A famous Renaissance painting of the Madonna and child AND John the Baptist as an infant comes to mind.(Although my mind is blank as to the artist.)<BR/><BR/>And like every rule--it's a generality. Such as not using too many m-dashes. Or sentence fragments.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-4151377858794593262008-12-16T08:46:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:46:00.000-08:00Yeah, good point, Dave--I'd forgotten about the ph...Yeah, good point, Dave--I'd forgotten about the phenomenon--isn't there a name for it?--of needing patterns. Even when there isn't one (hence coincidences).Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-16017710906498723552008-12-16T08:33:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:33:00.000-08:00Coo! It's anti-logic and anti-intuition, but the n...Coo! It's anti-logic and anti-intuition, but the number 3 does seem to have a power all its own. Three figures most frequently in the compositions of great paintings - the triangle with its 3 points, for instance. Yup, I go along with most of it...Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-58014999535373032372008-12-15T21:42:00.000-08:002008-12-15T21:42:00.000-08:00Conda:One, two, three...That's the key!When I was ...Conda:<BR/><BR/>One, two, three...That's the key!<BR/><BR/>When I was in college I remember that we studied these things in psych class. It seems that human beings naturally want to organize things into recognizable patterns. We prefer THE to HTE. So I guess it makes sense that we also prefer two instead of three, and so forth. Uneven things disturb us. It's good that you made this point and reminded all of us that we should apply it to out writing. <BR/><BR/>Interesting post as always.<BR/><BR/>Happy trails.Swubirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009070690312312456noreply@blogger.com